Champions League group stage draw pots confirmed

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Check out the pots for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw.

The 32 UEFA Champions League group stage hopefuls were split into four pots for the draw, which took place on Thursday 31 August.

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)

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

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

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

To ensure that paired clubs from the same country play on separate days, the eight groups were distinguished by colour: Groups A to D were red and Groups E to H were blue. When a paired club was drawn, for example, in one of the red groups (A, B, C or D), the other paired club – once it was drawn – was automatically assigned to one of the four blue groups (E, F, G or H). The pairings were as follows:

A Manchester City & Manchester UnitedB Sevilla & AtléticoC Barcelona & Real MadridD Napoli & LazioE Bayern & DortmundF Paris & LensG Benfica & PortoH Feyenoord & PSVI Inter & AC MilanJ Leipzig & Union Berlin K Arsenal & Newcastle

Group stageMatchday 1: 19–20 September 2023Matchday 2: 3–4 October 2023Matchday 3: 24–25 October 2023Matchday 4: 7–8 November 2023Matchday 5: 28–29 November 2023Matchday 6: 12–13 December 2023

Champions League draw dates

Round of 16: 18 December 2023Quarter-finals & semi-finals: 15 March 2024

Knockout phaseRound of 16: 13/14/20/21 February & 5/6/12/13 March 2024Quarter-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 April 2024Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May & 7/8 May 2024Final: 1 June 2024