Tottenham already know their six possible Champions League Pot One opponents

Tottenham Hotspur's return to the Champions League after a two-year absence will see them face at least two major European teams in the new league phase format. They are one of six English clubs in the competition, alongside Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Newcastle United.

The league phase draw, scheduled for August 18th, uses UEFA coefficients to determine pots. Pot 1 contains the eight highest-ranked teams plus the previous season's winner. UEFA rules prevent teams from the same country playing each other in the league phase and restrict facing more than two opponents from the same association.

Since Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea occupy Pot 1, Tottenham (as an English club) cannot face them. Therefore, Spurs are guaranteed to play two teams from the following Pot 1 clubs: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, and Barcelona. This setup means Tottenham could potentially face PSG twice soon, including in the upcoming UEFA Super Cup.

Tottenham is currently slated for Pot 3 but could move up to Pot 2 if either Club Brugge or Benfica fail to qualify. Pot 2 currently includes Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, and Eintracht Frankfurt, with Benfica, Club Brugge, Rangers, and Shakhtar Donetsk as potential additions.

This pot structure creates the possibility of a North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal occurring in the Champions League knockout stages.