Champions League group stage draw pots confirmed

The pots have been confirmed for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw, which will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 18:00 CET on Thursday 31 August.

Manchester City (ENG, Champions League holders)Sevilla (ESP, Europa League holders)Barcelona (ESP)Napoli (ITA)Bayern München (GER)Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)Benfica (POR)Feyenoord (NED)

Real Madrid (ESP)Manchester United (ENG)Inter (ITA)Dortmund (GER)Atlético de Madrid (ESP)Leipzig (GER)Porto (POR)Arsenal (ENG)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)Salzburg (AUT)Milan (ITA)Braga (POR)PSV (NED)Lazio (ITA)Crvena zvezda (SRB)Copenhagen (DEN)

Young Boys (SUI)Real Sociedad (ESP)Galatasaray (TUR)Celtic (SCO)Newcastle (ENG)Union Berlin (GER)Antwerp (BEL)Lens (FRA)

To ensure that paired clubs from the same country play on separate days, the eight groups will be distinguished by colour: Groups A to D will be red and Groups E to H will be blue. When a paired club is drawn, for example, in one of the red groups (A, B, C or D), the other paired club – once it has been drawn – will automatically be assigned to one of the four blue groups (E, F, G or H). The pairings are as follows:

A Manchester City & Manchester UnitedB Sevilla & AtléticoC Barcelona & Real MadridD Napoli & LazioE Bayern & DortmundF Paris & LensG Benfica & PortoH Feyenoord & PSVI Inter & AC MilanJ Leipzig & Union Berlin K Arsenal & Newcastle

Group stageMatchday 1: 19–20 September 2023Matchday 2: 3–4 October 2023Matchday 3: 24–25 October 2023Matchday 4: 7–8 November 2023Matchday 5: 28–29 November 2023Matchday 6: 12–13 December 2023

Knockout phaseRound of 16: 13/14/20/21 February & 5/6/12/13 March 2024Quarter-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 April 2024Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May & 7/8 May 2024Final: 1 June 2024