Ahead of the 2020/21 Champions League draw, we bring you all the key dates and information you need to know.
It seems like yesterday we saw Bayern Munich lift the Champions League trophy in Lisbon, but the draw for the 2020/21 competition takes place on Thursday.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the final qualifiers took place and the final 32 clubs for this edition are all but confirmed.
The draws for the Champions League and Europa League were due to take place in Greece but were ultimately moved to Switzerland and would also be held behind closed doors.
The tournament will begin on October 20 and UEFA are at the moment hoping for a ‘normal format’ this time around. However, all games will still have to follow certain measures with the coronavirus pandemic still looking around. The final is scheduled to take place at the Ataturk Stadium in Turkey on May 29.
Key dates and info ahead of the Champions League draw
When is the Champions League draw?
It will take place on Thursday 1 October, with the Europa League group stage draw taking place on Friday 2 October.
What time is the Champions League draw?
The ceremony will start at 5 pm BST with the draw taking place shortly afterwards.
Competing teams
One club from each pot will make for eight groups. As always, clubs from the same country can’t be paired against each other at this stage of the competition.
Pot 1: Bayern Munich, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Porto
Pot 2: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Ajax
Pot 3: Dynamo Kyiv, Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Inter Milan, Olympiacos, Lazio, Krasnodar, Atalanta
Pot 4: Lokomotiv Moscow, Marseille, Club Brugge, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, Rennes, Ferencvaros
Champions League schedule
All dates below are as seen on the official UEFA website.
Group stage
20/21 October: Matchday 1
27/28 October: Matchday 2
3/4 November: Matchday 3
24/25 November: Matchday 4
1/2 December: Matchday 5
8/9 December: Matchday 6
Round of 16
16/17/23/24 February: Round of 16 first legs
9/10/16/17 March: Round of 16 second legs
Quarter-finals
6/7 April: First legs
13/14 April: Second legs
Semi-finals
27/28 April: First legs
4/5 May: Second legs
Final
29 May: Champions League final
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