When and where is the draw?

The draw begins at 18:00CET on Thursday 24 August. It will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and will be streamed live on UEFA.com.



Real Madrid are looking to make it three in a row ©Getty Images

Who is involved in the draw?

Pot 1 (holders & champions of other top eight-ranked nations)

Real Madrid (ESP, holders) coefficient 176.999

Bayern München (GER) 154.899

Juventus (ITA) 140.666

Benfica (POR) 111.866

Chelsea (ENG) 106.192

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 87.526

Monaco (FRA) 62.333

Spartak Moskva (RUS) 18.606

Pot 2

Barcelona (ESP) 151.999

Atlético Madrid (ESP) 142.999

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 126.333

Borussia Dortmund (GER) 124.899

Sevilla (ESP) 112.999

Manchester City (ENG) 100.192

Porto (POR) 98.866

Manchester United (ENG) 95.192

Pot 3

Napoli (ITA) 88.666

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 77.192

Basel (SUI) 74.415

Olympiacos (GRE) 64.580

Anderlecht (BEL) 58.840

Liverpool (ENG) 56.192

Roma (ITA) 53.666

Beşiktaş (TUR) 45.840

Pot 4

Celtic (SCO) 42.785

CSKA Moskva (RUS) 39.606

Sporting CP (POR) 36.866

APOEL (CYP) 26.210

Feyenoord (NED) 23.212

Maribor (SVN) 21.125

Qarabağ (AZE) 18.050

RB Leipzig (GER) 15.899

The UEFA Men's Player of the Year final three ©UEFA.com

How will the draw work?

No team can play a club from their own association, with the exact draw procedure to be confirmed before the ceremony.

The draw also establishes the groups for the UEFA Champions League path of the UEFA Youth League.

The following awards will be also be presented during the draw:

When are the ties?

The group stage games are split into six matchdays:

12-13 September: matchday one

26-27 September: matchday two

17-18 October: matchday three

31 October-1 November: matchday four

21-22 November: matchday five

5-6 December: matchday six



What comes next?

The top two sides in the eight groups will progress to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw, which begins at 12:00CET on Monday 11 December in Nyon. The eight third-placed teams will be involved in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw, which takes place at 13:00CET on the same day.