Tottenham fans will have to wait another three months to discover their 2025/26 Champions League opponents. Spurs may have finished the Premier League season in 17th position but they take a seat at Europe's top table after their Europa League final success.
Winning the Europa League does always guarantee a Champions League berth for the following season, although many have been quite vocal about that in the build up to the final due to Tottenham and Manchester United's Premier League struggles. Amid that debate, Spurs are back in UEFA's premier competition after last taking part in the Champions League during the 2022/23 season when Antonio Conte was head coach.
Tottenham will be joined in the Champions League by fellow English sides Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United. Their league phase fixtures will all become clear when the draw is made on Thursday, August 28.
As things stand right now, 29 teams have already guaranteed themselves a place in the league phase of the competition. The final seven places will be determined by who progresses through the qualifying rounds.
Now that Europe's top leagues have come to a close, Pot 1 for the Champions League draw is already finalised (via ESPN). Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, PSG, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona are the nine teams in Pot 1.
Due to the new format of UEFA's club competitions, teams from the same pot are not prevented from playing each other. All teams will be drawn against two sides from each of the four pots, thus determining their eight league fixtures.
Teams cannot play sides from their own domestic league in the league phase of the competition, meaning Tottenham cannot be paired against Manchester City, Liverpool or Chelsea. Spurs will instead play two of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona from Pot 1, one of which being a home fixture and the other away.
In Pot 2, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus and Eintracht Frankfurt will all feature. Benfica, Club Brugge, Rangers and Shakhtar Donetsk are other possible options in Pot 2 providing they come through qualifying.
Tottenham look set to be in Pot 3 for August's draw. However, they may find themselves moving up a pot if one of or both Club Brugge or Benfica do not qualify for the league phase.
Here are how the 2025/26 Champions League pots:
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, PSG, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona.
Pot 2: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Benfica (dependent on qualifying), Club Brugge (dependent on qualifying), Rangers (dependent on qualifying), Shakhtar Donetsk (dependent on qualifying).
Pot 2/3: Tottenham, PSV.
Pot 3: Ajax, Napoli, Sporting CP, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Marseille.