Villarreal set for Monaco draw, pot three and two giants guaranteed | OneFootball

Villarreal will discover their Champions League path on Thursday in Monaco, pot three confirmed and two ties against pot one giants guaranteed.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, 29 clubs are already through and seven more will emerge from play-offs finishing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winners enter the draw at 18.00 on 27 August at the Grimaldi Forum, losers move into the Europa League league phase.

Villarreal’s UEFA coefficient is 59,000. Pot three currently includes Feyenoord, Lille, Napoli, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Galatasaray, with two places to be filled by play-off victors, potentially Lyon and Bodø/Glimt.

The league phase hands every team two opponents from each pot, one at the Estadio de la Cerámica and one away, eight matches in total. Villarreal cannot face Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético or Betis. They will meet two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter, Manchester City and Arsenal.

Four of the seven ties are level after the first legs, Celtic and Bodø/Glimt hold strong leads, and Hapoel Beer-Sheva defend a one-goal advantage in Azerbaijan.

Como 1907 are among the standout names in pot four. A pairing could bring an immediate reunion with Willy Kambwala, set to join Como on loan from Villarreal with a €10 million option.

The league phase runs from eight-10 September to 27 January 2027. The top eight advance to the last 16, places nine-24 enter play-offs, and the rest go out. The final is on 5 June 2027 at the Metropolitano in Madrid.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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