# UEFA Champions League 2021-22 group stage draw: Everything you need to know about the event on 26th August

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Published: 2021-08-22  
Updated: 2021-08-24  
Author: Rahul Roy

The UEFA Champions League 2021-22 season is just around the corner. The group stage draw for the new season of the UCL will be made on 26th August as we will kickstart the UCL 2021-22 season on 14th September.

**Read: [UEFA Europa League 2021-22 group stage draw: Everything you need to know](https://technosports.co.in/2021/08/24/uefa-europa-league-2021-22-group-stage-draw-everything-you-need-to-know/)**

## When will the UCL 2021-22 group stage draw take place?

The UCL 2021-22 group stage draw will take place on **Thursday 26th August** at **9:30 pm IST.**

## Where will the UCL 2021-22 group stage draw take place?

The UCL 2021-22 group stage draw will be held in **Istanbul, Turkey**.

## How can you watch the UCL 2021-22 group stage draw?

The UCL 2021-22 group stage draw will be live-streamed on UEFA’s [official website](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2022/2001308/).

## Teams involved in UCL 2021-22 group stage draw

**Spain**: Atlético, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal  
  
**England**: Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea  
  
**Germany**: Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund, Wolfsburg  
  
**Italy**: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Atalanta, Juventus  
  
**France**: LOSC, PSG  
  
**Portugal**: Sporting CP, Porto  
  
**Russia**: Zenit  
  
**Belgium**: Club Brugge  
  
**Ukraine**: Dynamo Kyiv  
  
**Netherlands**: Ajax  
  
**Turkey**: Beşiktaş

As of now, only 26 teams have qualified for the competition this season. The last six group stage berths will be decided [via the play-offs](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/026a-1298a8c6b9f8-bd9209cee6ca-1000--champions-league-play-off-draw/) which will take place before the draw.

## How does the UCL group stage draw work?

There will be four seeding pots with eight teams each in the Champions League group stage draw.

**Pot 1** will consist of last season’s Champions League winners, the UEFA Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2020/21 continental titles.

**Pots 2, 3 and 4** will depend on club coefficient rankings. No club can play clubs from their own country in the group stage.

## When will the UCL 2021-22 group stage begin?

**Matchday 1:** 14-15 September

**Matchday 2**: 28-29 September

**Matchday 3**: 19-20 October

**Matchday 4**: 2-3 November

**Matchday 5**: 23-24 November

**Matchday**6: 7-8 December

## When and where will the UCL 2021-22 final take place?

The UEFA Champions League 2021-22 final will be held on **Saturday, 28th May, 2022** at the **Saint Petersburg Stadium**in Russia.