When is the Champions League group stage draw?

The draw for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage is set to be made on Thursday, as the 32 participating teams learn their fate.

This season will be the final edition of the competition in its current format, before an expansion ahead of next season.

Five British teams – Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle and Celtic – will discover their opponents for the group stage, when the draw is conducted in Monaco on Thursday 31 August, at 5pm BST.

2023/24 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Seeding:

Pot 1

Manchester City (ENG, Champions League holders)
Sevilla (ESP, Europa League holders)
Barcelona (ESP)
Napoli (ITA)
Bayern München (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Benfica (POR)
Feyenoord (NED)

Pot 2

Real Madrid (ESP)
Manchester United (ENG)
Inter (ITA)
Dortmund (GER)
Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Leipzig (GER)
Porto (POR)
Arsenal (ENG)

Pot 3

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Salzburg (AUT)
Milan (ITA)
Braga (POR)
PSV (NED)
Lazio (ITA)
Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Copenhagen (DEN)

Pot 4

Young Boys (SUI)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Celtic (SCO)
Newcastle (ENG)
Union Berlin (GER)
Antwerp (BEL)
Lens (FRA)

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