At the draw of the group stage of the Champions League season 2016/2017 the Donetsk Shakhtar will fall into the first basket.

It happened due to the championship of Real Madrid, Monaco and Juventus in their championships, as well as the flight of Atletico from the Champions League.

Recall that in the first basket exactly fall the champions of the first eight countries in the rating of UEFA coefficients, the winner of the Champions League, as well as another team rated.

In view of the fact that this season the most prestigious European tournament will win the champion of your country (Real or Juventus), then one place in the first basket was released. Ukraine in the table of coefficients of UEFA is on the eighth place, which means that Shakhtar will be the last team of the first basket.

In addition to Gornyakov, the first basket will include: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Monaco, Spartak and Benfica.

The draw for the group stage of the Champions League will be held on August 24 in France, and the final of the tournament will be held on May 26 in Kiev at the NSC Olympic.