Champions League: Benfica's possibilities for the group stage

After finding out the 2018/19 Champions League winner (Liverpool beat Tottenham by 2-0 in the final), Benfica has a clearer picture of the draw for the group stage of the 2019/20 edition of the Champions League.

Even though Benfica are national champions, they can't be in Pot 1, because it is reserved for the champions of the six European champions with more points in the UEFA coefficient (Spain, England, Italy, Germany, France, and Russia) and the winners of the Champions League and Europa League. Portugal is in seventh place in this ranking.

Chelsea's win over Arsenal in the Europa League final (4-1) left Benfica closer to being able to move from pot 3 to 2. However, in order to ascend to pot 2, it will be necessary for Ajax or FC Porto to slip in the qualifying round and do not qualify for the group stage.

Group stage pre-draw scenario (provisional)

Pot 1

Team	Country	Coefficient
Liverpool	England	89.000
Chelsea	England	87.000
Barcelona	Spain	138.000
Manchester City	England	106.000
Juventus	Italy	124.000
Bayern Munich	Germany	128.000
Paris Saint-Germain	France	103.000
Zenit	Russia	72.000

Pot 2

Team	Country	Coefficient
Real Madrid	Spain	146.000
Atlético Madrid	Spain	127.000
FC Porto*	Portugal	93.000
Borússia Dortmund	Germany	85.000
Napoli	Italy	80.000
Shakhtar	Ukraine	80.000
Tottenham	England	78.000
Ajax*	Holland	70.500

Pot 3

Team	Country	Coefficient
Benfica	Portugal	68.000
Dynamo Kyiv*	Ukraine	65.000
Lyon	France	61.500
Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	61.000
Salzburg	Austria	54.500
Valência	Spain	37.000
Inter Milan	Italy	31.000
Celtic*	Scotland	31.000

Pot 4

Team	Country	Coefficient
Copenhagen*	Denmark	31.000
Dinamo Zagreb*	Croatia	29.500
Lokomotiv Moscow	Russia	28.500
Genk	Belgium	25.000
Galatasaray	Turkey	22.500
RB Leipzig	Germany	22.000
Atalanta	Italy	14.945
Lille	France	11.699

The teams marked with an asterisk (*) above must still compete in the Champions League qualifying rounds.

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Relevant date

3^rdqualifying round (1^stleg)	August 6/7
3^rd qualifying round (2^ndleg)	August 13
Play-off (1^st leg)	August 20/21
Play-off (2^ndleg)	August 27/28
Group stage draw	August 29
Matchday 1 of the group stage	September 17/18