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Champions League draw: When is it? Who could Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City face?
The Champions League draw will determine who Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea and Man City face in the group stage - but when is the draw and what time does it start?
The 32-club line-up for the 2020/21 Champions League group stage draw has been finalised. The six winners of the play-off ties have joined the 26 teams who assured their Champions League place through their domestic league positions.
How does the Champions League draw work?
The Champions League draw is here as Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City discover who awaits them in the group stage.
The clubs competing in this year's competition will be split into four seeding pots for the draw.
Pot 1 consists of the defending champions, the Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2019/20 titles.
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Pots 2, 3 and 4 are determined using the UEFA club coefficient rankings.
No club can play a team from their own association, with the exact procedure for the draw to be confirmed before the ceremony.
When is the Champions League draw?
The Champions League group stage draw will be conducted today (October 1).
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What time is the Champions League draw?
The draw will take place in Nyon, Switzerland, and is scheduled to begin at 4pm BST.
How to watch the Champions League draw?
Fans in the UK can watch live coverage on BT Sport or stream the action via UEFA's official website.
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Who is in the Champions League draw?
POT 1
Bayern Munich
Sevilla
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain
Zenit
Porto
POT 2
Barcelona
Atletico Madrid
Manchester City
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Borussia Dortmund
Chelsea
Ajax
POT 3 or 4
Dynamo Kyiv
RB Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Inter
Olympiakos
Lazio
Krasnodar
Atalanta
Lokomotiv Moscow
Marseille
Club Brugge
Monchengladbach
Istanbul Basaksehir
FC Midtjylland
Rennes
Ferencvaros
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When is the Champions League group stage?
Matchday 1: October 20/21
Matchday 2: October 27/28
Matchday 3: November 3/4
Matchday 4: November 24/25
Matchday 5: December 1/2
Matchday 6: December 8/9
Match dates are provisional and are subject to change confirmation by UEFA.
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