2025 COPA LIBERTADORES DRAW

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00:00So we are almost ready to go then, because we already know Botafogo from pot 1 are in

00:16group A, so the first name out drawn by Felipe Melo will be into pot group B, and it will

00:24be River Plate of Argentina, the four times Libertadores champions, semi-finalists last

00:31year when they lost to Atlético Mineiro, Marcelo Pejado, the most decorated manager in the

00:37club's history, back in charge, looking to go better than last year.

00:43Next name out, Flamengo, into group C, Flamengo one of the dominant sides in Libertadores

00:50in recent years, three times champions, most recently 2019 and 2022, but runners-up in

00:562021, and in recent years have been one of the teams to watch in the competition.

01:03São Paulo, first into group D, three-time Libertadores champions themselves, lost in

01:12the quarter-finals last year against eventual winners Botafogo.

01:20Into group E, it's going to be Racing, the Sudamericana champions, Gustavo Costas and

01:28Diego Melito watching on, and their team first into group E, just the one Libertadores title

01:36that Racing have won back in 1967.

01:40Group F, we'll see Nacional of Uruguay, El Bolso, another three-time winner of the Libertadores,

01:47last time back in 1988, did reach the knockout stage last year though, they lost to São Paulo

01:52in the round of 16.

01:59Group G will be Palmeiras, another of the dominant sides in recent years, Felipe Melo,

02:05a part of the team that won in 2020 and 2021, 20 years since the team had last won back-to-back

02:12Libertadores titles, Palmeiras are the team to do it.

02:15Another finalists last year, semi-finalists in the two years before that, expect Palmeiras

02:20to go deep once again.

02:22And lastly, Peñarol into group H, so we move to pot two.

02:34And the first name out is Estudiantes de la Plata, it's another former champion, four-times

02:41champions of the Libertadores Estudiantes, glorious era in the 60s, 70s, but last time

02:47winning it back in 2009, back in the tournament and joining holders Botafogo in group A.

02:56Joining River Plate in group B is Independiente del Valle from Ecuador, were runners-up in

03:03the Libertadores back in 2016 and that really set in motion a glorious period, they've won

03:07the Sudamericana twice since then, went out of the group phase last year and will be hoping

03:12to do better this time round.

03:15Another Ecuadorian side, next out of the hat is Liga de Quito, who will join Flamengo in

03:20group C. They've also won the Libertadores back in 2008 and twice the Sudamericana, most

03:28recently in 2023.

03:32Libertad of Paraguay will join Sao Paulo in group D. The 24th appearance in the Libertadores

03:40twice reaching the semi-finals, were third in their group last year, however, behind

03:46River Plate and Nacional.

03:50Colo-Colo of Chile will join Racing in group E, reached the quarter-finals last year before

03:58losing narrowly to River Plate, but manager Jorge Alvaron right there, has twice gone

04:03to the final with Boca in 2023 and with Lanus back in 2017.

04:08Colo-Colo a former champion themselves back in 1991.

04:12Internacional of Brazil into group F with Nacional, El Colorado two-time Libertadores

04:23champion in 2006 and 2010.

04:29Joining Palmeiras in group G will be Bolívar, an away trip that no one would enjoy in the

04:36altitude.

04:3739th Libertadores appearance, twice semi-finalists, most recently back in 2014, but a very, very

04:45tricky away trip.

04:49And lastly, alongside Peñarol will be Olimpia of Paraguay, and one of Pataglia's former

04:58teammates, Matin Palermo, in charge of Olimpia.

05:03We move to pot three, Universidad de Chile into pot A alongside Botafogo and Estudiantes.

05:16And the Sudamericana back in 2011, La U, as we already saw, one of their former champions,

05:27Universitario of Peru, into group B with River Plate and Independiente del Valle, qualified

05:36as champions in Peru, and they make their 35th Libertadores appearance this year.

05:46Deportivo Tachira of Venezuela, next out, having won the Primera in Venezuela, beating

05:53Carabobo on penalties in December, the team from Venezuela that have appeared the most

05:59in the Libertadores at the bottom of their group last time, Tachira joined Liga de Quito

06:03and Flamengo in group C.

06:06Tajeres of Argentina into group D with Sao Paulo and Libertad, Matei celebrating victory

06:18over River Plate just a couple of weeks ago in the Supercopa Internacional in Argentina,

06:23lost to River Plate in last year's tournament.

06:26Fortaleza of Brazil go into group E with Racing and Colo-Colo, the Tricolor were runners

06:38up in the Sudamericana in 2023, and this is just their third appearance in the Libertadores.

06:44Atletico Nacional, another former champion from Colombia, into group F with Nacional

06:51and Internacional, Internacional and Atletico Nacional in group F. Sporting Cristal of

07:03Peru join Palmeiras and Bolívar in group G. 40th appearance in the Libertadores for

07:16Sporting Cristal.

07:18And lastly, Velasas Fields of Argentina into group H with Penarol and Olimpia, were a standout

07:26team in Argentina last year, winning the Primera Title, won the competition in 1994 and then

07:34followed up with the Intercontinental Cup win over ACE in Argentina.

07:40And lastly, from pot four then, first out of pot four, Carabobo of Venezuela, who lost

07:51on penalties to Deportivo Tachira in the final, so runners up in the league to qualify for

07:56this competition and making their fifth Libertadores appearance, their first in the group phase

08:02as they join the rest of the teams in team group A. Barcelona of Ecuador will go into

08:12group B. There is a team from Ecuador, of course, but Barcelona came through the qualifying

08:17rounds having knocked out Corinthians in impressive fashion.

08:23Twice Libertadores runners up, Barcelona completing group B. Central Córdoba, the

08:30Argentinian minnows, winning the Copa Argentina at the end of the year being Velasas 1-0,

08:36making their first appearance in the competition.

08:38They go into group C with Flamengo, Liga de Quito and Deportivo Tachira.

08:49Alianza Lima, another team that came through the qualifying, they beat Boca Juniors in

08:55round two.

08:56Deportivo Tachira in round three and Alianza Lima will go into group D with Sao Paulo,

09:05Libertad and Tajeres.

09:09Four teams remaining then, Atletico Bucaramanga of Colombia, 2024 Apertura champions, their

09:18first ever top-flight title in Colombia, booking their place in the Libertadores and Bucaramanga

09:24into group E with Racing Colo Colo and Fortaleza.

09:34Bahia from Brazil, who beat the strongest in Boston River in qualifying to reach this

09:41point, one of the city group sides, making their fourth appearance in the Libertadores

09:46first since 1989, joining Nacional, Internacional and Atletico Nacional, two Brazilian sides

09:53in group F. An ultimate team-out, Cerro Corteño from Paraguay, who also came through qualifying,

10:01beating Monalgas and Melgar, a 46th appearance, six-time semi-finalists in the Libertadores,

10:11Cerro Corteño joined Palmeiras, Bolívar and Sporting Cristal in group G and the last name

10:19out of the hats from Bolivia will be San Antonio Bulobulo, making their Libertadores debut

10:28this year, after winning their first ever top-flight title in Bolivia, El Santo go into

10:36group H with Peñarol, Olimpia and Vélez Sarsfield.

10:40More than one can breathe.

10:42Did you feel it, Neo?

10:44Olimpia and Cerro Corteño in the group stage.

10:47Well, let's review how this group stage draw went.

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