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Gareth Fullerton

Champions League draw 2022/23: When is it and what TV channel is it on?

It's a big day for football fans as the Champions League group stage draw is made.

Thirty-two teams will discover their group opponents on Thursday afternoon.

Celtic and Rangers are both in the draw - the Hoops last reached the group stages in 2017/18 while Rangers' last foray was way back in 2010/11.

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Also in the draw will be Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham.

Here's more info on the draw and how to watch it:

When and where is it?

The draw will be made on Thursday, August 25 in Istanbul, where this season's final takes place.

What time does it start at?

It is scheduled to start at 5pm UK time, but be prepared for some delays and technical chat.

What TV channel is it on?

BT Sport 1 will show the draw live, with their coverage starting at 4.45pm. BT Sport subscribers can live stream the draw on the BT Sport app.

Pots

POT 1

  • Real Madrid
  • Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Manchester City
  • AC Milan
  • Bayern Munich
  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • FC Porto
  • Ajax

Man City are in Pot 1 (Image: Getty Images)

POT 2

  • Liverpool
  • Chelsea
  • Barcelona
  • Juventus
  • Atletico Madrid
  • Sevilla
  • RB Leipzig
  • Tottenham Hotspur

Salah and Liverpool are in Pot 2 (Image: Getty Images)

POT 3

  • Borussia Dortmund
  • FC Salzburg
  • Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Inter Milan
  • Napoli
  • Benfica
  • Sporting CP
  • Bayer Leverkusen

Napoli's Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

POT 4

  • Rangers
  • Dinamo Zagreb
  • Marseille
  • FC Copenhagen
  • Club Brugge
  • Celtic
  • Viktoria Plzen
  • Maccabi Haifa

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