When is champions league draw

Uefa has introduced a third club competition starting this season, the Europa Conference League, and the draw for that will also take place on Friday at BST in Istanbul. Like the Champions League and revamped Europa League, this competition will feature 32 teams and similarly teams will be divided into four pots depending on their club coefficient and drawn into eight groups of four.

Once more, no sides from their own association can be drawn against each other. Group stage matches will take place on Thursday nights, the same night as the Europa League.

The first final will take place in Tirana, Albania on Wednesday, 25 May. A revealing look at the contrasting fortunes of Beckham, Zidane and Ronaldo following the World Cup.

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Top Stories. Hamilton takes lead from Verstappen in Sao Paulo. Live Live From the section Formula 1. Live Live From the section American Football. Elsewhere on the BBC. The tournament that launched three galacticos. Also in Sport. Sport at COP26 — what did we learn? Watch: NZ's Conway gets out, punches bat, breaks hand, misses final. Wednesday, Oct. Tuesday, Nov. Wednesday, Nov. Tuesday, Dec. Wednesday, Dec. Monday, Dec. Tuesday, Feb. Wednesday, Feb. The groups are set. Now it's time to build your UCLfantasy squad!

Who do you make favourites for top spot? Who are you backing for top spot in Group E? Who will progress as group winners? Who will finish in first? Who will top Group A? Make no mistake, Manchester United won't find any of their three opponents easy.

But equally a rerun of the Europa League final offers plenty of motivation for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side whilst they generally play well against high pressing sides such as Atalanta and Young Boys.

For more information about our data practices consult our Privacy Policy. By James Benge. The remaining English squads have some tough competition as well, as Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all look to advance to the knockout stage.

Real Madrid is already the winningest club in this competition with 13 titles and will try to go through Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk in Group D—the three teams also battled in the group stage a year ago. Sheriff Tiraspol, the first-ever club from Moldova to reach the group stage, will round out the group. Enjoy our content?