💫 Everything you need to know about the Champions League draw 🏆 | OneFootball

THE CHAAAAAMPIONS!

Another season is underway and the Champions League group stage draw is upon us …

When is it?

The ceremony will begin at 18:00 CET on Thursday 26 August and will be held in Istanbul.

What’s it all about?

Being crowned champions of Europe, obviously! More specifically, today is the group stage draw for the 2021/22 season, with 32 teams set to be split into eight groups of four.

Alright, so who are the 32 teams?

Even better — we’ll give you  the teams and their pots!

POT A

Chelsea, Villarreal, Atlético Madrid, Man City, Bayern Munich, Inter, Lille, Sporting

POT B

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Man Utd, PSG, Liverpool, Sevilla, Dortmund

POT C

Porto, Ajax, RB Leipzig, Benfica, Atalanta, Zenit, Shakhtar Donetsk, Salzburg

POT D

Besiktas, Dynamo Kyiv, Club Brugge, Young Boys, Milan, Malmö, Wolfsburg, Sherrif Tiraspol

When do the games actually begin?

The group stage matchdays will take place on:

14/15 September

28/29 September

19/20 October

2/3 November

23/24 November

7/8 December

And what about the Uefa awards?

Of course, we almost forgot!

Awards will be handed out to the men’s and women’s Best Coach, Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder, Forward and Player from last season.