Champions: pots set, time for the draw!

Since Rui Vitória trains Benfica, the Club has a regular presence in the Champions League's Group Stage. This time, the path was different, but the goal was also achieved. Integrates pot 2, along with, among others, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, Tottenham and Napoli.

The draw will take place this Thursday, at 5:00 pm (in Portugal), at Forum Grimaldi, in Monaco.

POTS OF THE GROUP STAGE

POT 1

• Real Madrid (Champions League winner)
• Atlético Madrid (Europa League winner)
• Barcelona (Spanish champion)
• Bayern (German champion)
• Manchester City (English champion)
• Juventus (Italian champion)
• Paris Saint-Germain (French champion)
• Lokomotiv Moscow (Russian champion)

POT 2

• Borussia Dortmund (89.000)
• FC Porto (86.000)
• Manchester United (82.000)
• Shakhtar (81.000)
• Benfica (80.000)
• Napoli (78.000)
• Tottenham (67.000)
• Rome (64.000)

POT 3

• Schalke 04 (62.000)
• Liverpool (62.000)
• Lyon (59.500)
• Monaco (57.000)
• Ajax (53.500)
• CSKA Moscow (45.000)
• PSV (36.000)
• Valencia (36.000)

POT 4

• Viktoria Plzen (33.000)
• Club Brugge (29.500)
• Galatasaray (29.500)
• Young Boys (20.500)
• Inter Milan (16.000)
• Hoffenheim (14.285)
• Red Star (10.750)
• AEK Athens (10.000)

Text: Marco Rebelo and João Sanches

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