Tottenham will face two former players in the Champions League this season

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Tottenham Hotspur now know their opponents for the league phase of the Champions League, and they will come up against some familiar names, including a long-serving player who left them 18 months ago.Spurs are back in the Champions League after a two-year absence, and the excitement is now starting to grow for Spurs fans after the draw for the league phase was held today.Tottenham now know all eight of their first-round Champions League opponents, and there are some tasty fixtures in there, including a trip to Paris Saint-Germain and a home clash against Borussia Dortmund.Additionally, two players who have featured for Spurs in the Champions League in the past will also play against Thomas Frank’s men.(Credit @thefrederikkejensen / Instagram)Tottenham will have an Eric Dier reunionDier left Bayern Munich this summer following 18 months at the club to join Monaco on a free transfer.The centre-back, who spent nearly a decade at Spurs, making a total of 274 appearances for the Lilywhites, will return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the Ligue 1 side, who are one of the North London club’s eight opponents.Additionally, it will also be a homecoming for former Spurs defender Juan Foyth, with Villarreal also set to visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Spurs should fancy their chances of qualificationThere are no easy opponents in the Champions League, and Frank’s men certainly cannot afford to take any of these matches lightly.However, overall, one has to say that the draw has been favourable to Spurs, who now have a great chance to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.In fact, the Lilywhites may even believe they can qualify automatically for the round of 16 stage by finishing in the top eight in the league phase.READ MORE: Tottenham Hotspur find out who they will play in Carabao Cup third roundThe post Tottenham will face two former players in the Champions League this season appeared first on Spurs Web.