The pots for the Champions League group stage draw

Pot one consists of the current Champions League holders, as well as the champions of the top eight-ranked nations in Europe.

This criteria means that the likes of Barcelona, PSG and both Manchester clubs find themselves in pot 2, increasing the possibility of a 'group of death'. Though it does mean that any Barcelona return for Neymar will have to be put on hold for now at least.

Further down in pot 3 are the likes of Napoli, Roma and Tottenham, who could all prove to be potential banana skins for some of the more ilustious sides.

One team from each pot will be drawn to make eight groups of four, though it is worth noting that teams from the same domestic league cannot be drawn together at this stage.

The pots are as follows:

Pot one: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco, Spartak Moscow

Pot two: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, Man City, Porto, Man Utd

Pot three: Napoli, Tottenham, Basel, Olympiakos, Anderlecht, Liverpool, Roma, Besiktas

Pot four: Celtic, CSKA Moscow, Sporting, APOEL, Feyenoord, Maribor, Qarabag, RB Leipzig