Champions League draw: Everything you need to know
When is the draw?
The 2023/24 Champions League draw will start at 5pm (UK) on Thursday, August 31st. For the first time in three years, the ceremony will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
You will be able to keep up-to-date with the draw right here on Flashscore.
How will the draw work?
The 32 teams will be placed into four pots. Pot 1 will consist of the current holders Manchester City, the Europa League winners Sevilla, and six domestic champions. Pots 2 to 4 will be based on the club's coefficient rankings.
To see your club's coefficient ranking, visit the UEFA website.
As usual, no teams from the same federation can be drawn against each other - so Premier League clubs will be kept separate at this stage.
Which teams are in the draw?
The 32 teams competing in the 2023/24 Champions League group stage is complete after the final play-off round on Wednesday evening, with PSV, FC Copenhagen and Antwerp taking their place among Europe's elite at the expense of Rangers, Rakow and AEK Athens respectively.
England: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle
Spain: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
Germany: Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin
Italy: Inter, Lazio, AC Milan, Napoli
Denmark: FC Copenhagen
Portugal: Benfica, Braga, Porto
Austria: Salzburg
Scotland: Celtic
Serbia: Crvena zvezda
Switzerland: Young Boys
Belgium: Antwerp
Turkey: Galatasaray
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
*Top seeds (Pot 1) in bold.
What else happens during the draw?
As well as the draw for the Champions League group stage, the men's player of the year, the woman's player of the year, and men's and women's coaches of the year will be unveiled.
UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin will also bestow the President's Award to former Germany striker Miroslav Klose for "outstanding achievement, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities".
Where is the final?
The Champions League final will take place at London's Wembley Stadium on June 1st. It will be the eighth time the venue has hosted the showpiece event - more than any other stadium.
