The Champions League group stage has ended for five of the eight groups that comprise it (D, E, F, G and H), and, although the remaining three (A, B and C) have yet to be closed, Seven of the eight teams that advance to the next round are already known as first classified and six that do so as secondTherefore, the two drums for the round of 16 draw, which will take place on Monday, December 14, are already taking shape.
Juventus and Dortmund joined Bayern, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, who already secured their lead last week, in Pot 1 on Tuesday. of the first classified. On Wednesday it was PSG, who after resuming their match against Basaksehir, certified his pass as seed. It only remains to know who will accompany them from Group B, Real Madrid, where both the Whites and Gladbach and Shakhtar can finish first.
Barcelona and Lazio arrived at Pot 2 on Tuesday, in which Seville and Porto had already been sure of last week and this Wednesday Leipzig (after the victory of PSG) and Atalanta did. The places that remain to be assigned are those of the second classified in group A, which Salzburg and Atlético choose, and in group B, which may be for Real Madrid, Gladbach, Inter or Shakhtar.
This is how the drums remain so far:
Pot 1: Bayern, City, Liverpool, Juventus, Chelsea, Dortmund and PSG.
Pot 2: Porto, Seville, Lazio, Barcelona, Atalanta and Leipzig.