Champions League draw in full: 2023/24 groups and fixtures
Champions League draw: as it happened
Champions League 2023/24 Group Stages
Group A
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
Copenhagen
Galatasaray
Group B
Sevilla
Arsenal
PSV
Lens
Group C
Napoli
Real Madrid
Braga
Union Berlin
Group D
Benfica
Inter Milan
Salzburg
Real Sociedad
Group E
Feyenoord
Atlético Madrid
Lazio
Celtic
Group F
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan
Newcastle
Group G
Manchester City
RB Leipzig
FK Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade)
Young Boys
Group H
Barcelona
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Royal Antwerp
With the Champions League group stages confirmed, attention now turns to the Europa League draw. The likes of Liverpool, Roma and Ajax are all in this year's competition and will soon find out their group stage opponents.
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Group C: Napoli, Real Madrid, SC Braga, Union Berlin
The draw was made in Monaco on Thursday, 31 August. The 32 teams in the group stages were initially split into four pots, with the highest-ranked teams in Pot 1 and the lowest-ranked in Pot 4.
There was delight for Manchester City as Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola scooped the top men’s awards at the ceremony in Monaco.
And with that, they wrap up the UEFA ceremony in Monaco!
Haaland: "Pep is sometimes a bit scary, but my father can also be a bit scary! I like when Pep shouts at me. I'm not complaining at all!"
Haaland: "As I said, it's about keeping the head clear. We have to be more prepared and sharper for this season. I'm ready to do my best to have another great season."
Haaland: "I'm living the dream!
"This was my dream when I was young. I'm really happy and it gives me so much motivation to keep on working."
Bonmatí: "I'm very ambitious, I always want more. I play at a spectacular club.
"I'd also like to say thanks to Sarina [Wiegman] for her words.
"To all the women, we are united and we will do our best work so it won't happen again (Rubiales case)."
Bonmatí: "I'm very proud. I'd like to share this award with my team-mates."
The UEFA Men's Player of the Year is Erling Haaland!
Absolutely no surprise there!
2022/23 UEFA Men's Player of the Year nominees
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium & Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norway & Manchester City)
Lionel Messi (Argentina & Paris, now at Inter Miami)
The UEFA Women's Player of the Year is Aitana Bonmatí of Spain and Barcelona. That is fully deserved!
Wiegman adds: "It really hurts me as a mother and as a wife, there is a long way to go in the Women's game and I'd like to dedicate this award to the Spanish team."
A touch of class from Wiegman to end her speech.
"I'm very proud of the team and staff. The FA really supports us and gives us the facilities to perform," Wiegman says.
The UEFA Women's Coach of the Year is Sarina Wiegman.
The England boss helped guide the Lionesses to European glory last summer and the World Cup final Down Under.
Guardiola won't be speaking at the event as he recovers from back surgery.
And the winner is: Pep Guardiola!
The next award is for the Men's Coach of the Year!
Klose gets his award for fair play throughout his career.
UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin is on stage.
"Football is so powerful, everybody follows football," he says.
Čeferin talks about his admiration for Miroslav Klose, who will be the recipient of the President's Award.
But it's not over yet!
It's time for the 'President's award'
I really like the look of Group F. Newcastle fans will have some nice cities to travel to.
And that is that! The Champions League draw is complete!
And the last team out is Royal Antwerp. It's their first ever time in the Champions League and they take their place in Group H.
Celtic come out next. They are placed by Abidal in Group E.
Ligue 1 club Lens are in Group B!
Young Boys will face reigning champions Man City.
Young Boys are out. The Swiss side are in Group G.
German side Union Berlin are in the Champions League for the first time ever and will feature in Group C, with Napoli, Real Madrid and SC Braga.
Turkish champions Galatasaray go into Group A.
It's Newcastle, and they will play in Group F.
Basque side Real Sociedad are out.
They go into Group D.
We have some very interesting groups so far.
And we now move on to the fourth and final pot.
SC Braga are in Group C. They will come up against Napoli and Real Madrid.
FC Copenhagen - Danish champions - are sent to Group A.
Group A has Bayern and Man United.
Lazio are in Group E with Feyenoord and Atlético.
Salzburg go into Group D with Benfica and Inter.
AC Milan, seven-time winners, go into Group F and will be competing against PSG and Dortmund.
PSV are drawn out. They will come up against Sevilla and Arsenal.
FK Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) are in Group G, where they will face Man City and RB Leipzig.
Shakhtar Donetsk will play in Group H alongside Barcelona and Porto.
It's time for Pot 3!
Inter are in Group D with Benfica and FC Porto will play Barcelona in Group H.
