Champions League group stage draw: Pot 2
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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UEFA.com profiles the eight teams in Pot 2 for the group stage draw: Atlético, Dortmund, Arsenal, Manchester City, Sevilla, Porto, Napoli and Leverkusen.
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Pot 2 in the UEFA Champions League group stage draw is formed by the eight highest-ranked teams out of the 24 clubs in Pots 2 to 4 as per the UEFA club coefficient rankings at the end of 2015/16. We profile the hopefuls.
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Atlético Madrid (ESP)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2015/16): 4
• How they qualified: third in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 6 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League runners-up
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1973/74, 2013/14, 2015/16)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 8
• How they qualified: second in Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 10 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1996/97)
Arsenal (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
• How they qualified: second in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 18 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (2005/06)
Manchester City (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 11
• How they qualified: fourth in Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 5 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (2015/16)
Sevilla (ESP)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 14
• How they qualified: UEFA Europa League winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 3 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage, UEFA Europa League winners
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1957/58)
Porto (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 16
• How they qualified: third in Portugal Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 20 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage, UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1986/87, 2003/04)
Napoli (ITA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 17
• How they qualified: second in Serie A
• Previous group stage campaigns: 2 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: second round (1990/91), round of 16 (2011/12)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 18
• How they qualified: third in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 10 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage, UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (2001/02)