The pots for Thursday’s UEFA Champions League draw have been finalised after the playoff spherical was accomplished on Wednesday.
It is going to be the second time a draw takes place below the brand new format, which sees all 36 groups in a single league desk.
The draw will start at 5 p.m. UK / noon ET, with the primary fixtures scheduled for Sept. 16-18. UEFA is anticipated to publish the complete order of matches on Saturday.
The league part will stretch into January, with all 18 video games on the ultimate matchday on Jan. 28 being performed on the similar time.
Somewhat than putting groups into teams, the draw will create eight fixtures for every membership. There will probably be two matches, one at residence and one away, towards groups from every of the 4 pots.
As groups now play video games towards golf equipment from their very own pot there is no such thing as a profit from being in Pot 1. In earlier seasons, being in Pot 1 meant you’ll keep away from taking part in matches towards the strongest golf equipment within the event.
Pot 1 used to deal with the holders of the Champions League and Europa League, plus the champions of the highest six home leagues. Pots 2 by means of 4 would then be ordered by energy based mostly on UEFA’s membership coefficient, which ranks golf equipment on efficiency in Europe over the earlier 5 seasons. Now solely the Champions League titleholders will probably be routinely in Pot 1, all different positions will probably be on the UEFA membership coefficient.
Nevertheless, the six non-English groups in Pot 1 of the Champions League draw will all should be given fixtures towards any two Premier League golf equipment. This draw constraint is created by the rule which says golf equipment from the identical nation can not play one another within the league part.
This season the ultimate will probably be held on the Puskas Enviornment in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday, Might 30.
POT 1:
Paris Saint-Germain
Actual Madrid
Manchester Metropolis
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
Internazionale
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona
POT 2
Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen
Atlético Madrid
Benfica
Atalanta
Villarreal
Juventus
Eintracht Frankfurt
Membership Brugge
POT 3
Tottenham Hotspur
PSV Eindhoven
Ajax
Napoli
Sporting CP
Olympiacos
Slavia Prague
Bodo/Glimt
Marseille
POT 4
F.C. København
AS Monaco
Galatasaray
Union St.-Gilloise
FK Qarabag
Athletic Membership
Newcastle United
Pafos
Kairat Almaty
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