GENEVA — Titleholder Real Madrid and other European powers could be paired against some fresh faces in the Champions League draw on Thursday (Friday in Manila). Seeding is based on a team’s Champions League and Europa League results over the past five years. Real Madrid is guaranteed to earn at least 50 million euros ($59 million) before kicking a ball, and all 32 teams get a basic 15.25 million euros ($17.8 million) entry fee. UEFA pays 2.7 million euros ($3.2 million) per group-stage win and 900,000 euros ($1.05 million) for a draw. Draw seedings:Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain.

Source: Philippine Star August 29, 2018 22:30 UTC