This is how the drums remain for the Champions League draw

The race to succeed

on the throne of the

begins this Thursday, August 25, at 6:00 p.m., with the draw for the group stage in Istanbul, the city that will host the next final.

The League will have four representatives: Real Madrid will be in the first pot, as champions of the Champions League and the League, while

,

and

will be in pot 2. However, the rules of the draw prevent the confrontation between teams from the same championship in this first round.

The World Cup in Qatar -from November 20 to December 18- has forced to compress the calendar and the group stage will begin on September 6 and 7 and end on November 1 and 2.

On November 7, the draw for the round of 16 will be held.

During the gala, the best players of last season for UEFA will also be awarded, with

and

as big favorites to win the awards.

Top coaches will also be recognized.

In the men's category,

(Real Madrid),

(Manchester City) and

(Liverpool) will compete.

As for the women's award, the candidates are the French

, coach of Olympique de Lyon, the German

, Germany coach, and the Dutch

, England coach.

Pot 1 (seeded)

Real Madrid (ESP)

Eintracht Frankfurt (ALE)

Manchester City (GBR)

AC Milan (ITA)

Bayern Munich (EFA)

Paris SG (FRA)

FC Porto (POR)

Ajax Amsterdam (NED)

Pot 2

Liverpool (GBR)

Chelsea (GBR)

Barcelona (ESP)

Juventus Turin (ITA)

Atletico Madrid (ESP)

Seville F.C. (ESP)

RB Leipzig (GER)

Tottenham (GBR)

Pot 3

Borussia Dortmund (GER)

RB Salzburg (AUT)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Inter Milan (ITA)

Naples (ITA)

Benfica (BY)

Sporting Lisbon (BY)

Bayer Leverkusen (ALE)

Pot 4

Glasgow Rangers (SCO)

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

Olympique de Marseille (FRA)

Copenhagen (DIN)

Bruges (BEL)

Celtic Glasgow (SCO)

Plzen (RCH)

Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

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