The Champions League group stage has ended for four of the eight groups that comprise it (E, F, G and H), and, although the other four (A, B, C and D) have yet to be closed, six of the eight teams that advance to the next round as first classified and four that do so as second are already knownTherefore, the two drums for the round of 16 draw, which will take place on Monday, November 14, are already taking shape. PSG and Leipzig are also classified but it is not known who will make it as group winners until the interrupted PSG-Basaksehir is finished.
Juventus and Dortmund yesterday joined Bayern, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, who already achieved their leadership last week, in Pot 1 of the first classified. 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.
At Pot 2, in which Sevilla and Porto were already safe since last week, Barcelona and Lazio arrived yesterday. The places that remain to be assigned are those of the second classified in group A, to which Salzburgo and Atlético, in group B, which can be for Real Madrid, Gladbach, Inter or Shakhtar; and from group D, which will be for Atalanta or Ajax.
This is how the drums remain so far:
Pot 1: Bayern. City, Liverpool, Juventus, Chelsea, Dortmund and PSG or Leipzig.
Pot 2: Porto, Seville, Lazio, Barcelona and PSG or Leipzig.