What time is the Champions League group stage draw TODAY? Date, live stream, pots and UEFA seedings
European champions Liverpool are set to get the defence their Champions League crown under way.
The Red’s beat Premier League rivals Tottenham back in June after a thrilling campaign in Europe’s elite competition.
Now the continent’s best are set to battle it out again ahead of the final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey early next summer.
But before the tournament can burst back into life, the teams will first have to split into their groups.
Champions League draw: Date and time
The final play-off ties in this season’s qualifying stages were completed last night and the draw will now take place the today (Thursday, August 29).
It will be hosted in Monaco and will get started at 5pm UK time.
Champions League draw: TV channel and live stream
UEFA will be providing a free live stream of the draw on their official website.
It will also be shown on BT Sport 2 with their coverage beginning at 4:30pm.
Champions League draw: Teams and pots
Pot 1
Liverpool (ENG, holders)
Chelsea (ENG, Europa League winners)
Barcelona (ESP)
Manchester City (ENG)
Juventus (ITA)
Bayern Munich (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Zenit (RUS)
Pot 2
Real Madrid (ESP)
Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Napoli (ITA)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Benfica (POR)
Ajax (NET)
Pot 3
Lyon (FRA)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Club Brugge (BEL)
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Valencia (ESP)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Pot 4
Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
Genk (BEL)
Galatasaray (TUR)
RB Leipzig (GER)
Red Star Belgrade (SER)
Atalanta (ITA)
Lille (FRA)
Slavia Prague (CZE)
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Champions League draw: How does it work?
The 26 teams given direct entry to the group stage will be joined by the six winners of the play-off ties.
The teams will then be split into four seeding pots.
Pot 1 consists of the holders, Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations. Pots 2 to 4 are determined by the club coefficient rankings.
No team can play a club from their own association and there may be other stipulations (for political reason etc) which will be detailed before the draw begins.
The draw also establishes the groups for the UEFA Champions League path of the UEFA Youth League.
Champions League 2019/20 schedule
- Group stage, matchday one – September 17/18
- Group stage, matchday two – October 1/2
- Group stage, matchday three – October 22/23
- Group stage, matchday four – November 5/6
- Group stage, matchday five – November 26/27
- Group stage, matchday six – December 10/11
- Round of 16 draw, Nyon – December 16
- Round of 16, first leg – February 18/19 and 25/26
- Round of 16, second leg – March 10/11 and 17/18
- Quarter final and semi-final draw, Nyon – March 20
- Quarter finals, first leg – April 7/8
- Quarter finals, second leg – April 14/15
- Semi finals, first leg – April 28/29
- Semi finals, second leg – May 5/6
- Final, Istanbul – May 30