The 2017/18 Champions League group stage
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
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The ten play-off winners have now joined the 22 automatic entrants in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage. We look at the line-up ahead of Thursday's draw.
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Twenty-two spots for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage have long been filled, with the remaining ten decided by this week's play-offs.
2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage
Anderlecht (BEL)
APOEL (CYP)*
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Barcelona (ESP)
Basel (SUI)
Bayern München (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Beşiktaş (TUR)
Celtic (SCO)*
Chelsea (ENG)
CSKA Moskva (RUS)*
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Feyenoord (NED)
Juventus (ITA)
RB Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)*
Manchester City (ENG)
Manchester United (ENG)**
Maribor (SVN)*
Monaco (FRA)
Napoli (ITA)*
Olympiacos (GRE)*
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Qarabağ (AZE)*
Real Madrid (ESP, holders)
Roma (ITA)
Sevilla (ESP)*
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Spartak Moskva (RUS)
Sporting CP (POR)*
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
*Came through qualifying
**UEFA Europa League winners
A country's representation in the UEFA Champions League is determined by its UEFA coefficient ranking at the start of the previous season, which is calculated over a five-year basis.
The list above is provisional and is subject to pending legal proceedings and final confirmation from UEFA.
A new system of qualification for the club competition will begin for the 2018/19 season with the top four nations (Spain, Germany, England and Italy) each receiving four automatic UEFA Champions League group places.
