Barcelona set to discover Champions League opponents

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Barcelona are set to find out their Champions League group stage opponents for the 2023-24 season.

The Blaugrana will find out their opponents on Thursday, August 31.

The draw will take place at 5pm BST / 6pm CET immediately after the second legs of the qualifying play-offs are concluded.

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League final will take place at Wembley on Saturday 1 June

32 teams will be placed into four pots. Pot 1 will consist of the current holders Manchester City, the Europa League winners Sevilla, and six domestic champions. Pots 2 to 4 will be based on the club’s coefficient rankings.

No two teams from the same country will be drawn together in the same group.

Having won the league last season, Barcelona will be seeded for this year’s Champions League group stage draw.

See the teams in the draw below:

England: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle

Spain: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla

Germany: Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin

Italy: Inter, Lazio, AC Milan, Napoli

France: Lens, PSG

Portugal: Benfica, Braga, Porto

Netherlands: Feyenoord

Austria: Salzburg

Scotland: Celtic

Serbia: Crvena zvezda

Switzerland: Young Boys

Turkey: Galatasaray

Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk

Barcelona boss Xavi will be hoping to see his side have a better outing this year, after being eliminated in the group stage last season.