Champions League draw: when to start, where to watch the online broadcast on August 31

On Thursday, August 31, the draw for the 2023/24 Champions League group stage will take place in Monaco.

The event and the award ceremony for the best football players and female players following the results of the last season, as well as the coaches of men’s and women’s teams, will begin at 19:00 Moscow time. You can follow the draw process on Match TV (from 18:45) and Match! Football 1”, as well as the sites sportbox.ru matchtv.ru.

Open video

32 clubs will play in the group stage of the Champions League, which will be divided into eight groups. Teams in the draw will be divided into four pots according to the UEFA club rankings.

First basket: Manchester City (England), PSG (France), Bayern Munich (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Sevilla (Spain), Napoli (Italy), Benfica (Portugal) , Feyenoord (Netherlands).

Second basket: Real Madrid (Spain), Atlético Madrid (Spain), Arsenal (England), Manchester United (England), Borussia (Dortmund, Germany), Leipzig (Germany), Inter ( Italy), Porto (Portugal).

Third basket: Lazio (Italy), Milan (Italy), Shakhtar (Ukraine), PSV (Netherlands), Braga (Portugal), Salzburg (Austria), Copenhagen (Denmark), Crvena Star” (Serbia).

Fourth basket: Newcastle (England), Real Sociedad (Spain), Celtic (Scotland), Antwerp (Belgium), Union (Germany), Galatasaray (Turkey), Lens (France) , Young Boys (Switzerland).

The UEFA Champions League final will take place on 1 June 2024 at Wembley London.

You can also follow the draw on the websites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.