UEFA Champions League Draw: Date, time, teams, pots, format and more

The 36 teams reaching the league phase of the UEFA Champions League found their eight opponents for the upcoming campaign on Thursday 28th August.

Last season's new format represented the biggest change to the competition since its switch from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League more than 30 years ago.

When is the UEFA Champions League draw?

The league phase draw took place on Thursday 28th August.

What time is the UEFA Champions League draw?

The UEFA Champions League draw took place at 5pm BST.

What teams were in the UEFA Champions League draw?

Pot 1 - Real Madrid, Manchester City, FC Bayern Munchen, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Inter, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Barcelona

Pot 2 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Atletico de Madrid, Atalanta, Juventus, Arsenal, Villarreal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Benfica

Pot 3 - Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Napoli, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Marseille, Bodo/Glimt

Pot 4 - Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Athletic Bilbao, Newcastle United, Pafos, Kairat, Qarabag, Copenhagen

How does the UEFA Champions League draw work?

New for last season was the league phase within the UEFA Champions League. Whereas previously, 32 teams were split into eight groups, with the four teams playing each other home and away, this season, teams will only play an opponent once, with every club having a unique fixture list.

A team will be drawn from pot 1, with two teams drawn from each pot to give them their eight opponents. Teams will continue to be drawn from pot 1 until none are left, at which point the draw will continue through the pots in descending order until all teams have eight opponents.