It seems like Bayern Munich has barely finished celebrating its UEFA Champions League title, yet the draw for the 2020-21 edition of the continental tournament is here.
With playoff fixtures now complete, we have the full picture of the teams participating in the group stage. The bigger names in this year's tournament — the likes of Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSG and Manchester United — booked their places in the group stage via their domestic performances, and we'll soon find out each club's path through the competition.
Here's everything you need to know about the Champions League group stage draw, including when and where it takes place, how to watch it live and more.
What is the 2020-21 Champions League group stage draw?
As usual, this year's Champions League group stage will consist of 32 teams. The draw will create eight separate groups of four, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Ahead of the draw, teams are split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 consists of the title holder (Bayern), the UEFA Europa League champion (Sevilla) and the champions of each of the top six associations based on UEFA's country coefficient rankings (Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, PSG, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Porto).
Pots 2-4 are populated according to the club coefficients.
Teams from the same association cannot be drawn together in the same group.
Which teams are in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage?
With qualifying now complete, the full 32-team field is known.
As outlined above, teams are split into four seeding pots ahead of the draw:
Pot 1
- Bayern Munich (title holder)
- Sevilla (Europa League title holder)
- Real Madrid
- Liverpool
- Juventus
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Zenti Saint Petersburg
- Porto
Pot 2
- Barcelona
- Atletico Madrid
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Borussia Dortmund
- Chelsea
- Ajax
Pot 3
- Dynamo Kyiv
- RB Leipzig
- Inter Milan
- Olympiacos
- Lazio
- Atalanta
- Krasnodar
- Red Bull Salzburg
Pot 4
- Club Brugge
- Borussia Monchengladbach
- Istanbul Basakehir
- Rennes
- Ferencvaros
- Marseille
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- Midtjylland
When is the 2020-21 Champions League draw?
This year's Champions League group stage draw will take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. ET.
How to watch the 2020-21 Champions League live in Canada
In Canada, the group stage draw can watched above or live and on demand on DAZN.
Additionally, every UEFA Champions League game from the group stage onward is streamed on DAZN.
DAZN Canada’s UEFA Champions League coverage includes several features and highlight packages from famous games of the past, as well as behind-the-scenes looks at some of the biggest moments from the current competition. In addition, DAZN's new weekly soccer debate show, "Shoot-Out," tackles the various storylines and narratives around the game today.
In Canada, a monthly subscription to DAZN is $20 CAD, and an annual subscription is $150 CAD. There is also a 30-day free trial for new users. Learn more by clicking here.
Can't watch? Follow along with our live updates of the draw here.
Who won last season's Champions League?
Bayern Munich completed the treble when it won the 2019-20 Champions League title.
Die Roten defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the final thanks to a 59th-minute strike from Kingsley Coman. The match capped a dominant run through the tournament during which Bayern won all 11 games during the competition.
Included in Bayern's victories was a famous 8-2 result against Barcelona in the quarterfinal.