Twenty two sides are already confirmed for next season’s Champions League with holders Real Madrid being the top seed.
The other seven teams seeded in Pot 1 are the champions of the top seven UEFA national associations. But since Real Madrid won both the Champions League and the Spanish Liga, the La Liga spot is taken by the champions of the eighth-ranked association, which is Shakhtar Donetsk.
The remaining three pots will be formed as per the UEFA club coefficient rankings at the end of 2016/17.
Pot 1 for 2017/18 group stage draw
- Holders: Real Madrid
- Germany: Bayern München
- England: Chelsea
- Italy: Juventus
- Portugal: Benfica
- France: Monaco
- Russia: Sparta Moscow
- Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
Currently these are the clubs who will be seeded in Pot 2 for the draw. This list is subject to change depending on who comes through the qualifying stages with Napoli potentially pushing Spurs into Pot 3.
Pot 1 for 2017/18 group stage draw
- Barcelona (ESP) 151.999
- Atlético Madrid (ESP) 142.999
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 126.333
- Borussia Dortmund (GER) 124.899
- Manchester City (ENG) 100.192
- Porto (POR) 98.866
- Manchester United* (ENG) 95.192
- Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 77.192
Pot 3 for 2017/18 group stage draw
- Basel (SUI) 74.415
- Anderlecht (BEL) 58.840
- Roma (ITA) 53.666
- Beşiktaş (TUR) 45.840
- Feyenoord (NED) 23.212
- RB Leipzig (GER) 15.899
At the moment the weakest two Pot 1 teams are Sparta Moscow and Shakhtar Donetsk, but none of the second seeds will be looking forward to those long away trips.
