The Champions League Cup

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Telegraph

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Sports news: the champion of Ukraine lost chance to be in the top of the basket during the group stage draw next season’s Champions League.

Under the current rules, the first pot when the draw for the group stages of the Champions League is comprised of the Champions 7 national associations who are leading in the UEFA coefficients table, and the current champion of the tournament.

In that case, if the current champion is also the champion in your own country, then in the first basket gets a 8 representative of the Association that is currently Ukraine.

Among all participants in the semi-finals of the champion of his country was only Bayern, because in that case, if Bayern win the Champions League, the Ukrainian club would be in the first pot for future draws .

In the end, Bayern were knocked out of the tournament after failing to beat real Madrid, and with it was lost and the chances of the future winner of the Ukrainian championship to get into the top basket.

A place in the first basket already ensured Bayern, Barcelona, Manchester city and PSG. Also, most likely, they will be leaders in their leagues, Juventus, Lokomotiv and Port. The final member of the top basket will be the winner of the final pair of Champions League real Madrid – Liverpool.