The UEFA Champions League draw will take place in the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, France, tomorrow (Thursday), following the start of the 2023–2024 football season.
The UEFA Champions League draw will take place in the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, France, tomorrow (Thursday), following the start of the 2023–2024 football season.
The original round-robin structure will once again be used, with 32 teams divided into four pots, eight groups of four teams each, and home and away games.
Which clubs have earned a spot?
Currently, 29 clubs have already qualified, and today’s matches between PSV and Rangers, Copenhagen and Rokow Czezchakowa at home, and AK Athens and Royal Antwerp will determine the final three spots.
The eligible teams that will be seeded in four pots are listed below:
England: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United
Spain: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin
Italy: Inter Milan, Lazio, AC Milan, Napoli
France: Lens, Paris Saint-Germain
Portugal: Benfica, Porto, Braga
Netherlands: Feyenoord
Austria: Salzburg
Scotland: Celtic
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade
Switzerland: Young Boys
Turkey: Galatasaray
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
Team Pots
Pot 1: Manchester City, Sevilla, FC Barcelona, Napoli, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Feyenoord
Pot 2: Real Madrid, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, Porto, Arsenal
Pot 3: Shakhtar Donetsk, Red Bull Salzburg, AC Milan, Lazio, Red Star Belgrade, Braga
Pot 4: Newcastle United, Union Berlin, Lens, Real Sociedad, Celtic, Galatasaray
Currently unseeded: Young Boys, Athens or Royal Antwerp, PSV or Rangers, Copenhagen or Rakow.
The unseeded teams will be joined to make up Pots 3 and 4, based on the UEFA coefficient.
Group Stage Fixtures
Matchday 1: Sept. 19-20
Matchday 2: Oct. 3-4
Matchday 3: Oct. 24-25
Matchday 4: Nov. 7-8
Matchday 5: Nov. 28-29
Matchday 6: Dec. 12-13
Knockout Stage Fixtures
Round of 16: 13/14/20/21 February & 5/6/12/13 March 2024
Quarter-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 April 2024
Semi-finals: April 30/1 May & May 7/8, 2024
Final: June 1, 2024
The UCL draw will take place at 5 p.m. Nigerian time.
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