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\"Champions<\/p>\n

The draw for the group stages of this season\u2019s Champions League will be conducted on Thursday, August 26.<\/p>\n

It has been confirmed that Chelsea, Villarreal, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Sporting and Lille are in Pot 1 of the draw while heavy weights such as
\nReal Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United, PSG, Liverpool, Sevilla, and Borussia Dortmund find themselves in Pot 2 for this season\u2019s group stage draw.<\/p>\n

Chelsea are the title holders after they defeated Manchester City to clinch the trophy last season.<\/p>\n

Villarreal, on the other hand won the Europa League final against Manchester United and were beaten by Chelsea in the European Super Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The draw will be held in Stanbul, Turkey on Thursday from 1600 GMT which is 17:00 BST for those intending to watch from the United Kingdom and it\u2019s 12:00 EDT for those on the east coast of the USA.<\/p>\n

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As is always the case with such events, the actual picking of the balls won\u2019t take place until later on. Once all the UEFA<\/a> ceremony is over.<\/p>\n

This season\u2019s draw is earlier than usual as it is more commonly held on the Friday or Monday.<\/p>\n

The draw can also be watched online on UEFA.com.<\/p>\n

Champions League matches usually hold on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. And these are the dates for the six matchdays for this season.<\/p>\n

Matchday 1: September 14\/15
\nMatchday 2: September 28\/29
\nMatchday 3: October 19\/20
\nMatchday 4: November 2\/3
\nMatchday 5: November 23\/24
\nMatchday 6: December 7\/8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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