Champions League group stage preview: Pot 4
Thursday, August 27, 2015
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UEFA.com looks at the eight teams who will be in Pot 4: BATE, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Wolfsburg, Dinamo Zagreb, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Gent, Malmö and debutants Astana.
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UEFA Champions League debutants Borussia Mönchengladbach and Gent mingle with old hands like BATE Borisov and Dinamo Zagreb, plus a former finalist, in Pot 4 of the group stage draw.We profile the clubs ahead of the draw streamed live from Monaco at 17.45CET on Thursday.
Our live coverage begins at 16.00CET in the UEFA.com DrawCentre.
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 63
- How they qualified: first in Belarusian Premier League
- Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2014/15)
- Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
- Best European Cup performance: group stage (2008/09, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 64
- How they qualified: third in Bundesliga
- Previous group stage campaigns: none
- Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
- Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1976/77)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 67
- How they qualified: second in Bundesliga
- Previous group stage campaigns: 1 (2009/10)
- Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
- Best European Cup performance: group stage (2009/10)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 84
- How they qualified: first in Croatian First League
- Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2012/13)
- Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League group stage
- Best European Cup performance: group stage (1998/99, 1999/2000, 2011/12, 2012/13)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 104
- How they qualified: first in Israeli Premier League
- Previous group stage campaigns: 1 (2004/05)
- Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League play-offs
- Best European Cup performance: group stage (2004/05)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 135
- How they qualified: first in Belgian First League
- Previous group stage campaigns: none
- Last season: did not take part in UEFA competition
- Best European Cup performance: third qualifying round (2011/12)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 142
- How they qualified: first in Allsvenskan
- Previous group stage campaigns: 1 (2014/15)
- Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
- Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1978/79)
- UEFA coefficient ranking: 310
- How they qualified: first in Kazakh Premier League
- Previous group stage campaigns: none
- Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs
- Best European Cup performance: N/A
