The 20 teams vying for the ten available places in the UEFA Champions League group stage have discovered who lies between them and a coveted spot in Europe's elite club competition.

Among the highlights are a meeting of two of Europe's great entertainers, Napoli and Nice, while Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp returns to Germany to face Hoffenheim. Celtic, European champions in 1967, will have a 10,000km round-trip to take on Kazakhstan's Astana – the side they edged past 3-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round 12 months ago.

Champions route

Qarabağ (AZE) v København (DEN) – 15 & 23 August

APOEL (CYP) v Slavia Praha (CZE) – 15 & 23 August

Olympiacos (GRE) v Rijeka (CRO) – 16 & 22 August

Celtic (SCO) v Astana (KAZ) – 16 & 22 August

Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) v Maribor (SVN) – 16 & 22 August

League route

İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) v Sevilla (ESP) – 16 & 22 August

Young Boys (SUI) v CSKA Moskva (RUS) – 15 & 23 August

Napoli (ITA) v Nice (FRA) – 16 & 22 August

Hoffenheim (GER) v Liverpool (ENG) – 15 & 23 August

Sporting CP (POR) v FCSB (ROU) – 15 & 23 August

Seeded teams in bold.

The ten winners earn a place in the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage – live on UEFA.com on Thursday 24 August – with the defeated teams transferring to the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Who's already in the group stage?

Pot 1: Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Bayern München (GER), Juventus (ITA), Benfica (POR), Chelsea (ENG), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Monaco (FRA), Spartak Moskva (RUS)

Other pots: Anderlecht (BEL), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Basel (SUI), Beşiktaş (TUR), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Feyenoord (NED), RB Leipzig (GER), Manchester City (ENG), Manchester United (ENG), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Porto (POR), Roma (ITA), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

What's the road to the final?

Group stage

Matchday one: 12/13 September

Matchday two: 26/27 Septemer

Matchday three: 17/18 October

Matchday four: 31 October/1 November

Matchday five: 21/22 November

Matchday six: 5/6 December

Top two in all eight groups go into the knockout phase.

Knockout phase

Round of 16 draw: 11 December

Round of 16, first leg: 13/14 & 20/21 February

Round of 16, second leg: 6/7 & 13/14 March

Quarter-final draw: 16 March

Quarter-finals, first leg: 3/4 April

Quarter-finals, second leg: 10/11 April

Semi-final draw: 13 April

Semi-final, first leg: 24/25 April

Semi-final, second leg: 1/2 May

Final: 26 May (NSK Olimpiyski, Kyiv)