UPDATE:
The draw pots are as follows - based on club coefficients at the end of last season:
Pot 1 (Champions):
FC Barcelona (ESP, holders) coefficient: 164.999
FC Bayern München (GER) 154.883
Chelsea FC (ENG) 142.078
SL Benfica (POR) 118.276
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 100.483
Juventus (ITA) 95.102
FC Zenit (RUS) 90.099
PSV Eindhoven (NED) 58.195
Pot 2:
Real Madrid CF (ESP) 171.999
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 120.999
FC Porto (POR) 111.276
Arsenal FC (ENG) 110.078
Valencia CF (ESP) 99.999 [Q]
Manchester City FC (ENG) 87.078
2nd Ranked Qualifier
3rd Ranked Qualifier
Pot 3:
Sevilla FC (ESP) 80.499 [remote chance of pot 2 in which case replaced by 3rd Ranked Qualifier]
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) 72.983
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 65.033
Olympiacos FC (GRE) 62.380
Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) 50.020
AS Roma (ITA) 43.602
4th Ranked Qualifier
5th Ranked Qualifier
Pot 4:
VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) 33.883
VfL Wolfsburg (GER) 31.883
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 24.700 [Q]
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) 18.200 [Q]
KAA Gent (BEL) 13.440
Malmö FF (SWE) 12.545 [Q]
6th Ranked Qualifier
7th Ranked Qualifier
10 Qualifiers from play-off games
5 Play-Off Winners (League Qualifying Route):
AS Monaco FC (FRA) 31.483 -OR- Valencia CF (ESP) 99.999 (Agg: 3-4) -> Valencia into Pot 2.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 86.033 -OR- SK Rapid Wien (AUT) 15.635 (Agg: 3-3) -> Shakhtar into pot 2 or 3
Club Brugge KV (BEL) 41.440 -OR- Manchester United FC (ENG) 103.078 (Agg: 1-3)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) 87.883 -OR- SS Lazio (ITA) 49.102 (Agg: 0-1)
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) 55.599 -OR- Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) 56.276 (Agg: 1-2) -> Definitely Pot 3
5 Play-Off Winners (Champions Route):
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 24.700 -OR- KF Skënderbeu (ALB) 5.575 (Agg: 6-2) -> Pot 4 Regardless of qualifier.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) 18.200 -OR- FC Basel 1893 (SUI) 84.875 (Agg: 3-3) -> Maccabi into Pot 4 on away goals.
Malmö FF (SWE) 12.545 -OR- Celtic FC (SCO) 39.080 (Agg: 4-3) -> Pot 4 Regardless of qualifier.
APOEL FC (CYP) 35.460 -OR- FC Astana (KAZ) 3.825 (Agg: 0-1) -> Pot 4 Regardless of qualifier.
FK Partizan (SRB) 14.775 -OR- FC BATE Borisov (BLR) 35.150 (Agg: 0-1) -> Pot 4 Regardless of qualifier.
Special Draw Rules:
Russian and Ukrainian teams will not be able to play each other!
Known TV pairings:
Spain (ESP) [1]: FC Barcelona & Real Madrid
Ukraine (UKR): FC Dynamo Kyiv & FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Possible TV pairings:
5 club countries:
Spain: Club Atlético de Madrid/Sevilla FC/Valencia CF
4 club countries
- England: Chelsea/Arsenal/Manchester City[/Manchester United]
- Germany: Bayern Munich/VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach/VfL Wolfsburg[/Bayer 04 Leverkusen]
3 club countries
- France: Paris Saint-Germain/Olympique Lyonnais[/AS Monaco FC]
- Italy: Juventus/Roma[/Lazio]
- Portugal: SL Benfica/FC Porto[/Sporting Clube de Portugal]
2 club countries (if the 2nd club qualifies]
- Belgium?: KAA Gent (BEL)[/Club Brugge KV (BEL)]
- Russia?: FC Zenit (RUS)[/PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)]
Does anyone have a real clue as to what the TV pairings will actually be?