UEFA has announced the seedings for the\u00a02023\/24 Champions League\u00a0group stage draw, with each qualified team finding out which pot they have been placed in ahead of next season’s edition.<\/p>\n

Following their 1-0 win in the final against Inter Milan,\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0have been placed in Pot 1 as titleholders, alongside Europa League winners\u00a0Sevilla. The rest of the top pot consists of the champions from Europe’s top six leagues according to the UEFA coefficient, though Feyenoord are also included due to Manchester City’s success in the Premier League as well.<\/p>\n

Therefore,\u00a0Manchester United,\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0and\u00a0Real Madrid\u00a0all find themselves in Pot 2 for the Champions League draw, meaning they’ll all face a difficult group stage test.<\/p>\n

Newcastle United, meanwhile, are the only three already-qualified sides – along with Celtic and Real Sociedad – who do not know their pot. The trio could be in either Pot 3 or Pot 4, depending on which sides progress through the Champions League play-off rounds. Feasibly, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Newcastle could form a group next season.<\/p>\n

Union Berlin and Lens are the only two sides already placed in Pot 4, their lack of European experience ensuring they are the lowest teams in terms of coefficient.<\/p>\n

Six teams are still to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n

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POT 1<\/p>\n

Manchester City
\nSevilla
\nBarcelona
\nNapoli
\nBayern Munich
\nParis Saint-Germain
\nBenfica
\nFeyenoord<\/p>\n

Pot 2<\/p>\n

Real Madrid
\nManchester United
\nInter Milan
\nBorussia Dortmund
\nAtletico Madrid
\nRB Leipzig
\nFC Porto
\nArsenal<\/p>\n

Pot 3<\/p>\n

Shakhtar Donetsk
\nRed Bull Salzburg
\nAC Milan
\nLazio
\nRed Star Belgrade<\/p>\n

Pot 4<\/p>\n

Newcastle United
\nCeltic
\nReal Sociedad<\/p>\n

Pot 5<\/p>\n

Union Berlin
\nLens\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Champions League 2023\/24 group stage draw will take place on August 31, 2023.<\/p>\n

All 32 teams that qualify for the competition will have been seeded into four separate pots prior to the draw, with eight different groups created from randomly selected teams. No two teams from the same country can be drawn together in the group stage, either.<\/p>\n

The first round of games will commence on September 19 and 20, with the final hosted at Wembley on June 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n