After 102 days, the UEFA Champions League will begin on September 6, 2022. The final time we witnessed a match within the match, Actual Madrid received their 14th UCL title by defeating Liverpool, with the spectacular Vinicius Jr scoring the profitable purpose. However earlier than the brand new season begins, all eyes shall be on the UEFA Champions League draw, which shall be held on the Halic Congress Heart, Istanbul.
The draw will decide the destiny of the 32 groups as they are going to be divided into eight teams. As with each season, the draw is sure to throw some fascinating teams and clashes that followers eagerly await.
Yearly, all of the 32 groups shall be divided into 4 pots like each season. It will change from the 2024 season when a brand new Champions League format shall be applied.
What time is the UEFA Champions League draw?
So, when is the UEFA Champions League draw? The draw shall be held in Istanbul on August 25, 2022, the place the destiny of all 32 groups shall be determined. Based on UEFA, the draw will begin at 7 pm native time.
Followers in Britain can view the draw from 5 pm BST, whereas these following the GMT can tune in to the draw from 4 pm. In India, the draw will begin at 09:30 pm IST.
For followers in the US, the UEFA Champions League draw will begin at midday, whereas these in Europe following the CEST can watch the draw from 6 pm.
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The place to look at the UEFA Champions League draw?
The UEFA Champions League draw shall be telecasted in India on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD. These trying to reside stream can achieve this on the Sony Liv App, which requires a premium subscription.
Followers can tune into BT Sport to look at the attract the UK. Throughout the Atlantic in the US, the draw shall be telecasted on CBS Sports activities HQ. These trying to reside stream can achieve this by means of CBS’ on-line streaming service Paramount+.
The draw may even be reside streamed on UEFA’s web site, which might be seen freed from price worldwide.
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How will the draw work?
The 32 groups shall be divided into 4 pots. The primary pot consists of the six champions from the best ranked league. They are going to be joined by the Champions League and the Europa League winners. Nonetheless, since Los Blancos are each UCL and Spanish champions, the spot reserved for the Spanish champions was given to Eredivisie champions Ajax.
This occurred as a result of Eredivisie was the following greatest league within the coefficient record. The remainder of the groups in Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4 shall be decided by the UEFA membership’s coefficient rating.
UEFA’s rule additionally dictates that no two groups from the identical league might be paired right into a single group. This immunity additionally extends into the Spherical of 16.
A have a look at the 4 pots
29 groups have confirmed qualification for the match, with three last playoff matches nonetheless to go. These matches are Copenhagen vs Trabzonspor, FK Bodo/Glimt vs Dinamo Zagreb, and Rangers vs PSV Eindhoven. The playoff fixtures shall be performed a day earlier than the draw. Here’s what the pot construction appears to be like like:
Pot 1: Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Manchester Metropolis, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Paris Saint Germain, and Porto.
Pot 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, and Tottenham.
Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund, RB Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Leverkusen, and Olympique Marseille.
Pot 4: Membership Brugge, Celtic, Maccabi Haifa, Viktoria Plzen, and Benfica, with three groups but to be decided.
When will the UEFA Champions League begin?
The 2022-23 Champions League season will begin on September 6. Nonetheless, because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA needed to end the group stage nicely earlier than the beginning of the match. Due to this fact, the group levels will end greater than a month sooner than in earlier seasons.
So the primary two match days shall be held in September. The subsequent three match days shall be held in October, with the ultimate matchday on November 1-2.
Right here is the record of all six matchdays:
- Matchday 1: September 6-7
- Matchday 2: September 13-14
- Matchday 3: October 4-5
- Matchday 4: October 11-12
- Matchday 5: October 25-26
- Matchday 6: November 1-2
The primary leg of the Spherical of 16 matches shall be performed between February 14-22, with the second leg to be performed between March 7-15.
Subsequent, the primary leg of the quarter-finals shall be performed between April 11-12 and the second leg shall be performed on April 18-19. Could 9-10 will witness the primary leg of the semi-finals, with the second leg to be performed on Could 16-17.
The ultimate shall be performed on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, which hosted the most effective finals in 2005 as Liverpool got here from 3-0 all the way down to win towards a star-studded AC Milan aspect.
