The time indicated in the broadcast is Moscow
14:30. Ahead of us is the draw for the 1/16 Europa League with the participation of four Russian clubs. See you soon!
14:20. First pair: Juventus (Italy) - Tottenham Hotspur (England). Second pair: Basel (Switzerland) - Manchester City (England). Third pair: Porto (Portugal) - Liverpool (England). Fourth pair: Sevilla (Spain) - Manchester United (England). Fifth pair:"Real" (Spain) - "PSG" (France). Sixth pair: Shakhtar (Ukraine) - Roma (Italy). Seventh pair: Chelsea (England) - Barcelona (Spain). Eighth pair: Bayern (Germany) - Besiktas (Türkiye).
14:15. Legendary Midfielder Xabi Alonso already on stage. He will help Giorgio Marchetti.
14:00. It's time to start! Everything is ready for the ceremony.
13:45. You can also follow the developments around the draw for the 1/16 finals of the Europa League.
13:30. Meanwhile, the audience is already beginning to gather in the hall where the ceremony will take place. Team members rub their hands nervously. Everyone is wondering what the lot will be.
13:15. Alas, there are no Russian clubs left in the Champions League. Let's see who their offenders get as rivals.
13:00. It is worth noting that for the first time in history, five clubs from the same country reached the playoffs of the Champions League. The historic achievement was conquered by England, five representatives of which overcame the group stage of the tournament at once.
12:45. Fact: the system "autumn-spring" made the results in Europe better. But globally there are still more minuses than pluses.
Fact: the autumn-spring system improved the results in Europe
But globally there are still more minuses than pluses.
12:30. Greetings to all football lovers! We are glad to bring to your attention a text broadcast of the draw of the top European football tournament. The draw for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League will be held first, which will begin in Nyon at 14:00 Moscow time. But we start the broadcast in advance in order to have time to acquaint you with various interesting facts.
UEFA coefficients: brought Portugal closer, but it does not mean anything
A slice of numbers based on the results of the autumn part of European competitions.
Draw participants:
Manchester United (England), PSG (France), Barcelona (Spain), Roma (Italy), Tottenham Hotspur (England), Liverpool (England), Manchester City (England) ), Besiktas (Turkey), Juventus (Italy), Basel (Switzerland), Shakhtar (Ukraine), Bayern (Germany), Chelsea (England), Real Madrid (Spain) , Porto (Portugal), Sevilla (Spain).
Teams will be divided into two pots: group winners and runners-up. Clubs playing in the same group or representing the same national association will be split into different pairings. The group winners will play the first legs of the 1/8 finals (13/14 and 20/21 February) away, and the second legs (6/7 and 13/14 March) will play at home.
Football European season 2017 - 2018 promises to be very interesting. In the main club European tournament formed eight quartets, whose members will compete for a place in the playoffs of the UEFA Champions League. According to the results previous season England delegated to the 26th Champions League five teams at once, the Spaniards - four, the Italians, the Portuguese and the Germans - three each. Particular attention of Russian football fans was concentrated on the rivals of Moscow CSKA and Spartak.
Group A
First quartet group stage The Champions League 2017 - 2018 does not look as formidable as the rest of the groups. The Champion of Portugal Lisbon Benfica, the winner of the previous UEFA Europa League draw Manchester United, the Swiss Basel and Moscow CSKA got into it.
Group B
The first two teams of the second quartet may well qualify for victory in the Champions League. They were the German grand from Munich "Bayern" and a team from the French capital PSG. The company eminent rivals will be the Belgian “Anderlecht” and the multiple champion of Scotland, a team with which it is very difficult to play on the road for absolutely everyone, “Celtic”.
Group C
The first three clubs from group C may well qualify for a place in the playoffs, because in this quartet the fans will once again expect fierce confrontations between English, Spanish and Italian clubs. This time, by lot, London Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Rome Roma were in the same group. Titled and eminent teams will be accompanied by the debutant of the tournament Azerbaijani "Karabakh".
Group D
In Group D, fans will be able to see a double repetition of one of the previous finals of the tournament: the Champion of Italy of the last six years Turin Juventus will play with the Catalan Barcelona. Most likely, it is these clubs that will continue to fight for the trophy in the playoffs, because the other rivals are much more modest Greek Olympiacos and Portuguese Sporting.
