European heavyweights will know their opponents in this year’s UEFA Champions League when the group stage draw is made in the next few moments to get the competition underway....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition that is organized by the Union of European Football Associations and contended by top-division European clubs, determining the tournament winners through a round-robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format and a single-leg final.
Where and when will the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League draw hold?
The group stage draw for this year’s UEFA Champions League will be staged on Thursday, August 25, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Time:
The group stage draw is expected to commence at exactly 5 PM Nigerian time on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Draw procedure:
The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League draw will feature 32 teams across the European top division leagues. All the 32 teams will be divided into four seeding pots.
Pot 1 will comprise the holders, the UEFA Europa League champions, and the winners of the six highest-ranked countries who did not qualify via one of the 2021/22 titles; Pots 2 to 4 will be determined by the club coefficient rankings.
