Tottenham's Champions League pot and the teams Antonio Conte's side can face in the group stage

Champions League football returns to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September after Antonio Conte's side managed to seal a top-four finish last weekend. Looking set to miss out on Europe's premier competition earlier in the year due to their inconsistent form, Spurs really hit their stride in the final couple of months to pip Arsenal to the final position.

Having played in both the Europa League and Europa Conference League in the past two campaigns, Spurs are finally back at Europe's top table and will be looking to make a real impression in the competition come next term. Before then, however, Conte and Fabio Paratici have plenty to do in the transfer market as they get themselves ready ahead of a huge 2022/23 campaign.

Tottenham will be joined in next season's Champions League by fellow Premier League sides Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea. Celtic also go straight to the group stage after winning the league in Scotland, while Eintracht Frankfurt will be one of five German teams after beating Rangers in the Europa League final just over a week ago.

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So which pot will Tottenham be in for August's group stage draw and who exactly could they come up against? takes a look.

As ever, the teams who qualify for the Champions League group stage will be split into four pots. Pot 1 contains the 2021/22 Champions League and Europa League winners, with the league champions from England, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Portugal also included in there. As Real Madrid did the league and European double, Ajax are in Pot 1 as the champions of the Eredivisie.

Pots 2, 3 and 4 are then determined by a club's UEFA coefficient. At present 26 teams