The best and worst case scenarios for Chelsea, Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Spurs and Celtic in UCL draw

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Six British teams will be in the bowls for today's draw for the Champions League group stages in Monaco this evening (5pm Irish time).

Each of the 32 teams will be divided into four pots and then drawn into eight different groups – comprising of one team from each pot.

We already know the composition of Pot 1 – with current holders Real Madrid being grouped alongside the champions of the other top seven leagues in Europe based on Uefa’s coefficient rankings.

In England’s case, that means Premier League champions Chelsea are in Pot 1, while Manchester United and Manchester City are placed in Pot 2.

Tottenham find themselves in Pot 3 alongside Liverpool, while Celtic will be in Pot 4.

No team can face another from their own pot or from their own country.

Here are the best and worst cast scenarios for all the British teams.

Here are Manchester United’s worst case scenarios:

Real Madrid

Manchester United

Napoli

RB Leipzig

Because United are in Pot 2, they avoid the likes of Barcelona, PSG, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund - but they could find themselves up against defending champions Real Madrid.

Juventus

Manchester United

Besiktas

Feyenoord

Should they draw Juventus from Pot 1, United will avoid Italian sides Napoli and Roma but could instead face a tough trip to Turkish champions Besiktas.

Bayern Munich

Manchester United

Roma

Sporting

RB Leipzig, who finished second in Bundesliga last season, appear to be the most challenging opponents from Pot 4, which could also contain Dutch champions Feyenoord and Portuguese side Sporting.

Here are United's best case scenarios:

Spartak Moscow

Manchester United

FC Basel

Apoel Nicosia

The lowest ranked sides in Pot 1 (according to Uefa club coefficient rankings) are Russian champions Spartak Moscow and Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

Shakhtar

Manchester United

Anderlecht

Maribor

Here are Liverpool’s worst case scenarios:

Real Madrid

PSG

Liverpool

RB Leipzig

Because the Reds are in Pot 3, they will draw one team from each of Pots 1 and 2 which contain the highest-ranked teams in Europe.

That means they could face a horrible group with the likes of current holders Real Madrid (Pot 1), the super-rich PSG (Pot 2) and Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig from Pot 4.

Juventus

Barcelona

Liverpool

Feyenoord

Should Liverpool avoid Real Madrid from Pot 1 - and draw last season's runners-up Juventus instead - that would open up Spanish sides Barcelona and Atletico from Pot 2.

Bayern Munich

Atletico

Liverpool

Sporting

They could also draw Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich from Pot 1 and the likes of Portuguese side Sporting, Russian side CSKA Moscow or Dutch champions Feyenoord from Pot 4.

Here are Liverpool's best case scenarios:

Spartak

Porto

Liverpool

Apoel

The lowest ranked sides in Pot 1 (according to Uefa club coefficient rankings) are Russian champions Spartak Moscow and Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

Shakhtar

Sevilla

Liverpool

Maribor

Of teams in Pot 2, Sevilla appear to be the weakest although they are notoriously difficult to beat in Europe and defeated the Reds in the 2015 Europa League final. Klopp could also face his former side Borussia Dortmund from Pot 2.

Benfica

Dortmund

Liverpool

FC Kobenhavn

​Klopp will be eyeing up the likes of Slovenian side Maribor, the Danish team FC Kobenhavn and Cypriot champions Apoel Nicosia from Pot 4.

Here are Chelsea’s worst case scenarios:

Chelsea

Barcelona

Napoli

RB Leipzig

Because Chelsea are in Pot 1 they will avoid the likes of current holders Real Madrid and last season's runners-up Juventus.

Chelsea

PSG

Roma

Feyenoord

However, they will draw a team from the dangerous Pot 2 which includes the likes of Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG and Borussia Dortmund.

Chelsea

Atletico Madrid

Besiktas

Sporting

RB Leipzig are the toughest looking opponents in Pot 4, although Chelsea could also face Dutch champions Feyenoord or Portuguese side Sporting.

