Group of champions possible in Champions League draw

The champions of Europe's top four leagues could be drawn together in the Champions League group stages following the completion of the qualifying playoffs.

By Jack Prescott, Rugby Editor

Published: August 29 2012 | 21:59

Last updated: August 31 2012 | 09:57

The champions of Europe's top four leagues could be drawn in the same group in Thursday's Champions League draw.

Real Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund each occupy a different pot for the ceremony following the completion of the qualifying playoffs.

You can follow Thursday's draw at 5pm right here on Sports Mole.

Pot 1:
Chelsea
Barcelona
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Arsenal
FC Porto
AC Milan

Pot 2:
Valenica
Benfica
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
Schalke 04
Manchester City
SC Braga
Dynamo Kiev

Pot 3:
Olympiakos
Ajax Amsterdam
Anderlecht
Juventus
FC Copenhagen or Lille
Spartak Moscow
Paris Saint-Germain
Galatasaray

Pot 4:
Celtic
Borussia Dortmund
BATE Borisov
Dinamo Zagreb
CFR Cluj
Malaga
Montpellier
FC Nordsjaelland

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1	Liverpool	14	11	2	1	29	11	18	35
2	Chelsea	15	9	4	2	35	18	17	31
3	Arsenal	15	8	5	2	29	15	14	29
4	Manchester City Man City	15	8	3	4	27	21	6	27
5	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	15	7	4	4	19	18	1	25
6	Aston Villa	15	7	4	4	23	23	0	25
7	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	15	6	6	3	25	22	3	24
8	Bournemouth	15	7	3	5	23	20	3	24
9	Brentford	15	7	2	6	31	28	3	23
10	Fulham	15	6	5	4	22	20	2	23
11	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	15	6	2	7	31	19	12	20
12	Newcastle United Newcastle	15	5	5	5	19	21	-2	20
13	Manchester United Man Utd	15	5	4	6	19	18	1	19
14	West Ham United West Ham	15	5	3	7	20	28	-8	18
15	Everton	14	3	5	6	14	21	-7	14
16	Leicester City Leicester	15	3	5	7	21	30	-9	14
17	Crystal Palace	15	2	7	6	14	20	-6	13
18	Ipswich Town Ipswich	15	1	6	8	14	27	-13	9
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	15	2	3	10	23	38	-15	9
20	Southampton	15	1	2	12	11	31	-20	5