Barcelona, the winners of the Premier League Roma’s failure to qualify on the last day has put Liverpool, Chelsea, and Real Madrid in Pot 1 of the seeds for the 2025–2026 UEFA Champions League league phase draw.
It has been reported that Barcelona will end up in Pot 1 for the second straight season.
Atalanta finished in the top four last season, but if they had finished in fifth place in Serie A, Roma would have guaranteed a spot in the competition.
With their fourth-place finish this season, Juventus has once again demoted Roma to the UEFA Europa League.
The Champions League champions and the eight teams that have performed the best in Europe over the previous five seasons are placed in Pot 1.
Right now, Barcelona is in tenth place and Roma is in ninth place. With Roma out, Barcelona moves up to the first pot.
Also in Pot 1 will be Manchester City, led by Pep Guardiola. The teams in Pot 1 are not, however, prohibited from playing each other.
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For your information, the group stage draw is set for Thursday, August 28.
Each club and its corresponding pot are shown below.
POT 1: Borussia Dortmund Barcelona, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Internazionale.
Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Rangers, Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, and Benfica (must qualify) are the teams that must qualify for POT 2.
Clubs that make it through qualifying will determine pots three and four.
Marseille, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Sporting CP, Napoli, and Ajax Amsterdam will all undoubtedly be in Pot 3.
Newcastle United, Celtic, AS Monaco, and Athletic Club are all set to end up in Pot 4.