Here are Chelsea’s best case scenarios:

Chelsea

Porto

FC Basel

Apoel Nicosia

The weakest looking team Chelsea could draw from Pot 2 appears to be Porto.

Chelsea

Sevilla

Anderlecht

Maribor

Sevilla, who are expected to qualify on Tuesday night, appear to be the next easiest opponents although are notoriouly difficult to beat in Europe.

Conte's side will be looking at sides like FC Basel and Anderlecht from Pot 3 and Apoel Nicosia, Maribor and FC Kobenhavn as among the easier draws from Pot 4.

Here are Manchester City’s worst case scenarios:

Real Madrid

Manchester City

Napoli

RB Leipzig

Because City are in Pot 2, they avoid the likes of Barcelona, PSG, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund - but they could find themselves up against defending champions Real Madrid.

Juventus

Manchester City

Besiktas

Feyenoord

Should they draw Juventus from Pot 1, City will avoid Italian sides Napoli and Roma but could instead face a tough trip to Turkish champions Besiktas.

Bayern Munich

Manchester City

Roma

Sporting

RB Leipzig, who finished second in Bundesliga last season, appear to be the most challenging opponents from Pot 4, which could also contain Dutch champions Feyenoord and Portuguese side Sporting.

Here are City best case scenarios:

Spartak Moscow

Manchester City

FC Basel

Apoel Nicosia

The lowest ranked sides in Pot 1 (according to Uefa club coefficient rankings) are Russian champions Spartak Moscow and Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

Shakhtar

Manchester City

Anderlecht

Maribor

Here are Tottenham’s worst case scenarios:

Real Madrid

PSG

Tottenham

RB Leipzig

Because Spurs are in Pot 3, they will draw one team from each of Pots 1 and 2 which contain the highest-ranked teams in Europe.

That means they could face a horrible group with the likes of current holders Real Madrid (Pot 1), the super-rich PSG (Pot 2) and Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig from Pot 4.

Juventus

Barcelona

Tottenham

Feyenoord

Should Spurs avoid Real Madrid from Pot 1 - and draw last season's runners-up Juventus instead - that would open up Spanish sides Barcelona and Atletico from Pot 2.

Bayern Munich

Atletico

Tottenham

Sporting

They could also draw Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich from Pot 1 and the likes of Portuguese side Sporting, Russian side CSKA Moscow or Dutch champions Feyenoord from Pot 4.

Here are Tottenham's best case scenarios:

Spartak

Porto

Tottenham

Apoel

The lowest ranked sides in Pot 1 (according to Uefa club coefficient rankings) are Russian champions Spartak Moscow and Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

Shakhtar

Sevilla

Tottenham

Maribor

Of teams in Pot 2, Sevilla appear to be the weakest although they are notoriously difficult to beat in Europe.

Benfica

Dortmund

Tottenham

FC Kobenhavn

Pochettino will be eyeing up the likes of Slovenian side Maribor, the Danish team FC Kobenhavn and Cypriot champions Apoel Nicosia from Pot 4.

Here are Celtic’s worst case scenarios:

Real Madrid

Manchester United

Napoli

Celtic

While Celtic fans would love entertaining Zinedine Zidane's Real and Jose Mourinho's United at Parkhead, they would be up against it to glean many, if any, points in this group.

Juventus

Barcelona

Tottenham

Celtic

Celtic will be keen to avoid the humiliation they suffered at the Nou Camp last year and won't get much change out of Juventus.

Here are Celtic's best case scenarios:

Spartak

Porto

Anderlecht

Celtic

The Russian champions look like the weakest side in Pot One, Porto are formidable opponents and Celtic would feel they could trouble Anderlecht home and away.

Benfica

Sevilla

Liverpool

Celtic

How Brendan Rodgers would love to take his side to Anfield. The two games against the Reds would be special occasions. Sevilla limped through qualification and may be vulnerable and Benfica would not relish the trip to Glasgow.