Champions League draw LIVE: League Phase fixtures determined for 36 contenders

[p][b]14:24 CET - [/b]As we build up to the draw later today, let's take a quick look back at the last couple of days of dramatic action in the play-off round.[/p][p]Seven sides made their way through the gauntlet, and [i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i] writer [i][b]David Parkes[/b][/i] has compiled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/uefa-champions-league-26-27-playoff-round-second-legs/UiYl2wr4/"]a stat on each side from their victories[/a].[/p][p]Elsewhere, the standout story of the round was the success of lesser-known Azeri side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah Baku[/a]. They saw off Hapoel Be'er Sheva over two legs with a last-gasp stoppage-time winner the difference, and their manager Valdas Dambrauskas has had an incredible journey to get to this point.[/p][p][b][i]Flashscore[/i][/b]'s [i][b]Emanuele Giulianelli [/b][/i]sat down with the Lithuanian manager to discuss his unusual path into coaching and Sabah's progression to the Champions League - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-champions-league-exclusive-dambrauskas-on-millionaire-dethroning-qarabag-sabah-s-champions-league-dream/8Wb6RNod/"]read the piece here[/a].[/p][embed guid="5d537a78-0d32-4a4d-b361-f2e4aadde2ed" url="https://www.instagram.com/flashscoreofficial/p/DcgKd_GiBhg/?hl=en" social-type="instagram" /][p][b]14:00 CET -[/b] Good afternoon and welcome to [i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i]'s live coverage of the Champions League draw for the League Phase. Qualification for the 36-team tournament may have started back in July, but it's time for the main event of the autumn and winter to come, with the best teams in Europe once again battling it out for continental supremacy.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] are the current holders, after they went back-to-back in Budapest, defeating the Premier League champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] on penalties. [/p][p]The Gunners return again for another tilt as they try and win their first-ever Champions League crown, but there are plenty of other teams vying for the title.[/p][p]The draw commences at 18:00 CET, but as ever with these events, we expect a long preamble before the balls are removed from the pots.[/p][p]There will be four pots, each of nine teams, with all of the 36 competitors playing two teams from each pot in the eight-game league phase.[/p][p]Here are the teams and their pots for this season.[/p][p][b]Pot A: PSG, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], Arsenal, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a][/b][/p][p][b]Pot B: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting CP[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-porto/S2NmScGp/"]Porto[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/club-brugge/rgTHIK74/"]Club Brugge[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a][/b][/p][p][b]Pot C: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/napoli/69Dxbc61/"]Napoli[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rb-leipzig/KbS1suSm/"]RB Leipzig[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/shakhtar/4ENWX2OA/"]Shakhtar[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a][/b][/p][p][b]Pot D: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slavia-prague/viXGgnyB/"]Slavia Prague[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slovan-bratislava/QRaWdwQf/"]Slovan Bratislava[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aek/ANpZncAM/"]AEK Athens[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lask-linz/MipWYeKQ/"]LASK[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/como/ttyLthOA/"]Como[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/viking/bXAgOWwb/"]Viking[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sabah-baku/fNGcxbyr/"]Sabah Baku[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="0d19812a-250f-4a2f-8faf-d60507a94502" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2092893151706972296" social-type="twitter" /][p]As ever in the Champions League at this stage of the competition, teams from the same nation cannot face each other in the League Phase, and a new rule for this year sees fixtures that have been completed in consecutive seasons (Liverpool vs Real Madrid, for example) cannot happen again this year, although it can happen in reverse.[/p][p]The League Phase begins on September 8th, and will run into the new year, with the final 18-game matchday taking place on January 27th.[/p][p]This year's final will take place in Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano - home of Atletico Madrid - on Saturday, June 5th. It will be the second time this stadium has held the final. It played host to Liverpool's 2-0 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur in 2019.[/p]