article_snippet.sent: UEFA has published Champions League regulations for next season confirming a seeding change to reward national league winners.
article_snippet.sent: Top-seeded teams in eight groups will be the defending Champions League winner plus title holders in the seven highest-ranked countries.
article_snippet.sent: If Real Madrid don't win La Liga or Champions League
article_snippet.sent: Real Madrid don't win La Liga or the Champions League will be in pot 2 next season .
article_snippet.sent: If things stay as things are in Europe...
article_snippet.sent: Champions League winner .
article_snippet.sent: Real Madrid would also drop down if Barcelona wins Champions League and Spanish league.
article_snippet.sent: If the Champions League winner also wins the Champions League winner national title, then the eighth top-seeded team is the Dutch champions.
article_snippet.sent: That is PSV Eindhoven, which is only 30th in UEFA's club standings.
article_snippet.sent: Currently, top-seeded teams are the eight highest-ranked in a five-year results cycle in UEFA competitions.
article_snippet.sent: The new system should elevate league-leading Bayern Munich and Zenit St Petersburg, plus France's champions.
article_snippet.sent: Bayern Munich would benefit if the winners of Champions League also won the winners of the Champions League domestic title .
highlights_snippet.sent: Top-seeded teams in Champions League groups will be title holders .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Top seven league winners will be joined by the holders of the competition .
  