Liverpool becomes the Only English Club in the Pot 1 Champions League Group Draw

DBasia.news – Premier League champions, Liverpool are the only English club to be included in Pot 1 in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage draw.

Joining Liverpool in Pot 1 are Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. Still in Pot 1 also includes Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Porto, as well as Europa League champions Sevilla.

Three other English clubs, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea will be in Pot 2, along with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Thus, Man City, Man United and Chelsea are likely to be in a group with clubs in Pot 1 such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, PSG or Sevilla.

Sevilla has indeed qualified for the Champions League group phase after finishing third in LaLiga. However, through this route, Sevilla will not occupy Pot 1.

As for Inter Milan, a defeat in the Europa League final put them in Pot 3 with clubs like RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg.

The 2020-21 Champions League group stage draw is scheduled to be held in Athens, Greece, on October 1, 2020. Meanwhile, the kick-off for the Champions League group stage will start on October 20.