Champions League group stage draw: Pot 1

Pot 1 for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw is formed by the holders and the title winners from the rest of the top eight associations as per the UEFA association club coefficient rankings at the end of the 2015/16 season.

• Draw live at 18:00CET on Thursday: Full pots and procedure
• 2017/18 UEFA Champions League match calendar

Real Madrid (ESP)
• UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2016/17): 1
• How they qualified: holders/first in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 21 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League winners
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 12 (1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17)

Bayern München (GER)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 2
• How they qualified: first in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 20 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 5 (1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/56, 2000/01, 2012/13)

Juventus (ITA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 5
• How they qualified: first in Serie A
• Previous group stage campaigns: 17 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League runners-up
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 2 (1984/85, 1995/96)

Benfica (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 9
• How they qualified: first in Portuguese Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 12 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 2 (1960/61, 1961/62)

Chelsea (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
• How they qualified: first in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 14 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: not in UEFA competition
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (2011/12)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 18
• How they qualified: first in Ukrainian Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2015/16)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round/UEFA Europa League round of 32
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (2010/11)

Monaco (FRA)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 29
• How they qualified: first in Ligue 1
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (2003/04)

Spartak Moskva (RUS)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 104
• How they qualified: first in Russian Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 11 (last appearance: 2012/13)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
• Best European Cup performance: semi-finals (1990/91)