Group stage draw

Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray



Group B: Bayern München, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympiacos, Crvena zvezda



Group C: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta



Group D: Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moskva



Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk



Group F: Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Internazionale Milano, Slavia Praha



Group G: Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig



Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, LOSC Lille

Draw procedure

The 26 teams given direct entry to the group stage were joined by the six winners of the play-off ties

The teams were split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 consisted of the holders, the UEFA Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations. Pots 2 to 4 were determined by the club coefficient rankings.

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

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

Pot 1

Liverpool (ENG, holders)

Chelsea (ENG, UEFA Europa League winners)

Barcelona (ESP)

Manchester City (ENG)

Juventus (ITA)

Bayern (GER)

Paris (FRA)

Zenit (RUS)

Pot 2

Real Madrid (ESP) coefficient 146.000

Atlético Madrid (ESP) 127.000

Borussia Dortmund (GER) 85.000

Napoli (ITA) 80.000

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 80.000

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 78.000

Ajax (NED) 70.500

Benfica (POR) 68.000

Pot 3

Lyon (FRA) 61.500

Bayer Leverkusen (GER) 61.000

Salzburg (AUT) 54.500

Olympiacos (GRE) 44.000

Club Brugge (BEL) 39.500

Valencia (ESP) 37.000

Internazionale Milano (ITA) 31.000

GNK Dinamo (CRO) 29.500

Pot 4

Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) 28.500

Genk (BEL) 25.000

Galatasaray (TUR) 22.500

RB Leipzig (GER) 22.000

Slavia Praha (CZE) 21.500

Crvena zvezda (SRB) 16.750

Atalanta (ITA) 14.945

LOSC Lille (FRA) 11.699

Match dates

Matchday one: 17/18 September

Matchday two: 1/2 October

Matchday three: 22/23 October

Matchday four: 5/6 November

Matchday five: 26/27 November

Matchday six: 10/11 December

UEFA awards

The following award winners were also announced during the draw ceremony:

UEFA Men's Player of the Year: Virgil van Dijk

UEFA Women's Player of the Year: Lucy Bronze

UEFA President's Award: Eric Cantona

Goalkeeper of the Season: Alisson Becker

Defender of the Season: Virgil van Dijk

Midfielder of the Season: Frenkie de Jong

Forward of the Season: Lionel Messi

Notes

Clubs' coefficients are determined EITHER by the sum of all points won in the previous five years OR by the association coefficient over the same period – WHICHEVER IS THE HIGHER.

The draws are provisional and are subject to the outcome of ongoing investigations and/or legal proceedings and final confirmation by UEFA.