UCL ( 2017/2018) Group stage stage draw ~ FOOTBALL NEWS

Pot 1

Real Madrid, Bayern München, Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco and Spartak Moskva.

Real Madrid (ESP)

• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2016/17): 1
• How they qualified: holders/first in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 21 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League winners
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 12 (1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17)

Bayern München (GER)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 2
• How they qualified: first in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 20 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 5 (1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/56, 2000/01, 2012/13)

Juventus (ITA)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 5
• How they qualified: first in Serie A
• Previous group stage campaigns: 17 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League runners-up
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 2 (1984/85, 1995/96)

Benfica (POR)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 9
• How they qualified: first in Portuguese Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 12 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 2 (1960/61, 1961/62)

Chelsea (ENG)

Chelsea's 2012 triumph
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
• How they qualified: first in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 14 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: not in UEFA competition
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (2011/12)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 18
• How they qualified: first in Ukrainian Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (2010/11)Monaco (FRA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 29
• How they qualified: first in Ligue 1
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (2003/04)

Spartak Moskva (RUS)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 104
• How they qualified: first in Russian Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2012/13)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1990/91)

Pot 2

Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, Manchester City, Porto and Manchester United.

Barcelona (ESP)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 3
• How they qualified: second in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 21 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 5 (1991/92, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15)

Atlético Madrid (ESP)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 4
• How they qualified: third in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1973/74, 2013/14, 2015/16)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 6
• How they qualified: second in Ligue 1
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1994/95)

Borussia Dortmund (GER)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 7
• How they qualified: third in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (1996/97)

Sevilla (ESP)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 8
• How they qualified: fourth in Spanish Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1957/58)

Manchester City (ENG)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 12
• How they qualified: third in Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 6 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (2015/16)

Porto (POR)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 13
• How they qualified: second in Portugese Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 21 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 2 (1986/87, 2003/04)

Manchester United (ENG)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 15
• How they qualified: UEFA Europa League winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 20 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League winners
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 3 (1967/68, 1998/99, 2007/08)

Pot 3

Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Basel, Olympiacos, Anderlecht, Liverpool, Roma and Beşiktaş.

Napoli (ITA)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 17
• How they qualified: third in Serie A, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 3 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: second round (1990/91), round of 16 (2011/12, 2016/17)

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 20
• How they qualified: second in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 2 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage/UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1961/62)

Basel (SUI)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 22
• How they qualified: first in Swiss Super League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1973/74)

Olympiacos (GRE)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 28
• How they qualified: first in Greek Super League, play-offs
• Previous group stage campaigns: 17 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1998/99)

Anderlecht (BEL)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 32
• How they qualified: first in Belgian First League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1981/82, 1985/86)

Liverpool (ENG)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 34
• How they qualified: fourth in English Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: not in UEFA competition
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 5 (1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1983/84, 2004/05)

Roma (ITA)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 37
• How they qualified: second in Serie A
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League play-offs/UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1983/84)

Beşiktaş (TUR)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 42
• How they qualified: first in Turkish Super League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 6 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage/UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1986/87)

Pot 4

Celtic, CSKA Moskva, Sporting CP, APOEL, Feyenoord, Maribor, Qarabağ and RB Leipzig.

Celtic (SCO)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 48
• How they qualified: first in Scottish Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (1966/67)

CSKA Moskva (RUS)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 52
• How they qualified: second in Russian Premier-Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 10 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (2009/10)

Sporting CP (POR)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 57
• How they qualified: third in Portuguese Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1983/84)

APOEL (CYP)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 82
• How they qualified: first in Cypriot First Division, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 3 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League play-offs/UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (2011/12)

Feyenoord (NED)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 89
• How they qualified: first in Eredivisie
• Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2002/03)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (1969/70)

Maribor (SVN)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 94
• How they qualified: first in Slovenian First League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 2 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs
• Best European Cup performance: group stage (1999/2000, 2014/15, 2017/18)

Qarabağ (AZE)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 106
• How they qualified: first in Azerbaijani Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: debut (first Azerbaijani qualifiers)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: group stage (2017/18)

RB Leipzig (GER)

• UEFA coefficient ranking: 122= (projected)
• How they qualified: second in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: debut
• Last season: not in UEFA competition
• Best European Cup performance: group stage (2017/18)

Road to Kyiv

12/13 September: Group stage, matchday 1

26/27 September: Group stage, matchday 2

17/18 October: Group stage, matchday 3

31 October/1 November: Group stage, matchday 4

21/22 November: Group stage, matchday 5

5/6 December: Group stage, matchday 6

11 December: Round of 16 draw

13/14 & 20/21 February: Round of 16, first leg
6/7 & 13/14 March: Round of 16, second leg

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