UEFA Champions League

The social event stage draw happened on 26 August.

Branislav Ivanović draws the name of holders Chelsea in Istanbul

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When and where was the draw?

The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League bundle stage draw happened at 18:00 CET on Thursday 26 August in Istanbul, Turkey. Outstanding guests Branislav Ivanović and Michael Essien assisted with the draw.

Draw result

Social event A: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig, Club Brugge

Social occasion B: Atlético Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan

Social occasion C: Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Beşiktaş

Social occasion D: Inter, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol

Social occasion E: Bayern, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv

Get-together F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys

Get-together G: LOSC Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg, Wolfsburg

Social event H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit , Malmö

Pots and seedings

Pot 1

Chelsea (ENG) 98.000

Villarreal (ESP) 63.000

Bayern (GER) 134.000

Manchester City (ENG) 125.000

Atlético Madrid (ESP) 115.000

Bury (ITA) 53.000

Wearing CP (POR) 45.500

LOSC Lille (FRA) 14.000

Pot 2

Real Madrid (ESP) 127.000

Barcelona (ESP) 122.000

Juventus (ITA) 120.000

Manchester United (ENG) 113.000

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 113.000

Liverpool (ENG) 101.000

Sevilla (ESP) 98.000

Borussia Dortmund (GER) 90.000

Pot 3

Porto (POR) 87.000

Ajax (NED) 82.500

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 79.000

Leipzig (GER) 66.000

Salzburg (AUT) 59.000

Benfica (POR) 58.000

Atalanta (ITA) 50.500

Zenit (RUS) 50.000

Pot 4

Beşiktaş (TUR) 49.000

Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 47.000

Club Brugge (BEL) 35.500

Young fellows (SUI) 35.000

AC Milan (ITA) 31.000

Malmö (SWE) 18.500

Wolfsburg (GER) 14.714

Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) 14.500

Draw method

The gatherings were separated into four developing pots. Pot 1 contained the holders, the UEFA Europa League victors and the supervisors of the six most raised situated nations who didn't qualify through one of the 2020/21 titles; Pots 2 to 4 were directed by the club coefficient rankings.

No gathering could play a side from their own association.

Because of relationship with two specialists, clubs were consolidated to part their matches among Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Because of relationship with four representatives, two pairings were made. These pairings relied upon TV swarms.

The primary two gatherings in each get-together development to the round of 16.

The third-put sides in each get-together move to the UEFA Europa League knockout stage, where they will face the UEFA Europa League bundle

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