Group A

Bayern Munich

Manchester United

FC Copenhagen

Galatasaray

Group B

Sevilla

Arsenal

PSV Eindhoven

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Group C

Napoli

Real Madrid

Braga

Union Berlin

Group D

Benfica

Inter Milan

FC Salzburg

Real Sociedad

Group E

Feyenoord

Atletico Madrid

Lazio

Celtic

Group F

Paris Saint-Germain

Dortmund

AC Milan

Newcastle United

Group G

Manchester City

Leipzig

Red Star Belgrade

Young Boys

Group H

Barcelona

Porto

Shakhtar Donetsk

Antwerp

Manchester City take their place in Pot 1 as titleholders, along with Sevilla, who won the UEFA Europa League. The rest of the top pot is made up of the champions of the top six leagues as well as Feyenoord; the Eredivisie winners are promoted from Pot 3 as Pep Guardiola’s team also won the Premier League.

Pots 2-4 are built based on UEFA’s five-year coefficient score, with Newcastle United in Pot 4 as this will be their first European campaign for 11 seasons. It means the Magpies could face a tough return to the Champions League in a group against, for instance, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

One team from each pot will be drawn into a group. Teams from the same national association cannot be placed into the same group.

POT 1

Manchester City

Sevilla

Barcelona

Napoli

Bayern Munich

Paris Saint-Germain

Benfica

Feyenoord

POT 2

Real Madrid

Manchester United

Internazionale

Borussia Dortmund

Atletico Madrid

RB Leipzig

FC Porto

Arsenal

POT 3

Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Salzburg

AC Milan

Braga

PSV Eindhoven

Lazio

Red Star Belgrade

FC Copenhagen

POT 4

Young Boys

Real Sociedad

Galatasaray

Celtic

Newcastle United

Union Berlin

Antwerp

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How does the group stage draw work?

The 32 teams will be split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 will consist of the holders, the UEFA Europa League winners and six domestic champions. Pots 2 to 4 will be determined by the club coefficient rankings.

No team can play a side from their own association. Pairings and any other restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw.

When are this season’s matches and draws?

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

Knockout phase

Round of 16: 13/14/20/21 February & 5/6/12/13 March 2024

Quarter-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 April 2024

Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May & 7/8 May 2024

Final: 1 June 2024