Pots confirmed for Champions League group stage draw
The stage is set for Thursday's Champions League group stage draw, and there is potential for some mouthwatering clashes.
Following the completion of the final five play-off matches on Wednesday, UEFA confirmed the four pots that the 32 teams have been divided into.
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Come Thursday's draw, the groups for this season's tournament will be comprised of one team from each of the four pots below - teams from the same nation cannot be drawn into the same group.
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Here's the rundown:
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, CSKA Moscow
Pot 2: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Sevilla, Porto, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City
Pot 3: Tottenham, Dynamo Kyiv, Lyon, PSV, Sporting Lisbon, Club Brugge, Basel, Borussia Monchengladbach
Pot 4: Besiktas, Legia Warsaw, Ludogorets, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, FC Rostov, FC Copenhagen, AS Monaco
Thursday's draw is slated to begin at 12:00 p.m. ET.
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