The pots for next season’s UEFA Champions League have been revealed, as reported by ESPN. By virtue of being the 2015/16 Champions, Real Madrid sit in pot one accompanied by the league winners from each of the top seven European leagues.
Barcelona players celebrate winning the 2015/16 La Liga
Here is how the first pot looks:
POT 1 (Confirmed)
- Real Madrid (UCL champions)
- Barcelona
- Leicester City
- Bayern Munich
- Juventus
- Benfica
- Paris Saint-Germain
- CSKA Moscow
Pot 1 has already been confirmed thanks to Real Madrid's Champions League victory last Saturday
The second pot consists of Europa League winners Sevilla, Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, and English side Arsenal. However, FC Porto and Man City could join the second pot if they make it through the qualification round. Here is the predicted second pot:
POT 2 (Provisional)
- Atletico Madrid
- Borussia Dortmund
- Arsenal
- Manchester City*
- Sevilla
- FC Porto*
- Napoli
- Bayer Leverkusen
Spurs have a high chance of making it to the third pot, but they could also move to the second pot if all three higher ranked teams in the qualification round fail to make it to the groups. Here is how the third pot could appear:
POT 3 (Provisional)
- FC Basel
- Shakhtar Donetsk**
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Olympiakos
- Dynamo Kiev
- Lyon
- Villarreal*
- Ajax**
In Pot 4, PSV Eindhoven, Borussia Monchengladbach, Sporting Lisbon, Monaco and AS Roma could also feature. This pot will be made up of teams that qualify, including PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Viktoria Plzen**, Club Brugge, Salzburg***, Borussia Monchengladbach*, AS Roma*, Fenerbahce*, Sparta Prague**, Celtic***, Steaua Bucuresti**, Monaco** and Besiktas.
