The final will take place in Budapest, at the 65,000 seater Puskas Arena.Ĭopyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc.
When a paired club is drawn, for example, in one of the red groups, the other paired club – once drawn – will be automatically assigned to one of the blue groups. To ensure that paired clubs from the same country (including those playing in the UEFA Europa Conference League) have different kick-off times where possible, the eight groups will be distinguished by colour: Groups A to D red and Groups E to H blue. Teams will be drawn into eight groups of four, each containing one team from each seeding pot.Ĭlubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The 32 clubs are seeded into four pots of eight in accordance with the club coefficient ranking. Usually the six group stage matches are spread over 12 weeks, however due to the FIFA World Cup taking place in November, this has been condensed into eight.
The draw is scheduled to start at 12pm BST on Friday. Here is everything you need to know about this year’s competition, and who we could face over the next few months: When is the draw taking place? It’ll be the moment our supporters can start planning their continental trips to see us in action, and the dreams begin of the journey ending in Budapest for the final in May. Today, we’ll discover which three teams we’ll face in the UEFA Europa League group stage, when the draw is made in Istanbul.