The Champions League draw takes place Thursday, Aug. 28 in Monaco, starting at noon ET / 5 p.m. UK, with draw pots confirmed after the final qualifying ties. Each team will be drawn to play eight fixtures, facing two teams from each pot. Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other, and a maximum of two games against clubs from one country applies. Matchdays run from Sept. 16-18 through Jan. 28, with kickoffs at 12:55 p.m. ET / 5:45 p.m. UK or 3 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. UK. Fixtures release on Aug. 30. The knockout playoff draw is Jan. 30 and the round-of-16 draw on Feb. 27.
Holders Paris Saint-Germain will be joined by 35 other teams in the hat for the Champions League draw. When is the draw? It takes place on Thursday, Aug. 28 in Monaco. The draw ceremony will begin at noon ET / 5 p.m. UK. Last year, in the first of the new league phase format, the draw took 75 minutes with UEFA also presenting the 2024-25 awards as part of the ceremony.
Draw pots These will be confirmed after Wednesday's final qualifying ties. How does the draw work? Each team will be drawn to play eight fixtures -- facing two teams from each pot. Teams from the same country cannot face each other, so Arsenal cannot play Chelsea. And there is a maximum of two games against clubs from one country -- so Liverpool could draw Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, but then couldn't get Eintracht Frankfurt.
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