UEFA Champions League draw: What to expect!
Twenty-six teams qualified automatically for the group stage, with the final six berths being decided via the play-offs.
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Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanović and Michael Essien will be the special guest for the assistance following the Blues 1-0 win against Manchester City in the final, kind courtesy Kai Havertz.
As always done, the teams will be split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 will consist of the holders, the UEFA Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2020/21 continental titles.
Pots 2 to 4 will be determined by the club coefficient rankings. No team can play a side from their own association. Any other restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw ceremony.
No team can play a side from their own association. Any other restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw ceremony.
In the case of associations with two representatives, clubs will be paired in order to split their matches between Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In the case of associations with four (or more) representatives, two pairings will be made. These pairings are to be based on TV audiences and will be confirmed ahead of the draw ceremony.
The tournament will kickoff 14/15 September.
Pot 1
Chelsea (ENG)
Villarreal (ESP)
Bayern (GER)
Manchester City (ENG)
Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Sporting CP (POR)
LOSC Lille (FRA)
Pot 2
Real Madrid (ESP)
Barcelona (ESP)
Juventus (ITA)
Manchester United (ENG)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Liverpool (ENG)
Sevilla (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Pot 3
Porto (POR)
Ajax (NED)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Leipzig (GER)
Salzburg (AUT)
Benfica (POR)
Atalanta (ITA)
Zenit (RUS)
Pot 4
Beşiktaş (TUR)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Young Boys (SUI)
AC Milan (ITA)
Malmö (SWE)
Wolfsburg (GER)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
