Which teams could Newcastle United face in the Champions League Group Stage for the 23/24 season?
Eddie Howe has done it. He’s guided Newcastle United back to the big time – the Champions League. For the first time since 2003, the squad will be competing in the greatest club competition on the planet. We’re mega excited.
There’s so much anticipation about whether Newcastle can make the step up, but with players such as Bruno Guimaraes, Kieran Trippier, Sandro Tonali and Alexander Isak – best believe they’re more than ready.
It all starts with the group stage fixtures, which begs the question – which teams can Newcastle face?
When is the 23/24 Champions League Group Stage Draw?
The Champions League Group Stage Draw is to be held in Monaco and will be taking place on Thursday the 31st of August 2023 at 5 PM BST.
What pot are Newcastle in for the Champions League Group Stage Draw 23/24?
Newcastle United will be in Pot 4. This is the worst possible outcome for Howe’s men, with many of the world’s best teams situated in 1 & 2.
The reason they find themselves in Pot 4 is due to their low coefficient having not played in Europe for 20 years
This means the following clubs also situated within the pot are unable to face Newcastle. These are as follows.
Pot 4
- Real Sociedad
- Galatasaray
- Celtic
- Union Berlin
- Lens
- Antwerp
- Young Boys
Which teams could Newcastle face?
Essentially, Newcastle can face any other teams in Pot 1, Pot 2 and Pot 3, except for Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City.
So, with the Premier League clubs excluded – here are the potential sides that the Magpies could face.
Pot 1
- Sevilla
- Barcelona
- Napoli
- Bayern Munich
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Benfica
- Feyenoord
Pot 2
- Real Madrid
- Inter Milan
- Borussia Dortmund
- Atletico Madrid
- RB Leipzig
- FC Porto
Pot 3
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- FC Salzburg
- AC Milan
- Lazio
- Red Star Belgrade
- PSV
- FC Copenhagen
- Crvena Zvezda
Some really difficult potential fixtures.
Who will Newcastle face? All will be revealed later on today.
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