With all the Champions League play-offs completed, the 36 teams that will participate in the league stage of the competition are now known.
On Tuesday, Young Boys left Galatasaray on the road, Salzburg eliminated Dynamo Kyiv and Sparta Prague beat Malmö, while on Wednesday, Dinamo Zagreb, Red Star, Lille and Slovan Bratislava beat Qarabag, Bodo/Glimt, Slavia Prague and Midtjylland respectively.
So, it is now possible to understand the composition of the pots that will determine the Champions League draw. Benfica will be part of pot 2 and Sporting will be in pot 3, from the draw that will take place this Thursday, at 5 pm.
Find out which pots will be drawn to determine the 2024/25 Champions League stage:
Bowl 1: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig and Barcelona.
Bowl 2: Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Juventus, BenficaArsenal, Club Brugge, Shakhtar Donetsk and Milan.
Bowl 3: Feyenoord, SportingPSV Eindhoven, Dinamo Zagreb, Red Bull Salzburg, Young Boys, Lille, Red Star, and Celtic.
Bowl 4: Slovan Bratislava, Monaco, Sparta Prague, Aston Villa, Bologna, Girona, Stuttgart, Sturm Graz and Brest.
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