Before the last day of the play-offs, the Champions League plateau has only three unknowns left. Mainly intended for hat 4. A group in which OM will appear, while PSG will be placed in hat 1.
There are just three Champions League play-offs left to play on Wednesday. But their outcome will not revolutionize the hats that are emerging for the draw for the group stage, Thursday at 6 p.m. (broadcast on RMC Sport 1). Only one of the clubs still involved in these play-offs can hope to escape Pot 4. It is Glasgow Rangers, who would join Pot 3 if they win against PSV Eindhoven. The Dutch, who defeated Monaco in the previous round, will be placed in hat 4 in the event of qualification. Just like the winner of FC Copenhagen-Trabzonspor and that of Dinamo Zagreb-Bodo / Glimt.
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A group in which OM will also be affected, having lost their last meager hopes of reaching hat 3 on Tuesday with the qualification of Benfica Lisbon against Dynamo kyiv. Igor Tudor’s men can expect tough action at the Vélodrome with potential adversaries pell-mell Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Chelsea, Barça and Juventus.
Seeded and placed in hat 1, PSG can also inherit a sizeable opponent from hat 2 but could be more spared by hats 3, which include a Shakhtar Donetsk relocated due to the conflict in Ukraine and relieved of its South American players, and 4.
The best draw for PSG:
PSGSevilla FC, Shakhtar Donetsk, Maccabi Haifa
The worst draw for PSG:
PSGLiverpool, Borussia Dortmund, PSV Eindhoven (if they qualify) or Celtic Glasgow
The best draw for OM:
Eintracht Frankfurt, Sevilla FC, Sporting CP, OM
The worst draw for OM:
Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, OM
The pot line-up ahead of Wednesday’s games:
► Hat 1: Real Madrid (defender), Eintracht Frankfurt (Europa League winner), Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint GermainFC Porto, Ajax, AC Milan.
► Hat 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Juventus, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla CF, RB Leipzig, Tottenham.
► Hat 3: Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Salzburg, Inter, SSC Napoli, SL Benfica, Sporting CP, Rangers FC or Bayer Leverkusen.
► Hat 4: Bayer Leverkusen or PSV Eindhoven, Olympic MarseilleClub Brugge, Celtic FC, Viktoria Plzen, Maccabi Haifa, Dinamo Zagreb or Bodo/Glimt, FC Copenhagen or Trabzonspor.
Clubs marked in italics are still participating in the play-off stage and must therefore qualify for the group stage.