What you need to know about the draw for Europe’s premier club tournament
The draw for the Champions League group stage will take place on 31 August in Monaco. The top 32 clubs in Europe will be divided into eight groups. Shakhtar will also recognize their opponents at this stage of the tournament. Sport Arena tells you everything you need to know about the Champions League group stage draw.
Where will the draw for the 2023/2024 Champions League take place?
The official ceremony will take place in Monaco, in the Grimaldi Forum. It is noteworthy that the Principality will receive football guests from all over Europe for the first time after a three-year break. The official ceremony will begin at 19:00 Kyiv time.
In addition to, in fact, the distribution of teams into groups, the awards will be presented to the best player and female player of the season, the best coach of the season in men’s and women’s football, as well as the UEFA 2023 president’s award.
Who will play in the Champions League 2023/2024
As mentioned above, 32 teams will take part in this stage of the tournament. 26 of them received direct tickets, six – decide on the results of the qualification. The teams will be divided into four pots, according to the league and club rankings.
It is noteworthy that Real was in the second basket. The thing is that according to the rules, six winners of the best European championships, as well as winners of the Champions League (Manchester City) and the Europa League (Sevilla) get into the first place. Since Manchester City also won the English championship, the winner of the seventh UEFA championship, Feyenoord from the Dutch Eredivision, got into the first pot.
- First basket: Manchester City, Sevilla, Barcelona, Napoli, Bavaria, PSG, Benfica, Feyenoord
- Second basket: Real Madrid, Manchester United Inter, Borussia D, Atlético, Leipzig, Porto, Arsenal
- Third basket: Shakhtar, Salzburg, Milan, Braga, PSV, Lazio, Red Star, Copenhagen
- Fourth basket: Young Boys, Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Celtic, Newcastle, Union, Antwerp, Lens.
2023/2024 Champions League group stage draw principle
Each of the eight groups will have one team from each pot. At the same time, clubs from the same country cannot be in the same quartet in the group stage. There are two debutants in the current Champions League – Union and Antwerp. Lance and Newcastle will play at this stage of the tournament after a long break.
When will the 2023/2024 Champions League group stage take place?
It will start in mid-September and end in mid-December. The match of the first round of the round will be held on September 19 and 20, the sixth – on December 12 and 13. The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs. The third-placed clubs in their quartets will play in the Europa League play-off round with the teams that finished second in their groups in the second most important European Cup.
Where to watch the 2023/2024 Champions League draw
Broadcast of the draw of the Champions League group stage in Ukraine will be available on the Megogo platform. Since the 2020/21 season, Megogo has been offering broadcasts of Champions League and Europa League matches. And in general, all the leading clubs and world tournaments are represented on the platform.
Source: Sportarena
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