"Each team will play eight fixtures: against two teams from each pot, including their own. Which means there will be some heavyweight clashes between teams in Pot 1 Teams cannot play anyone else from their own country at this stage One team cannot play more than two teams from the same country so, for example, Chelsea cannot play Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid"
"After a pretty cringe-worthy dramatised video, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is handed the Uefa president's award by Ceferin. My top 10 goals is not that bad, he says. The England goal was nice because it was against England Zlatan starts to head off stage before being reminded of his draw-conducting duties. He will be joined by Kaka: The nice guy and the bad guy, Zlatan offers. Absolute top level banter from Aleksander Ceferin and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photograph: Frederic Dides/AFP/Getty Images Share"
Giorgio Marchetti has arrived, marking the draw's commencement. UEFA deputy general secretary celebrated the new 36-team league phase, noting it produced the competition's highest goals-per-match average last season. Zlatan Ibrahimovic received the UEFA president's award from Aleksander Ceferin and participated in lighthearted exchanges before drawing duties alongside Kaka. Each club will play eight fixtures, facing two teams from each pot, including some heavyweight Pot 1 clashes. Teams cannot meet domestic opponents at this stage and cannot face more than two teams from the same country. The top eight advance to the last 16; 8th-24th enter playoffs; 25th-36th are eliminated. Group fixtures run September to January.
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