Problem for the FC Barcelona: this will be the pots 1 and 2 of Champions League

This Tuesday, the Benfica fell in the previous round of the Champions League to hands of the PAOK Thessaloniki, something that has caused that already they know sure the eight teams that will occupy the first bass drum of the maximum continental competition European and also the eight that will occupy the second. The UEFA has confirmed it and now only remain for finish to determine the bass drums 3 and 4.

The FC Barcelona, an usual of the first bass drum (formed by the champions of the big leagues and of the previous editions of the Champions League and the Europe League), this time will split from the second to the have not achieved any title the past season. Something that will cause that the culés have a lot of options to confront in the phase of groups with teams very powerful that will hamper so much the first square like the classification.

The first bass drum of the Champions League will be formed by the Real Madrid (champion of the Spanish league), Seville (champion of the Europe League), Bayern Munich (champion of the Champions League and the German league), Liverpool (champion of the English league), Juventus of Turín (champion of the Italian league), Paris Saint-Germain (champion of the French league), Zenith St. Petersburg (champion of the Russian league) and Port wine (champion of the Portuguese league).

From among these teams, one will remain placed in the same group that the FC Barcelona, although with the usual restrictions of coincidences ligueras: Real Madrid and Seville, for being integral of LaLiga Santander, will not be able to coincide with the culés. Like this the things, the ones of Ronald Koeman could see them with Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus of Turín or Liverpool like teams more dangerous, whereas Zenith St. Petersburg and Port wine would be the most affordable.

In the bass drum 2 (formed by the coefficient of the teams and no by his titles of the previous campaign), in addition to the FC Barcelona, also will be Athletic of Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and Ajax. All they dangerous rivals for the ones of the first bass drum, being able to form crosses very interesting and equalised.

The bass drums 3 and 4 still are slopes to form to finals of September. By the moment, the teams that will be safe between them are RB Leipzig, Inter of Milan, Lazio, Atalanta, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympique Marseilles, Witches, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir and Rennes. The six last will know on 30 September, after finish the previous rounds, and the draw will be on 1 October to the 18:00 hours in Nyon.

Like this they are distributed the bass drums

• Bass drum 1: Real Madrid, Seville, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Juventus, París Saint Germain, Zenith St. Petersburg and Port wine.
• Bass drum 2 :Barcelona, Athletic of Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and Ajax.
• Bass drums 3 and 4: RB Leipzig, Inter, Lazio, Atalanta, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympique Marseilles, Witches, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir and Rennes