Newcastle United’s Champions League group stage draw status has been confirmed.As expected, Newcastle will enter the draw in pot four as a result of the latest Champions
lower coefficient than Eddie Howe’s side.
Newcastle’s coefficient of 21.914 is the third lowest of the 26 teams who have qualified for the Champions League as it stands.
And pot four has now been guaranteed that at least one club entering through the qualifying rounds will have a higher coefficient than United.
Molde’s 3-2 aggregate win over KI and Galatasaray’s 4-0 aggregate win over Olimpija Ljubljana means the two sides will meet and the play-off round later this month. With both
Molde and Galatasaray having a higher coefficient than Newcastle and one of them guaranteed to qualify, The Magpies’ place in pot four is certain regardless of other qualifying
results.
Being drawn as a pot four club means Newcastle would theoretically be put into a more difficult group as they will be the lowest ranked side in their group in terms of a UEFA
coefficient. Man
Pots one and two have already been confirmed featuring Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal from the Premier League while pots three and four remain subject to
change based on which teams are still to qualify. The Champions League group stage draw will be made on August 31.
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