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Tottenham Champions League group confirmed as Antonio Conte's side avoid big guns

Tottenham's Champions League group has been confirmed following this evening's draw in Istanbul, Turkey. Returning to Europe's premier competition after failing to qualify in the previous two campaigns, Antonio Conte's side will come up against Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting CP and Marseille in Group D.

One of the eight teams in Pot 2 for the group stage draw, Spurs faced the real possibility of coming up against one of Europe's best from Pot 1. Avoiding the likes of Real Madrid, PSG and Bayern Munich, the Lilywhites were paired against German side Frankfurt.

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Sporting CP were then the pick from Pot 3, seeing Spurs miss out on potential games against Inter Milan or Napoli. Finally, Group D was completed by French giants Marseille.

Tottenham fans won't have to wait too long for their Champions League return as matchday 1 takes place week commencing Monday, September 5, with matchday 2 taking place the following week. Matchday 3, 4 and 5 follow in October, before the group stage draws to a close the first week in November.

UEFA are yet to confirm the match schedule for this season's group stage but it will be released in due course.

Champions League draw

Group A: Liverpool, Ajax, Napoli, Rangers

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporting CP, Marseille

Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, RB Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb

Group F: RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic

Group G: Man City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhagen

Group H: PSG, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa

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