UEFA Champions League draw results, live updates: 2023/24 group ...

Some of Europe's biggest football clubs will discover their fate on Thursday, August 31 as the Champions League group stage draw is made at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. 

Current holders Manchester City feature in pot one where they'll be joined by fellow domestic champions Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG and Napoli. Last season's Europa League winners Sevilla also take their place in the first pot. 

Elsewhere in the draw there's a number of iconic sides somewhat out of place with Real Madrid and Manchester United both in pot 2 and Milan in pot 3. Newcastle United return to the competition for the first time since the 2003/04 season and take their spot in pot 4 alongside Scottish champions Celtic. 

The Sporting News is on hand to keep you up to date with the draw, bringing you all the live updates and highlights as the group stage of European's biggest competition finally returns. 

MORE: Teams qualified for Champions League 2023/24

UEFA Champions League group stage draw 2023/24 

	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H

UEFA Champions League draw and awards live updates

5:15 p.m. UEFA Deputy General Secretary Giorgio Marchetti reminding fans this will be the final UEFA Champions League group stage draw. You can check out the planned changes for the 2024/25 tournament here.

5:10 p.m. Plenty of focus on Manchester City's title win in 2023, as you would expect, and Pep Guardiola's side are amongst the favourites to retain their title at Wembley!

Former Barcelona star Eric Abidal and ex Chelsea winger Joe Cole are on duty to make the draw in the coming minutes.

WE ARE OFF IN MONACO!

The draw is formally underway at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco with the opening speeches set to be followed by the crucial group stage allocations.

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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 31, 2023

15 mins to draw time: Alongside the big hitters, there will be less established sides looking to make a splash, with Union Berlin and Royal Antwerp making their first appearance in the competition, and French side Lens holding an unusual record....

0 - Among all 32 sides to qualify for this season's UEFA Champions League, Lens are the only team without a player who has previously made an appearance in the competition. Rookies. #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/3B5HFfTTSO

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) August 31, 2023

30 mins to draw time: The 2023/24 Champions League will see a major change with iconic duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi not featuring for the first time since 2003.

This is the first Champions League group stage draw in 20 years without Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo ???????? pic.twitter.com/5qcwSLHB6I

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 31, 2023

Messi and Ronaldo are amongst the top five Champions League appearance makers all of whom will not be playing in this season's competition with Bayern Munich veteran Thomas Muller the current top dog on 142 games!

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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 25, 2023

45 mins to draw time: Four Premier League teams will be looking to make an impact on the Champions League this season as Manchester City aim to defend their title.

City are in Pot 1 for today's draw, with Arsenal and Manchester United in Pot 2, and Newcastle in Pot 4.

United and Arsenal cannot face each other in the group stages, but both the Gunners and the Red Devils could face a tough test in the weeks ahead, depending on their fate today.

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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 31, 2023

1 hr to draw time: Welcome to the Sporting News' live coverage of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw as 32 teams learn their fate for the upcoming campaign.

Alongside the group stage draw, UEFA will also be awarding the 2022/23 UEFA Men's Player of the Year, UEFA Women's Player of the Year, UEFA Men's Coach of the Year and UEFA Women's Coach of the Year trophies alongside former German international Miroslav Klose collecting the 2023 UEFA President's Award.

Erling Haaland is up against Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne and Lionel Messi in the men's shortlist with the women's award dominated by Spain's recent World Cup winners.

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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 31, 2023

Pep Guardiola is the favourite to win the men's coach gong despite being forced to remain in Manchester after back surgery.

Which teams are in the Champions League draw?

The draw will include 32 teams, with 24 automatic qualifiers already confirmed, with six teams emerging through the playoff rounds ahead of the draw.

These teams are divided into four pots of eight teams, with the eight groups taking one team from each pot. Teams from the same association, such as Manchester City and Arsenal, cannot be drawn in the same group as per UEFA rules.

The exact lineup in each pot was decided on the basis of UEFA's coefficient rankings following the conclusion of the final playoff matches on August 30.

• England: Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United 
• Spain: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla
• Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Union Berlin
• Italy: Napoli, Lazio, FC Inter, AC Milan
• France: Paris Saint-Germain, Lens
• Scotland: Celtic
• Portugal: Benfica, Porto, Sporting Braga
• Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven
• Serbia: Red Star Belgrade
• Austria: RB Salzburg
• Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
• Switzerland: Young Boys
• Turkey: Galatasaray
• Belgium: Royal Antwerp
• Denmark: FC Copenhagen

UEFA Champions League pots, seedings  What time is the Champions League group stage draw?

Country	Date	Time
Australia	Fri, Aug. 26	2 a.m. AEST
Canada	Thurs, Aug. 25	12 p.m. ET
Hong Kong	Fri, Aug. 26	12 a.m. HKT
India	Thurs, Aug. 25	9:30 p.m. IST
Malaysia	Fri, Aug. 26	12 a.m. MYT
New Zealand	Fri, Aug. 26	4 a.m. NZST
Singapore	Fri, Aug. 26	12 a.m. SST
UK	Thurs, Aug. 25	5 p.m. BST
USA	Thurs, Aug. 25	12 p.m. ET

How to watch the Champions League group stage draw

Country	TV channel	Streaming
Australia	—	Stan Sport
Canada	—	DAZN
Hong Kong	—	UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
India	—	UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
Malaysia	—	UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
New Zealand	—	UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
Singapore	—	UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube
UK	TNT Sports 1	TNT Sport site/app, discovery+
USA	TUDN	fubo, Vix+, Paramount+,CBS Sports HQ