Before the start of the first Champions League qualifying stage, it is worth reminding the 26 teams that have already secured their place in the group stage.
Pots and teams:
Pot 1 (champions): "Manchester City" (Champions League champions), "Sevilla" (Europa League champions), "Napoli" (Serie A champions), "Barcelona" (La Liga champions), "Bayern" (Bundesliga champions), "Feyenoord" (Eredivisie champions), PSG (Ligue 1 champions), "Benfica" (Primeira Liga champions)
Pot 2: "Real", "Manchester United", Milan "Inter", Dortmund "Borussia", "Atletico", "RB Leipzig", "Arsenal", "Porto"
Pot 3: "Shakhtar", "RB Salzburg", "AC Milan", "Lazio", "Crvena Zvezda"
Pot 3 or 4 (depending on qualification): "Real Sociedad", "Celtic", "Newcastle United"
Pot 4: Berlin "Union", "RC Lens"
6 teams will qualify for the group stage through qualifiers. In the first qualifying stage, Vilnius "Žalgiris" will begin their journey, facing the team "Struga" today.