Just In 🚨: CONFIRMED: UCL draw pots for the league phase 👀 — here is where Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool are placed.

The pots for the upcoming UEFA Champions League league-phase draw have now been confirmed, with some of Europe’s biggest clubs set to discover their opponents.

The line-up promises plenty of heavyweight clashes, with Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid all placed in Pot 1.

The presence of so many European giants means several huge fixtures could be on the cards once the draw is made.

Aston Villa are among the clubs in Pot 2, alongside Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting CP, Porto, Manchester United, Club Brugge, Real Betis and PSV.

Villa’s position in the second pot could make their league-phase campaign particularly intriguing, as they prepare to face some of the continent’s elite.

Pot 3 features Feyenoord, Lille, Bodø/Glimt, Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Fenerbahçe, Shakhtar Donetsk and Galatasaray, while Pot 4 includes Slavia Praha, Slovan Bratislava, Stuttgart, AEK Athens, LASK, Como, Lens, Viking and Sabah.

With the pots now confirmed, attention will turn towards the draw itself. Supporters across Europe will be waiting anxiously to discover who their clubs will face in the new-look Champions League league phase.

For Aston Villa fans, one question will dominate: which European giants will Unai Emery’s side be drawn against? 👀