Clubs gripped for Champions League draw

Harry Redknapp's side advanced to the group stages thanks to a 4-0 second leg over Swiss side Young Boys, securing a 6-3 aggregate success at White Hart Lane.

The reward for the win that secured its place in the group stages of Europe's elite club competition for the first time since 1961-62 is a place in the third pot of eight clubs alongside Rangers. It means Tottenham is likely to be handed a testing draw.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal will  be among the top seeds - but could still find themselves facing Real Madrid in the group stage.

Being in the top pot means the trio will avoid the likes of defending champions Inter, Barcelona and beaten finalists Bayern Munich.

However, Real is only in the second pot of eight clubs and would provide stiff opposition in the group phase, as would fellow Spanish side Valencia and Werder Bremen.

UEFA's rules for the draw will see the 32 qualified teams allocated into eight groups of four teams. Each group will contain a top seed, plus one club each from the second, third and fourth pots.

Each pot is determined by a club's UEFA coefficient but even the lower pots contain quakity sides like Spartak Moscow and Dutch champions FC Twente.

Pots for Champions League draw:

Pot one: Inter Milan, Barcelona, Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Lyon.

Pot two: Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Valencia, Marseille, Panathinaikos.

Pot three: Tottenham, Rangers, Ajax, Schalke, Basle, Braga, FC Copenhagen, Spartak Moscow.

Pot four: Hapoel Tel Aviv, FC Twente, Rubin Kazan, Auxerre, CFR Cluj, Partizan Belgrade, MSK Zilina, Bursaspor.