Champions League 2023-2024 group stage draw seeds: Which teams, why and how they were decided

The UEFA Champions League 2023-2024 It is already taking its first steps with the draw for next Thursday, August 31, when the group stage will be formed.

The most prestigious competition at club level is looking for a successor to Manchester City, which won its first title at the tournament in Turkey, beating Inter Milan in the final.

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Champions League 2023-2024 group stage seeds: Who they are, why and how they were decided

In most seasons, eight of the six leagues with the best UEFA coefficient have always been champions, apart from the defending Champions League champion and the defending Europa League champion. In this case, Manchester City is the current champion of the Champions League and the winner of the Premier League, entering the seventh league ranking teams with the best UEFA coefficient (Portugal – Benfica).

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How are the draw drums for the Champions League group stage prepared?

The draw drums for the Champions League are determined by the UEFA rankings. The UEFA rankings order European teams by the UEFA coefficient, which is taken from their results in Europe over the last five seasons.

Pot 1 has no benchmark by UEFA coefficient. Pot 1 and the eight members of the seed heads are the current winner of the annual Champions League, the current winner of the Europa League and the winners of the major European leagues (Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal and Holland). )

2023-24 Champions League Draw Seeds

The eight seeded teams, i.e. the eight teams in Pot 1, have already been confirmed and are as follows

• Manchester City (Champions Winner)
• Sevilla (Europa League Winner)
• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• psg
• Benfica
• Napoli
• Feyenoord