Group E
Group E was led by the current Champion of Russia Spartak Moscow. The Spanish “Seville”, the English “Liverpool” and the Slovenian “Maribor” were chosen as rivals by “red-white”. The composition of this quartet allows Russian fans to hope for the European Cup spring stage.
Group F
In Group F, spectators are expected to confront the Italian “Napoli” and the “citizens” from Manchester. Recall that a few years ago, Manchester City and Napoli already played in the same Champions League group. Shakhtar Donetsk and Feyenoord from Holland became the other two teams of this four.
Group G
Group G turned out to be the most even of all eight quartets. All teams will have chances to reach the playoff stage. Among them were the Champion of France "Monaco", the Portuguese "Porto", the Turkish "Besiktas", as well as the opening of last season of the Bundes League "RB Leipzig".
Group H
The last quartet was headed by the most titled European football club- Real Madrid. The rivals in the creamy group will be players from Borussia Dortmund, London's Tottenham Hotspur and the Cypriots from the Apoel club.
19:52. "Maribor" goes to "Spartak"!
19:51. CSKA - in group A: Manchester United, Benfica, Basel.
19:42. Ronaldo, of course. The best striker of the season.
19:41. Tottenham and Roma are unlucky. Spurs are in group H, the Romans are in group C. Olympiacos Shevchenko sacrificed Juventus and Barcelona. Napoli will play against Shakhtar and City.
19:40: Spartak will play with Liverpool!
19:38. Anderlecht - to Bayern and PSG, Besiktas - to group G. Basel - to Benfica and Manchester United. Mourinho likes football gods.
19:35. Luka Modric - best midfielder last draw.
19:34. Barcelona and Juventus are in the same group. The group of death looms.
19:34. Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund.
19:33. Sevilla - to Spartak from the second basket! Not bad.
19:32. Group F: Shakhtar and Manchester City.
19:31. PSG vs Bayern.
19:31. Mourinho flies home. Manchester United took on Benfica.
19:30. Conte vs Simeone. Atlético go to Chelsea.
19:29. Porto is in the group with Monaco! Recall the retro final of 2004.
19:25: Sergio Ramos is the best defender of last season's Champions League. It is logical: his team did not concede four in the final.
19:24. Group A: Benfica
Group B: Bayern
Group C: Chelsea
Group D: Juventus
Group E: Spartak
Group F: Shakhtar
Group G: AS Monaco
Group H: Real Madrid
19:19. Shevchenko and Totti send Chelsea to Group C.
19:18. Totti pulls Spartak! Group E.
19:12. Gigi Buffon! Predictable Champion of the Champions League Goalkeeper last season.
19:08. Francesco Totti's last award. UEFA President's Award for services to football and dedication to the team. To whom, if not him?
19:05. Begin. Now find out all the best last season. Shevchenko himself will follow.
And here is Lieke Martens. The contender for the title of the best female player of the year.
The ceremony, by the way, is about to begin.
The slower Messi is on the pitch, the faster he is off the pitch. Arrived in Monaco by helicopter
The forecast from the top has arrived. Roman Gerasimov: Spartak, Barcelona, Roma (Tottenham), APOEL; Juventus, Sevilla, Liverpool, CSKA.
Two, of course, will take Cristiano, one - Buffon. Who else is behind? My version: Bonucci and Casemiro. I insist on Casemiro.
UEFA Today he will also give out awards:
Best Footballer of the Year
Best female player of the year
UEFA Champions League Best Goalkeeper 2016/17
UEFA Champions League Best Defender 2016/17
2016/17 UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Year
UEFA Champions League Best Forward 2016/17
Let's figure out what's with the baskets. "Spartacus" was in the first. The company is decent: Real, Bayern, Juventus, Shakhtar, Monaco, Benfica, Chelsea. The Russian champion will definitely not play with them.
In the second basket Barcelona, PSG, Manchester City, Porto, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United.
In the third- Tottenham, Liverpool, Napoli, Roma, Olympiacos, Anderlecht, Besiktas and Basel.
Fourth basket: CSKA, RB Leipzig, Celtic, Qarabag, Sporting, APOEL, Feyenoord and Maribor.
I remind you: teams from the same country will not be able to play with each other.
Watch the live broadcast of the Champions League group stage draw on August 24, 2017 at 19:00 Moscow time. Today will be known the last ten teams that made it to the Champions League.
According to the official website of UEFA 2017/2018 Champions League draw will take place at 19:00 Kyiv time. According to the old tradition, the ceremony will be held in Monaco.
