Champions League group stage draw: Pot 3

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 association club coefficient rankings at the end of the 2016/17 season. We profile the hopefuls.

• Draw live at 18:00CET on Thursday: Full pots and procedure
• 2017/18 UEFA Champions League match calendar

Napoli (ITA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 17
• How they qualified: third in Serie A, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 3 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: second round (1990/91), round of 16 (2011/12, 2016/17)

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 20
• How they qualified: second in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 2 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage/UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1961/62)

Basel (SUI) 
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 22
• How they qualified: first in Swiss Super League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1973/74)

Olympiacos (GRE) 
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 28
• How they qualified: first in Greek Super League, play-offs
• Previous group stage campaigns: 17 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1998/99)

Anderlecht (BEL)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 32
• How they qualified: first in Belgian First League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1981/82, 1985/86)

Liverpool (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 34
• How they qualified: fourth in English Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: not in UEFA competition
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 5 (1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1983/84, 2004/05)

Roma (ITA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 37
• How they qualified: second in Serie A
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League play-offs/UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1983/84)

Beşiktaş (TUR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 42
• How they qualified: first in Turkish Super League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 6 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage/UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1986/87)