Champions League seeds 2018/19: What pot are Manchester United, Man City, Liverpool and Tottenham in?
The draw for the group stages of the Champions League 2018/19 season will take place at the end of August - and Premier League clubs now know
SEEDINGS for group stages of the Champions League 2018/19 season are now close to being finalised after Real Madrid were crowned European champions.
The make-up of the pots for the draw for next season's tournament were still up in the air before Real's 3-1 win over Liverpool in Kiev.
But with the Spanish giants claiming the title for a third successive season, that has gone a long way to resolving which clubs can face each other when the tournament kicks off in the new campaign.
So Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool now have a good idea what kind of challenge will face them.
When is the draw for the group stages of the Champions League 2018/19?
The draw for the group stages will be made on August 30.
It will be held in Monaco, once all the teams are confirmed following the qualifying stages of the competition, which will provide six sides.
There are already 26 teams who are certain of being involved in the group stages.
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What seed are Man City in the Champions League 2018/19 draw?
By being crowned Premier League champions, Manchester City have ensured they are among the top seeds in the draw.
Under Uefa regulations, the champions of the top six associations according to 2017 coefficients automatically go into pot one.
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They are joined by the winners of the 2017/18 Champions League and Europa League - on this occasion Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
What seed are Manchester United in the Champions League 2018/19 draw?
Changes to the way the Champions League is made up come into force next season, which ensure that the top four clubs from the top-four ranked national associations all go straight into the group stages of the competition.
Spain, Germany, England and Italy occupy those spots, and the seeding places are then determined by the individual club's coefficient.
Pot one is reserved for champions of six countries along with the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League - meaning United cannot be top seeds.
But their coefficient is the third best of the rest of the qualified clubs, ensuring they will be in pot two in the draw.
What seed are Tottenham in the Champions League 2018/19 draw?
With pot one reserved for champions of six countries along with the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League - Tottenham knew they could not be top seeds.
But their coefficient is still sixth best of the rest of the qualified clubs, ensuring they will be in pot two in the draw.
What seed are Liverpool in the Champions League 2018/19 draw?
Liverpool had the prospect of securing a place among the top seeds in pot one, had they beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Kiev.
But because they slipped to defeat, it means Jurgen Klopp's side now have to rely on their coefficient to decide their seeding in next season's draw.
That means they have to settle for a place in pot three for the draw - meaning they face the prospect of drawing two bid clubs in the group stages.