2018 Champions League Draw Live Stream
Watch the draw live on the UEFA website.
Basket Champions League draw
Pot 1 includes the current trophy holders and champions of the top eight ranked national championships.
Real Madrid (ESP, champion), club coefficient - 176.999
Bayern (GER) - 154,899
Juventus (ITA) - 140.666
Benfica (POR) - 111,866
Chelsea (ENG) - 106.192
Shakhtar (UKR) - 87,526
Monaco (FRA) - 62,333
Spartak Moscow (RUS) – 18,606
Other baskets
Barcelona (ESP) - 151,999
Atlético Madrid (ESP) - 142.999
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - 126,333
Borussia Dortmund (GER) – 124,899
Manchester City (ENG) - 100.192
Porto (POR) - 98,866
Manchester United (ENG) - 95.192
Tottenham (ENG) - 77.192
Basel (SUI) – 74,415
Anderlecht (BEL) - 58,840
Roma (ITA) - 53,666
Besiktas (TUR) - 45,840
Feyenoord (NED) - 23,212
RB Leipzig (GER) - 15,899
To these teams are added the ten winners of the playoff round.
According to UEFA rules, teams from the same national association are separated according to different groups. In addition, Monaco will determine the composition of the groups of the UEFA Youth League.
Note that the awards will also be presented at the ceremony:
- UEFA Player of the Year
- UEFA Women's Player of the Year
- UEFA Champions League Best Goalkeeper 2016/17
- UEFA Champions League Best Defender 2016/17
- 2016/17 UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Year
- UEFA Champions League Best Forward 2016/17
When will the Champions League matches take place?
First group stage will pass in six rounds:
League Final Champions will pass in May 2018 in Kyiv.
Champions League draw results.
Eight groups of participants were defined in Monaco:
Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel CSKA.
Group B: Bayern, PSG, Anderlecht, Celtic.
Group C: Chelsea, Atlético, Roma, Qarabag.
Group D: Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiacos, Sporting.
Group E: Spartacus, Seville, Liverpool, Maribor.
Group F: Miner, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord.
Group G: Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, RB Leipzig.
Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia D, Tottenham, APOEL.
For some European clubs, the path to the 2018 Champions League final, which will take place in Kyiv at the Olimpiyskiy, will be very long. First qualifying round the most prestigious club tournament of the "Old World" starts at the end of June. Then, in order to get into the group stage, it will be necessary to overcome the 2nd, 3rd round and the playoff stage.
Champions League draw 2017-2018
1,2 - rounds
Already on June 19, the draw for the first and second qualifying round Champions League. In the first round, 10 champions of the countries ranked in the UEFA coefficients table, from 44 to 53 places, will play. 34 teams will play in the second round: 29 league champions, and 5 teams - winners of the 1st round. The matches of the first round will take place on June 28 and July 6, the second - on July 11, 12 and 18, 19.
3rd round
The third qualifying round is divided into two parts: 1) championship qualification; 2) non-championship qualification. The draw for both parts will take place on 14 July. The first games will be played on July 25 and 26, the return games on August 1 and 2.
20 clubs will play in the championship qualification: 3 - champions of the countries occupying places in the UEFA ranking from 14 to 16; 17 - winners of the second qualifying round.
In the non-championship qualifiers, 10 clubs will compete for the playoffs: 9 teams that took second places in the championships of countries ranked from 7 to 15 by UEFA; 1 club that took third place in the championship of the country, which is in 6th place in the ranking. This time, the French "Nice" became this team.
Playoffs
The playoff round is also divided into championship and non-championship qualifiers. The draw for this round will take place on August 4, and the matches will be played on August 15, 16 and 22, 23.
Champions Qualification: 10 winners of the 3rd round will play here.
Non-Champion Qualifiers: The 5 winners of the 3rd round will play here, as well as the 3 teams that finished 4th in the leagues (England, Germany, Spain) and the 2 teams that finished 3rd in the leagues (Portugal, Italy).
Group stage draw
32 clubs will play in the group stage of the 2017/18 Champions League: 22 clubs that have booked places for themselves at the end of the 2016/17 season, 5 teams winning the champion qualification of the play-off stage, 5 teams winning the non-championship play-off stage.
The group stage draw will take place on 24 August in Monaco, with the first legs played on 12 September.
Schedule of all draws for the 2017/18 season