Real Madrid will play Napoli in Group C!
Group G:
Manchester City, RB Leipzig
Manchester United are out next!
And they will face Bayern Munich in Group A.
Atlético Madrid will go up against Feyenoord in Group E.
Arsenal go into Group B, where they will meet Sevilla.
Borussia Dortmund will play in Group F with PSG.
Real Madrid, Inter and Arsenal are all in Pot 2.
We're now preparing for the Pot 2 clubs.
And FC Barcelona will play in Group H.
Group G: Man City
Group F: PSG
Feyenoord will go into Group E.
Group D welcomes Benfica.
The next club is Napoli, who go to Group C.
Next out we have Sevilla, last year's Europa League winners and they go into Group B.
The first team picked out is Bayern Munich.
The balls get a good shuffle.
The 32 teams
ENG: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle
ESP: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
ITA: Inter, Lazio, Milan, Napoli
GER: Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin
FRA: Lens, Paris
POR: Benfica, Braga, Porto
NED: Feyenoord, PSV
AUT: Salzburg
SCO: Celtic
SRB: Crvena zvezda
UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk
BEL: Antwerp
SUI: Young Boys
DEN: Copenhagen
TUR: Galatasaray
The draw involves certain conditions to ensure that the top-seeded teams don’t face each other until later in the competition and that clubs from the same country don’t face each other or play on the same day.
And now for Giorgio Marchetti, who will get the draw underway.
Abidal is speaking about his spell with Barcelona and the club's European success.
"Wembley is the best place to host the Champions League final," he says.
The special guests coming on to help out with today's proceedings are Eric Abidal and Joe Cole.
We're currently watching a montage of last year’s Champions League, as we build up slowly to the draw.
Pot 4
BSC Young Boys
Real Sociedad
Galatasaray
Celtic
Newcastle
Union Berlin
Royal Antwerp
RC Lens
Pot 3
Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Salzburg
AC Milan
SC Braga
PSV Eindhoven
Lazio
FK Crvena zvezda
FC Copenhagen
Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury are hosting the draw today.
Champions League draw underway!
The ceremony has begun in Monaco!
We'll have the groups for you very shortly, but in the meantime, here is Pot 2:
Real Madrid
Manchester United
Inter
Borussia Dortmund
Atlético Madrid
RB Leipzig
FC Porto
Arsenal
Pot 1
Manchester City
Sevilla
Barcelona
Napoli
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Benfica
Feyenoord
We're just minutes away from the UEFA Champions League draw in Monaco.
Club profile: Newcastle
How they qualified: Fourth in Premier League
Best European Cup performance: Second group stage (2002/03)
Club profile: Union Berlin
UEFA coefficient ranking: 94
How they qualified: Fourth in Germany
Last season: Europa League round of 16
Best European Cup performance: First appearance
Who will Manchester United face?
Manchester United will be hoping for a favourable draw. I would not be surprised to see them come up against Spanish opposition after last season's European run!
Winning LaLiga last season sees Barcelona secure a place in pot 1 ahead of the draw and this ensures that Xavi’s side will avoid the likes of heavyweights such as Man City, Bayern Munich and PSG.
Pot 2 does throw up a series of tricky opponents and the Catalan side will be anxious to avoid the likes of Man United, Inter Milan and Arsenal, with RB Leipzig and Porto seen by fans as more palatable opposition.
UCL draw set to start
The draw involves certain conditions to ensure that the top-seeded teams don’t face each other until later in the competition and that clubs from the same country don’t face each other or play on the same day.
This will be the last edition of the Champions League in its current format as a new, expanded version will be rolled out next year.
We'll be getting underway very shortly!
Carlo Ancelotti’s team are the highest ranked side in pot 2 after finishing as runner-up in LaLiga last season. This does mean that a tough pot 1 opponent awaits and this could be one of Man City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Benfica or Feyenoord.
Club profile: Barcelona
UEFA coefficient ranking: 9
How they qualified: Spanish champions
Last season: Group stage, Europa League knockout round play-offs
Club profile: Napoli
UEFA coefficient ranking: 19
How they qualified: Italian champions
Last season: Quarter-finals (L1-2 vs Milan)
The 32 teams in the group stage
A quick reminder of the 32 teams involved in the Champions League draw today.
ENG: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle
ESP: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
ITA: Inter, Lazio, Milan, Napoli
GER: Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin
FRA: Lens, Paris
POR: Benfica, Braga, Porto
NED: Feyenoord, PSV
AUT: Salzburg
SCO: Celtic
SRB: Crvena zvezda
UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk
BEL: Antwerp
SUI: Young Boys
DEN: Copenhagen
TUR: Galatasaray
Where is the Champions League draw?
