When is the Champions League group stage draw? Date, TV channel and FREE live stream
THE return of the Champions League is fast approaching and all European powerhouses are keen to find out their early opponents.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City capped off their historic Treble win with victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League final last year.
Manchester City won the 2022/23 Champions LeagueGETTY
City will be keen to make it back-to-back wins in the huge European tournament next campaign.
Elsewhere, Premier League sides Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle will take part in next season’s Champions League.
The Toon have not been involved in the competition since the 2002/03 season.
When is the Champions League group stage draw?
The Champions League group stage draw will take place on Thursday, August 31.
The draw is set to begin at 5pm UK time.
The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco will host.
What channel is the Champions League group stage draw on and can it be live streamed FREE?
The Champions League group stage will be live streamed for FREE on the UEFA.com website.
TNT Sports are also likely to broadcast the draw.
What are the Champions League seedings?
Pot 1
Manchester City
Sevilla
Barcelona
Napoli
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Benfica
Feyenoord
Pot 2
Real Madrid
Manchester United
Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund
Atletico Madrid
RB Leipzig
Porto
Arsenal
Pot 3
Shakhtar Donetsk
Red Bull Salzburg
AC Milan
Lazio
Red Star Belgrade
Pot 3 or 4
Newcastle United
Celtic
Real Sociedad
When does the Champions League group stage start?
The Champions League group stage will begin on Tuesday, September 19.
The group stage will last for 12 weeks.
The final match day of the group stage will begin on Tuesday, December 12.
Champions League group stage schedule
Here is the full schedule of the Champions League group stage:
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
