![]() In the case of associations with one representative in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage and one representative in the UEFA Europa League group stage, these clubs will also be paired so that their matches kick off at different times. In the case of associations with three representatives, only two clubs will be paired. In the case of associations with two representatives, these clubs will be paired so that their matches kick off at different times.Clubs from the same association must not be drawn in the same group.The conditions to be observed are as follows: The purpose of the group stage draw is to divide the 32 clubs into 8 groups of 4 teams. 2 matches per group, on 6 matchdays in total) Matchdays: 21 September 2023, 5 October 2023, 26 October 2023, 9 November 2023, 30 November 2023, 14 December 2023 Kick-off times: 16:30, 18:45 or 21:00 CET Full draw procedure Purpose and conditions of the draw ![]() This is because the third and fourth nations already have their top four going into the group stage so UEFA want the top two nations having five clubs, and the other three having four clubs.Time: 14:30 hours CET Number of clubs involved: 32 Number of matches: 96 (16 matches per matchday, i.e. One of the other slots will go to the club that finishes 3rd in the league of the fifth-placed nation in the UEFA national rankings. In fact, in four of the past five campaigns, a team in the Premier League would have received one of the additional slots meaning the club that finished fifth in the table would qualify for the Champions League. If those rules were in place last season, England and the Netherlands would be awarded an extra slot. Points are earned with each win, draw and loss as well as reaching certain stages of the competition. Effectively, the nation's clubs who performed best in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League based on coefficient points earned. Two of the four slots will go to clubs who 'achieved the best collective performance' in Europe in the previous season. Where will be extra four clubs come from? Once the draw for the last-16 has been made, the entire path to the final will be clear. In theory, it should keep the best sides apart until the latter rounds of the competition. The team that finishes top will be placed on one side of the draw, the team that finish second will be placed on the other side of the draw and so on. The way the last-16 is drawn will also differ with it being fully seeded based on the finishing position in the group table. While they will avoid each other in the group stage, they can now meet in the playoff round as well as the last-16. ![]() In the current format, clubs from the same confederation can't meet until the quarter finals. "The eight clubs who prevail in the play-offs will then progress to the round of 16 where they will each face one of the top-eight finishers." Teams who finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa League. Those who finished between ninth and 16th will be seeded in the play-off draw, meaning they will face a team placed 17th to 24th – with home advantage in the second-leg match. "While the top eight teams will advance automatically to the round of 16, those sides placed between ninth and 24th will enter a play-off round. UEFA say: "The results of each match will decide the overall ranking in the new league, with three points for a win and one for a draw still applying.
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