The draw for the group stage of the Champions League is scheduled for Thursday. Here is all the essential information about this event.
At the heart of a week marked by the last hours of the summer transfer window, the European teams will also be fixed on their calendar in the most prestigious of competitions. As every year at the same time, the great leaders of the continent will be gathered for the draw for the group stage of the Champions League. This 2023-24 edition will be special since it will be the last in its current format, before a transition to the new UEFA formula from next season.
Where and when will the Champions League group stage draw take place?
The draw for the group stage of this 2023-24 edition of the Champions League will take place this Thursday, August 31 at 6 p.m., in the Principality of Monaco.
Where to follow the draw for the group stage of the Champions League?
The event will be co-broadcast in France by Canal + Foot, beIN Sports 1 and RMC Sport 1. It will also be possible to follow it on the streaming platforms of these groups, My Canal, beIN Connect and RMC Sport, but also for free. on the official UEFA website.
What are the different hats?
The constitution of the hats is carried out on several criteria: the current level of competitiveness of the clubs on the domestic level and the recent past on the European level. Thus, pot 1 consists of the champions of the past season, to which is added the winner of the Europa League.
Hat 1: FC Barcelona (Spain), Manchester City (England), Naples (Italy), Bayern Munich (Germany), PSG (France), Benfica (Portugal), Sevilla FC (Spain), Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands).
Hat 2 : Real Madrid (Spain), Manchester United (England), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Atlético Madrid (Spain), RB Leipzig (Germany), FC Porto (Portugal), Arsenal (England), Inter Milan (Italy).
Hat 3 : Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), RB Salzburg (Austria), AC Milan (Italy), SC Braga (Portugal), Lazio Rome (Italy), Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) or PSV Eindhoven (Country- Bas), FC Copenhagen (Denmark) or Young Boys of Bern (Switzerland) in the event of qualification of Racow.
Hat 4 : Real Sociedad (Spain), Galatasaray (Turkey), Celtic Glasgow (Scotland), Newcastle United (England), Union Berlin (Germany), RC Lens (France), Royal Antwerp (Belgium) or AEK Athens (Greece), Young Boys of Bern (Switzerland) in case of qualification of Copenhagen or Rakow (Poland).
