Real Madrid will be in pot two of the Champions League group stage draw next season due to their failure to win La Liga this season.
UEFA is bringing new changes into play for next season’s edition, with the winners of the continent’s top seven leagues going into the first pot, along with the European champions. Because this year’s finalists, Juventus and Barcelona have already won their domestic leagues, the final place in pot one will go to the winners of Europe’s 8th ranked league – the Dutch Eredivisie.
It will be the first time in five years Los Blancos will not be among the top seeds when it comes to the draw being made in August, and will see the 10-time winners play another of Europe’s big guns in the group stage. Potential opponents could include Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus or Paris Saint-Germain.
The changes will see other pot one regulars drop into the lower pots after UEFA decided to move away from the coefficient ranking used previously. Real’s city rivals Atletico de Madrid will find themselves affected, along with the likes of Manchester United, Porto and Arsenal.
Next season’s Champions League final takes place at the San Siro in Milan on May 28th.
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