The 32 teams qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, including PSG and RC Lens, will be determined on their fate at the end of the day.
Champions League schedule
The dates of the Champions League are known. The group stage will start on September 19 and 20 and end on December 12 and 13.
The round of 16 will be held on February 13, 14, 20, 21 for the first legs and on March 5, 6, 12, 13 for the return matches. The quarter-finals will follow on April 9 and 10, then on April 16 and 17. The semi-finals are scheduled for April 30 and May 1, then May 7 and 8. As for the final, it will take place on June 1 at Wembley.
Champions League draw hats
The Champions League plateau is now known. Tuesday and Wednesday were indeed the return matches of the play-offs which allowed six new teams to snatch their qualification for the group stage.
After Braga, Galatasaray and the Young Boys of Bern, it is FC Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven and Antwerp who have obtained their precious sesame. This Thursday will take place the draw and the four hats who will chair this draw are therefore known.
As expected, PSG are present in hat 1 and RC Lens, which is making its comeback in the Champions League, in hat 4.
The raffle hats
Hat 1:
Manchester City (ENG)
Bayern Munich (GER)
Paris Saint Germain (FRA)
FC Barcelona (ESP)
Sevilla FC (ESP)
Benfica (POR)
Napoli (ITA)
Feyenoord (NL)
Hat 2:
Real Madrid (ESP)
Manchester United (ENG)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Atletico de Madrid (ESP)
RB Leipzig (GER)
FC Porto (POR)
Arsenal (ENG)
Hat 3:
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
RB Salzburg (AUT)
AC Milan (ITA)
Braga (POR)
Lazio (ITA)
Red Star Belgrade (SER)
FC Copenhagen (DAN)
PSV Eindhoven (PB)
Hat 4:
Real Sociedad (ESP)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Celtic (ECO)
Newcastle (ENG)
Union Berlin (DE)
RC Lens (FRA)
Young Boys Bern (SUI)
Antwerp (BEL)
What time and on which channel to watch the Champions League draw?
It’s the big day for PSG and RC Lens, the two French representatives in the Champions League. The two clubs will indeed know their opponents this Thursday during the group stage of the C1. While all qualified clubs are now known, the draw is to be held at UEFA headquarters at 6 p.m.
And to follow the event, French viewers will be spoiled for choice since in addition to the UEFA site, the three Champions League broadcasters in France will broadcast the draw, namely beIN Sports, Canal+ Football and RMC Sport 1.
