How to watch the UEFA Champions League group stage draw for the 2015-16 season.
On Thursday, UEFA will draw teams from four pots to create the eight groups for the Champions League tournament. The process will begin at 11:45 am ET and be aired live on Fox Sports 1. The draw will also be streamed on Fox Sports Go.
Start Time: 11:45 a.m. ET
TV Info: Fox Sports 1
Live Stream: Fox Sports Go, UEFA.com
Here are the pots and the routes the teams took to get there, via UEFA.com:
Club | Route | Last in | Years** | 2014/15*** | Best**** |
Pot 1 | |||||
Barcelona | Holders | 2014/15 | 20 | Winners | Winners x 5 |
Chelsea | Champions, England | 2014/15 | 14 | Round of 16 | Winners x 1 |
Bayern München | Champions, Germany | 2014/15 | 19 | Semi-finals | Winners x 5 |
Juventus | Champions, Italy | 2014/15 | 16 | Runners-up | Winners x 2 |
Benfica | Champions, Portugal | 2014/15 | 11 | Group stage | Winners x 2 |
Paris Saint-Germain | Champions, France | 2014/15 | 8 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
FC Zenit | Champions, Russia | 2014/15 | 6 | UEL, quarter-finals* | Round of 16 |
PSV Eindhoven | Champions, Netherlands | 2008/09 | 14 | UEL, round of 32 | Winners x 1 |
Pot 2 | |||||
Real Madrid | Second place, Spain | 2014/15 | 20 | Semi-finals | Winners x 10 |
Atlético Madrid | Third place, Spain | 2014/15 | 6 | Quarter-finals | Runners-up |
FC Porto | Runners-up, Portugal | 2014/15 | 20 | Quarter-finals | Winners x 2 |
Arsenal | Third place, England | 2014/15 | 18 | Round of 16 | Runners-up |
Manchester United | Fourth place, England | 2014/15 | 20 | N/A | Winners x 3 |
Valencia | Fourth place, Spain | 2012/13 | 9 | N/A | Runners-up |
Bayer Leverkusen | Fourth place, Germany | 2014/15 | 10 | Round of 16 | Runners-up |
Manchester City | Runners-up, England | 2014/15 | 5 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
Pot 3 | |||||
Shakhtar Donetsk | Runners-up, Ukraine | 2014/15 | 10 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals |
Sevilla | UEL, winners | 2009/10 | 3 | UEL, winners | Quarter-finals |
Olympique Lyonnais | Runners-up, France | 2011/12 | 13 | UEL, play-off | Semi-finals |
Dynamo Kyiv | Champions, Ukraine | 2012/13 | 15 | UEL, quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
Olympiacos | Champions, Greece | 2014/15 | 17 | UEL, round of 32* | Quarter-finals |
CSKA Moskva | Runners-up, Russia | 2014/15 | 9 | Group stage | Quarter-finals |
Galatasaray | Champions, Turkey | 2014/15 | 14 | Group stage | Semi-finals |
AS Roma | Runners-up, Italy | 2014/15 | 9 | UEL, round of 16* | Runners-up |
Pot 4 | |||||
BATE Borisov | Champions, Belarus | 2014/15 | 5 | Group stage | Group stage |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Third place, Germany | N/A | 1 | UEL, round of 32 | Runners-up |
Wolfsburg | Runners-up, Germany | 2009/10 | 2 | UEL, quarter-finals | Group stage |
Dinamo Zagreb | Champions, Croatia | 2012/13 | 5 | 3qr/UEL group stage | Group stage |
Maccabi Tel-Aviv | Champions, Israel | 2004/05 | 2 | 3qr/UEL play-off | Group stage |
Gent | Champions, Belgium | N/A | 1 | N/A | 3qr |
Malmö | Champions, Sweden | 2014/15 | 2 | Group stage | Runners-up |
Astana | Champions, Kazakhstan | N/A | 1 | UEL, play-off | N/A |
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