This is when and how to watch the Champions League group stage draw
The Champions League play-offs reached their conclusion on September 30, meaning it’s almost time for the 32 qualified teams to find out their group stage opposition.
As ever there is English interest in the tournament with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea all in the hat, following a hard-fought top four race.
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When and where is the draw?
The draw takes place at 4pm UK time this afternoon at the RTS studios in Geneva, Switzerland.
Where can I watch it?
UEFA will be streaming the ceremony live from their official website. You can tune in and watch here.
Sky Sports News will also provide live coverage of the draw.
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Teams are divided into four pots with the Champions League and Europa League holders placed in the highest pots along with the winners of Europe’s top six leagues.
The final three pots are populated by sides by seed with the highest remaining seeds featuring in pot two and the lowest seeds featuring in pot 4.
Here’s how each of the pots look:
Pot 1
Bayern Munich
Sevilla
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain
Zenit St Petersburg
Porto
Pot 2
Barcelona
Atlético de Madrid
Manchester City
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dortmund
Chelsea
Ajax
Pot 3
Dynamo Kyiv
Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Internazionale Milan
Olympiacos
Lazio
Krasnodar
Atalanta
Pot 4
Lokomotiv Moscow
Marseille
Club Brugge
Borussia Mönchengladbach
İstanbul Başakşehir
Midtjylland
Rennes
Ferencváros
When will group stage fixtures take place?
Six sets of matchdays have been set aside for the group stages in a calendar that is heavily congested due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s when you can watch the Champions League group stages.
Matchday 1: 20/21 October
Matchday 2: 27/28 October
Matchday 3: 3/4 November
Matchday 4: 24/25 November
Matchday 5: 1/2 December
Matchday 6: 8/9 December
When are the UEFA Awards?
The UEFA Awards also take place at the ceremony.
The following awards will be handed out at the ceremony:
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year
- UEFA Women's Player of the Year
- UEFA Men's Coach of the Year
- UEFA Women's Coach of the Year
- Goalkeeper of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season
- Defender of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season
- Midfielder of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season
- Forward of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League season
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- Defender of the 2019/20 UEFA Women's Champions League season
- Midfielder of the 2019/20 UEFA Women's Champions League season
- Forward of the 2019/20 UEFA Women's Champions League season