– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (US) The draw will take place in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday at 4pm. GMT, noon ET when the 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four. Pot 1 contains the holders of the Champions League and Europa League (Eintracht Frankfurt), as well as the champions of Europe’s top six leagues — the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga Liga. With Real Madrid securing the league and UCL double, there is a vacancy among the top flight and it goes to the Eredivisie champions — Ajax. Pots 2 to 4 are ranked according to the UEFA coefficient, which measures results and performance in Europe over a five-year period. Pot 2 will include Liverpool and the other English teams, Chelsea and Tottenham, as well as Barcelona and Juventus. Borussia Dortmund may face a tough group as they will be in Pot 3. One team from each pot is drawn into a group, which cannot contain more than one club from a single league. POT 1 Real Madrid Eintracht Frankfurt Manchester City Atm Milan Bayern Munich Paris Saint Germain FC Porto Ajax POT 2 Liverpool Chelsea Barcelona Juventus Atletico Madrid Sevilla RB Leipzig Tottenham Hotspur POT 3 Borussia Dortmund Salzburg Shakhtar Donetsk Inter Milan Napoli Benfica Sporting CP Bayer Leverkusen POT 4 RangersDinamo ZagrebMarseilleFC CopenhagenClub BruggeCelticViktoria PlzenMaccabi Haifa Game dates: Game 1: Sept. 6-7 Game 2: 13-14 Game 3: Oct. 4-5 Game 4: Oct. 11-12 Game 5: Oct. 25-26 Game 6: Nov. 1-2
