The lineup and seedings are confirmed for the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, streamed live from the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, in the UEFA.com DrawCentre from 17.45CET on Thursday.

• UEFA.com's coverage will begin from Monaco at 12.00CET.

• The draw ceremony will include the vote for and presentation of the 2013/14 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for which Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo are nominated.

• The 32 clubs, 22 of which qualified automatically and ten of whom won through from the play-offs, have been split into four seeding pots according to their coefficient.

• Each group will contain one team from each seeding pot. No club can play a side from their association among other restrictions: see the full draw procedure.

• The draw will also establish the groups for the second season of the UEFA Youth League.

SEASON CALENDAR



The pots



Club

Route Last in Years** 2013/14*** Best**** Pot 1

Real Madrid CF Holders 2013/14 18 Winners Winners x 10 FC Barcelona Runners-up, Spain 2013/14 18 Quarter-finals Winners x 4 FC Bayern München Champions, Germany 2013/14 17 Semi-finals Winners x 5 Chelsea FC Third place, England 2013/14 12 Semi-finals Winners x 1 SL Benfica Champions, Portugal 2013/14 9 UEL, runners-up* Winners x 2 Club Atlético de Madrid Champions, Spain 2013/14 4 Runners-up Runners-up x 2 Arsenal FC Fourth place, England 2013/14 16 Round of 16 Runners-up x 1 FC Porto Third place, Portugal 2013/14 18 UEL, quarter-finals* Winners x 2 Pot 2 FC Schalke 04 Third place, Germany 2013/14 6 Round of 16 Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund Runners-up, Germany 2013/14 9 Quarter-finals Winners x 1 Juventus Champions, Italy 2013/14 14 UEL, semi-finals* Winners x 2 Paris Saint-Germain FC Champions, France 2013/14 6 Quarter-finals Semi-finals FC Shakhtar Donetsk Champions, Ukraine 2013/14 9 UEL, Round of 32* Quarter-finals FC Basel 1893 Champions, Switzerland 2013/14 5 UEL, quarter-finals* Last 16 FC Zenit Runners-up, Russia 2013/14 4 Round of 16 Round of 16 Manchester City FC Champions, England 2013/14 3 Round of 16 Round of 16 Pot 3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fourth place, Germany 2013/14 8 Round of 16 Runners-up x 1 Olympiacos FC Champions, Greece 2013/14 15 Round of 16 Quarter-finals PFC CSKA Moskva Champions, Russia 2013/14 7 Group stage Quarter-finals AFC Ajax Champions, Netherlands 2013/14 13 UEL, round of 32* Winners x 4 Liverpool FC Runners-up, England 2009/10 8 N/A Winners x 5 Sporting Clube de Portugal Runners-up, Portugal 2008/09 5 N/A Quarter-finals Galatasaray AŞ Runners-up, Turkey 2013/14 12 Round of 16 Semi-finals Athletic Club Fourth place, Spain 1998/99 1 N/A Quarter-finals Pot 4 RSC Anderlecht Champions, Belgium 2013/14 10 Group stage Semi-finals AS Roma Runners-up, Italy 2010/11 7 N/A Runners-up x 1 APOEL FC Champions, Cyprus 2011/12 2 UEL, group stage Quarter-finals FC BATE Borisov Champions, Belarus 2012/13 3 Second qualifying round Group stage PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Champions, Bulgaria N/A 0 Play-offs N/A NK Maribor Champions, Slovenia 1999/2000 1 UEL, round of 32 Group stage AS Monaco FC Runners-up, France 2004/05 5 N/A Runners-up x 1 Malmö FF Champions, Sweden N/A 0 UEL, third qualifying round Runners-up x 1

*Finished third in UEFA Champions League group

**Past group stage appearances not including 2013/14

***UEFA Champions League unless stated

****Includes pre-1992 European Champion Clubs' Cup

UEL = UEFA Europa League