Report: Seeding revealed for 2014-15 Champions League draw
Real Madrid and city rivals Atletico are focused on their impending meeting in this weekend's Champions League final, with much of the footballing world directing their attention to that match as well.
However, for all of the other teams whose run in this season's competition ended long ago, their attention likely shifts to next year's edition of the tournament.
According to Dale Johnson of ESPN FC, those clubs can now begin looking at potential group matchups, as the four pots for the 2014-15 Champions League draw have been revealed.
Of note, Liverpool will make their return to the tournament from Pot 3, meaning they could very well be drawn alongside two European powers.
Elsewhere, Manchester City and Juventus - recently crowned champions of the Premier League and Serie A, respectively - find themselves in Pot 2.
The draw is set to take place on August 29.
Here is how the four pots break down:
Pot 1
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Benfica
Atletico Madrid
Arsenal *
FC Porto *
Pot 2
Schalke
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Basel
Zenit St Petersburg *
Manchester City
Pot 3
Bayer Leverkusen *
Olympiakos
CSKA Moscow
Ajax
Napoli *
Liverpool
Sporting Lisbon
Galatasaray
Pot 4
Anderlecht
AS Roma
AS Monaco
*Teams that still need to navigate their way through the playoff rounds. Should they fail to qualify for the group stage, teams in the pots below them will move up and assume their place.
As Johnson notes, there is still much to be determined in Pot 4.
There is far more uncertainty over this pot, though Anderlecht, AS Roma and AS Monaco will all feature. Athletic Bilbao, Salzburg, Lille, FC Copenhagen, Steaua Bucharest, APOEL, Standard Liege, Celtic and BATE Barisov are among the main teams to feature in the playoffs.
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