- Chelsea have a fair idea of who they may face in the group stages of the Champions League, with the teams in all four pots confirmed.
- The Blues are placed in Pot 2, meaning they won't face any of the other teams in the same pot.
- Here's what the four pots look like:
Pot 1: Bayern Munich, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Liverpool and Porto.
Pot 2: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax Man United, Man City and Chelsea.
Pot 3: Dynamo Kyiv, Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Inter Milan, Olympiacos, Lazio, Krasnodar, Atalanta
Pot 4: Lokomotiv Moscow, Marseille, Club Brugge, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, FC Midtjylland, Stade Rennes, Ferencvaros
- The much-anticipated draw will take place today (Thursday, October 1) at 16:00 BST in Switzerland. Now, let's take a look at what our group could potentially look like:
Group of death - Worst-case scenario
Imagine having Bayern Munich from Pot 1, Inter Milan from Pot 3 and Marseille from Pot 4! In our opinion, that would be the most difficult set of opponents for Chelsea.
Bayern won last season's Champions League as well as the Bundesliga while Inter Milan and Marseille finished second in their respective leagues. Group of death, indeed!
Easiest group - Best-case scenario
Given the teams in the pots, the easiest group would comprise the likes of Zenit Saint Petersburg from Pot 1, Olympiacos from Pot 3 and Club Brugge from Pot 4.
To be honest, none of these teams can be taken lightly. They've all qualified here because they deserve it and the Blues will have their work cut out in the competition.
