Past Champions League winners FC Barcelona, Juventus and Liverpool will find out next week who they must beat in a qualifying round to reach this year's group stage.
Uefa will hold an August 1 draw for the third and final qualifying round that will decide which 16 teams join the 16 elite clubs already entered into the lucrative competition.
Five-time champion Liverpool and 2006 finalist Arsenal join the draw knowing that each of the four English clubs in the group stage last season earned at least £16- million in appearance money and a share of television rights deals.
Additional prize money is given for winning and drawing matches. Juventus return to the competition after a two-year absence because of a bribery scandal.
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