Napoli, the Italian champion, will be in the first pot along with the winners of the major European leagues. Inter, in the second, Lazio and Milan will be placed in the third pot.
There are already 26 clubs confirmed for the group stage, with the other 6 to be determined after the preliminary rounds and playoffs.
he Italian Teams Qualified for the Champions League 2023/24:
- Napoli
- Lazio
- Inter
- Milan
1st Pot:
- Manchester City (England) – Title holder and Premier League winner
- Bayern Munich (Germany) – Bundesliga winner
- PSG (France) – Ligue 1 winner
- Barcelona (Spain) – La Liga winner
- Napoli (Italy) – Serie A winner
- Benfica (Portugal) – Primeira Liga winner
- Feyenoord (Netherlands) – Eredivisie winner
- Sevilla (Spain) – Europa League winner
2nd Pot:
- Inter (Italy)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- Arsenal (England)
- Manchester United (England)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Atletico Madrid (Spain)
- Porto (Portugal)
- RB Leipzig (Germany)
3rd Pot:
- Milan (Italy)
- Lazio (Italy)
- Salzburg (Austria)
- Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
- Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
4th Pot:
- Newcastle (England)
- Union Berlin (Germany)
- Lens (France)”
Pot to be Determined (3rd or 4th):
Real Sociedad (Spain): 33,000 points in the UEFA Ranking (52nd place)
Celtic (Scotland): 31,000 points in the UEFA Ranking (56th)
The remaining games:
Royal Antwerp or AEK Athens (1st leg result: 1-0)
Rakow or Copenhagen (1st leg result: 0-1)
Rangers or PSV Eindhoven (1st leg result: 2-2)
Braga or Panathinaikos (1st leg result: 2-1)
Maccabi Haifa or Young Boys (1st leg result: 0-0)
Molde or Galatasaray (1st leg result: 2-3)
The Champions League group stage draw will take place on Thursday, August 31st, at 18:00 (6:00 PM) at the ‘Grimaldi Forum’ in Monte Carlo. On December 18th, the round of 16 matchups will be drawn. Meanwhile, on March 15, 2024, the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final will be drawn.