After three years away, the draw returns to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
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UEFA has unveiled one of the most important elements of its Champions League: the distribution of revenue between the teams that are going to participate.
In total, the gross amount expected across all of the competitions is $3.5 billion (c. $3.8 billion). This covers the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League and the 2023 UEFA Super Cup.
Height and weight of Champions League trophy
The Champions League trophy stands 73.5cm tall and weighs 7.5kg.
"It may not be an artistic masterpiece, but everybody in football is keen to get their hands on it," said creator Jürg Stadelmann.
Champions League draw 2023/24 simulator
Thursday sees the much-anticipated draw for the group stage of the 2023/24 Champions League and we return with this popular simulation tool.
Champions League final in London
The 2023/24 Champions League final will take place at London's Wembley Stadium.
When are the 2023/24 Champions League matches?
Here are some important dates to remember:
Matchday 1: 19/20 September 2023
Matchday 2: 3/4 October 2023
Matchday 3: 24/25 October 2023
Matchday 4: 7/8 November 2023
Matchday 5: 28/29 November 2023
Matchday 6: 12/13 December 2023
Round of 16: 13/14/20/21 February and 5/6/12/13 March 2024
Quarter-finals: 9/10 and 16/17 April 2024
Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May and 7/8 May 2024
Final: 1 June 2024
2022/23 UEFA Men's Coach of the Year nominees
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Simone Inzaghi (Inter)
Luciano Spalletti (Napoli)
2022/23 UEFA Men's Player of the Year
The 2022/23 UEFA Men's Player of the Year will also be announced today.
The UEFA Men's Player of the Year award nominees are: Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi.
De Bruyne (Belgium & Manchester City)
Haaland (Norway & Manchester City)
Messi (Argentina & PSG, now at Inter Miami)
The Champions League draw will be getting underway in Monaco in just over one hour.
Newcastle are back!
Newcastle are back in the Champions League. The last time they were in the group stages of the competition was in the 2002/03 season.
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Every year there is one group that looks particularly strong, often christened the ‘Group of Death’. Here’s what the 2023/24 Group of Death could look like...
Who could be in the Group of Death?
The 32 qualifiers for this year’s Champions League are divided into four pots; with the historically stronger teams in Pot 1, and the weaker teams in Pot 4. The groups are also split into two halves - red and blue - to ensure that teams from the same country or city are not playing on the same day.
For example, Manchester City and Manchester United cannot be placed in the same group. Neither can Barcelona and Real Madrid. With that in mind, we have taken a look at a few possible options for a ‘Group of Death’
Pot 4
BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
Celtic FC (SCO)
Newcastle United FC (ENG) – K
1. FC Union Berlin (GER) – J
Royal Antwerp FC (BEL)
RC Lens (FRA) – F
Pot 3
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
FC Salzburg (AUT)
AC Milan (ITA) – I
SC Braga (POR)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) – H
S.S. Lazio (ITA) – D
FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
F.C. Copenhagen (DEN)
Pot 2 teams
Real Madrid CF (ESP) – C
Manchester United (ENG) – A
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) – I
Borussia Dortmund (GER) – E
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) – B
RB Leipzig (GER) – J
FC Porto (POR) – G
Arsenal FC (ENG) – K
Pot 1 teams
Manchester City (ENG) – pairing A
Sevilla FC (ESP) – B
FC Barcelona (ESP) – C
SSC Napoli (ITA) – D
FC Bayern München (GER) – E
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – F
SL Benfica (POR) – G
Feyenoord (NED) – H
Club profile: Manchester City
Manchester City had a remarkable 2022/23 campaign. They won the Premier League, FA Cup and beat Inter 1-0 in the Champions League final to win the treble under head coach Pep Guardiola.
How does the group stage draw work?
The 32 teams have been split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 consists of the holders, Europa League winners and six domestic champions. Pots 2 to 4 are determined by the club coefficient rankings.
Which teams are in the group stage draw?
The 32 teams are as follows:
ENG: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle
ESP: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
ITA: Inter, Lazio, Milan, Napoli
GER: Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin
FRA: Lens, Paris
POR: Benfica, Braga, Porto
NED: Feyenoord, PSV
AUT: Salzburg
SCO: Celtic
SRB: Crvena zvezda
UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk
BEL: Antwerp
SUI: Young Boys
DEN: Copenhagen
TUR: Galatasaray
Hello & welcome!
Welcome to AS USA's build-up to the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw. I'm Kieran Quaile and I will be taking you through each of the group stages, pots and fixtures for the upcoming season.