It is celebrated on 2020-21 Champions League group stage draw, from the Swiss town of Nyon, headquarters of UEFA. The event will be held without representatives of the clubs, or the media, as a measure to prevent contagion from the coronavirus pandemic.
Diabolical draw of the Champions League
Participating in the contest, on the Spanish side, the Real Madrid (as champion of the 2019-20 League), the Barcelona (second place), the Atlético de Madrid (third) and the Seville (fourth and current champion of the UEFA Europa League, which will allow them to be part of Pot 1).
The different teams already know in which drums their names will appear. Seville (as champion of the Europa League) and the Real Madrid (LaLiga champion) will be in Pot 1, while Barcelona and Atlético will be included in Pot 2.
The possible rivals of Barça, Madrid, Atlético and Sevilla
The six previous qualifying rounds have defined which teams (resolved by UEFA coefficient) fill the free spaces in Pots 3 and 4. In this way, each of the eight groups will be made up of one team from each of the pots, as shown. does with the usual procedure.
Kicks are defined like this:
DRUM 1: Bayern Munich, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, PSG, Zenit and Porto.
DRUM 2: Barcelona, Atlético, Manchester City, Manchester United, Shakhtar, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and Ajax.
DRUM 3: Leipzig, Inter, Lazio, Atalanta, Olympiacos, Dynamo Kiev, Salzburg and Krasnodar.
DRUM 4: Lokomotiv, Olympique de Marseille, Bruges, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Istanbul, Rennes, Ferencvaros and Midtjylland.
With the 2019-20 season ended on August 23, due to the suspension of several weeks of competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the main change in the 2020-21 calendar is that of the qualifying phase, which was to begin on June 23 , began on August 8. That is why the group stage is held so late, today October 1, since the competition will start on the 20th of this month.
When is the draw for the Champions League group stage?
The draw is held Today, Thursday 1 October, from 5:00 p.m.
Where to see the draw for the Champions League group stage?
The draw for the Champions League group stage can be seen by Movistar Champions League (55) and VAMOS (8 and 45), platform dials Movistar Plus, as well as it will be able to be followed by streamig by the official channel of the UEFA. You can follow the draw live on the Sports World website.