UEFA Champions League 2023: Draw, schedule, date, how to watch, live, TV, live streaming

UEFA Champions League will be held in the fall. The draw for the tournament’s group stage will be held on Thursday, August 31 at 12 pm (ET). Manchester City are the reigning champions and considering their performance under manager Pep Guardiola, they are the favourite this time too.

Group stage matches

The UEFA Champions League group stage matches will begin on Tuesday, September 19. These will be held as follows:


September 19 & 20
October 3 & 4
October 24 & 25
November 7 & 8
November 28 & 29
December 12 & 13

UEFA Champions League qualifying

The qualifying matches for the UEFA Champions League are over. The second leg of the qualifying games to select six teams is yet to be held.

Panathinaikos vs Braga (1-2)
Galatasaray vs Molde (3-2)
Young Boys vs Maccabi Haifa (0-0)
AEK Athens vs Royal Antwerp (0-1)
Copenhagen vs Rakow Czestochowa (1-0)
PSV Eindhoven vs Rangers (2-2)

UEFA Champions League final

The final of the UEFA Champions League will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, UK.

Top 4 teams in the UEFA Champions League

The top four teams in the UEFA Champions League last year have qualified for this year. These are Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle United.

A total of 32 teams will participate in the tournament. They will be divided into eight groups, each comprising four teams. These will be taken from four pots.

Pot 1: Manchester City, PSG, Barcelona, Benfica, Sevilla, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Feyenoord.
Pot 2: Real Madrid, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, RB Leipzig, Porto.
Pot 3: Shakhtar Donetsk, Red Star, (Real Sociedad and Celtic (provisional teams)), Salzburg, Milan, Lazio,
Pot 4: Lens, Newcastle, Union Berlin (Draw not defined)

Where to watch

The draw event can be watched on the CBS Sports Network. It will be available for live streaming on Fubo TV and Paramount+.

FAQs:

Q1. How many teams will participate in the UEFA Champions League?
A1. A total of 32 teams will take part in the UEFA Champions League. They will be divided into eight groups of four teams each. They will be put in four pots.

Q2. What is the UEFA Champions League?
A2. The UEFA Champions League is the club football championship of Europe. It is held in the fall. The draw for this tournament will be held on Thursday, August 31.