Champions League group stage draw: Pot 3
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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UEFA.com profiles the eight teams in Pot 3 for the group stage draw: Basel, Tottenham, Dynamo Kyiv, Lyon, PSV, Sporting CP, Club Brugge and Mönchengladbach.
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Pot 3 in the UEFA Champions League group stage draw is formed by the teams ranked ninth to 16th out of the 24 clubs in Pots 2 to 4 as per the UEFA club coefficient rankings at the end of 2015/16.
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Basel (SUI)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 19
• How they qualified: first in Swiss Super League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 6 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1973/74)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 23
• How they qualified: third in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 1 (last appearance: 2010/11)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1961/62)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 26
• How they qualified: first in Ukrainian Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 14 (last appearance 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1976/77, 1986/87, 1998/99)
Lyon (FRA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 28
• How they qualified: second in Ligue 1
• Previous group stage campaigns: 13 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (2009/10)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 33
• How they qualified: first in Eredivisie
• Previous group stage campaigns: 14 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1987/88)
Sporting CP (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 40
• How they qualified: second in Portuguese Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 6 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1982/83)
Club Brugge (BEL)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 47
• How they qualified: first in Eerste Klasse
• Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2005/06)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1977/78)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 49
• How they qualified: fourth in German Bundesliga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 1 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1976/77)