26 Champions League teams and group draw baskets © Reuters

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.