AC Milan have booked their spot in the 2023-24 edition of the Champions League but they face the prospect of a tougher draw than this season.
As MilanNews reports, only the winner of the Europa League – which will be determined tonight – remains to be discovered and then the 26 sides who automatically qualify for the group stages will be locked in.
Napoli are already certain of being Pot One in the draw because they are the champions of Italy, while the others will be the league winners of England, Spain, Germany, France, Portugal plus the winners of the Champions League in 2022-23 and the Europa League too.
Milan were Pot One for the last draw having won the Scudetto, but this time they will be in Pot Three. Below is how the current arrangement looks:
Pot One
Manchester City (England)
Barcelona (Spain)
Napoli (Italy)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Benfica (Portugal)
Pot One or Two
Inter (Italy)
Pot One or Three
Feyenoord (Netherlands)
Pot Two
Real Madrid (Spain)
Manchester United (England)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Atlético (Spain)
Leipzig (Germany)
Porto (Portugal)
Arsenal (England)
Pot Two or Three
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Pot Three
Salzburg (Austria)
Milan (Italy)
Lazio (Italy)
Red Star (Serbia)
Pot Three or Four
Real Sociedad (Spain)
Celtic (Scotland)
Newcastle (England)
Pot Four
Union Berlin (Germany)
Lens (France)
Ok, this season will be harder to get through the group stage. Many great teams in the tournament.
Yea as I mentioned in another article, pot placement can help your run into the UCL. It’s why we had a good run this year (won the Scudetto last yr). We didnt have to face two very good teams..next year we’ll have it tough.
So we could possibly end up in a group of man city, real madrid and newcastle? Holy moly
Nope, Mancity and Newcastle in the dame group is not possible. Both teams are from the same country / league
Bayern, Newcastle, Real ….😲
Or? Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Milan and Union Berlin?😁🤔
Oh yeah that’s right, my bad.
But the possibility of being in a same group with madrid and city is really scary
Effectively we will create the group of death unless we were amazingly lucky.
So we won’t have an easy run like this year
Errm you forgot one team to mentioned Oli, either Roma or Sevilla will go to Pot One for winning Europa League.
Fantastic, so another group of death for us then. Right On!
Did Benfica, Inter and Porto, not qualify for the latter stages? While drawn in tough group, from Pot 3?🤔 Being in Pot 3, has little to do with, our fortunes..
Inter had to play bundesliga and laliga champions and had to be at their best to make it out. Not ideal at all
Excuse me; Barcelona weren’t the La Liga Champions, in 2022.. It was Real Madrid!
It’s impossible for any club, to face both La Liga and Bundesliga Champions, in Group Stage.. As both of them, are allocated in Pot 1 for Group Stage draw..