Retrieved 31 August 2018. A repeat of the treble-winning seasons in 2009 and 2015 will be an incredible achievement. A 2-1 loss at Leganes shows that the Blaugrana are beatable, but they can dominate any opponent on their day and a repeat of their 4-0 win over PSV would certainly go down well with their fans. ESP: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia GER: Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke, Hoffenheim ENG: Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool ITA: Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Internazionale Milano FRA: Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon, Monaco RUS: Lokomotiv Moskva, CSKA Moskva POR: Porto, Benfica UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk BEL: Club Brugge TUR: Galatasaray CZE: Viktoria Plzeň SUI: Young Boys NED: Ajax, PSV Eindhoven GRE: AEK Athens SRB: Crvena zvezda Who was in which pot?
The in will host the final Tournament details Dates Qualifying: 26 June — 29 August 2018 Competition proper: 18 September 2018 — 1 June 2019 Teams Competition proper: 32 Total: 79 from 54 associations Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Goals scored 94 2. The will be played at the in , Spain. The winners of the 2018—19 UEFA Champions League will earn the right to play against the winners of the in the. They will also automatically qualify for the group stage, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the champions of the , the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list. On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reforming plan for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018—2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016. As per the new regulations, the previous season's UEFA Europa League winners will qualify automatically for the UEFA Champions League group stage previously they would qualify for the play-off round, but would be promoted to the group stage only if the Champions League title holder berth was vacated, although this promotion to the group stage had been made in all three seasons since it was established from 2015—16. Meanwhile, the top four teams from the leagues of the four top-ranked national associations in the list will qualify automatically for the group stage as well. Only six teams will qualify for the group stage via the qualification rounds, down from ten in the previous season. Association ranking For the 2018—19 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2017 , which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2012—13 to 2016—17. In addition, the Europa League title holders qualify for the group stage. Since they finished as champions of the , the runners-up of the league, , entered the 2018—19 UEFA Champions League instead of the. The schedule of the competition is as follows all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in , Switzerland, unless stated otherwise. Kick-off times starting from the knock-out phase will be 21:00 CET. Main article: In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 , and then drawn into one-legged semi-final and final ties. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018. The semi-final round was played on 26 June, and the final round was played on 29 June 2018, both at the in Gibraltar. The losers of both semi-final and final rounds entered the. Team 1 Score Team 2 Semi-final round Team 1 Score Team 2 Final round Drita's win on 26 June 2018 was the first time that a team representing Kosovo had won a game in any UEFA competition. Main article: In the qualifying and play-off rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 , and then drawn into. First qualifying round The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2018. Second qualifying round The second qualifying round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path for league champions and League Path for league non-champions. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018. The first legs were played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 31 July and 1 August 2018. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the. Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Champions Path 2—1 0—1 0—3 1—2 7—2 5—0 2—1 1—0 1—2 3—1 Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg League Path 5—1 5—1 Third qualifying round The third qualifying round is split into two separate sections: Champions Path for league champions and League Path for league non-champions. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 2018. The first legs were played on 7 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 14 August 2018. The losers from Champions Path enter the , while the losers from League Path enter the. Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Champions Path 2—3 4—0 3—2 1—2 0—3 1—1 Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg League Path 2—5 2—1 1—3 3—2 Main article: The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path for league champions and League Path for league non-champions. The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 29 August. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the. Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Champions Path 2—2 2—6 3—2 2—3 Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg League Path 5—2 3—1 Location of teams of the 2018—19 UEFA Champions League group stage. Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H. The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2018 at the in Monaco. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. If either or both title holders were one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association s are also seeded into Pot 1. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a. The group winners and runners-up advance to the , while the third-placed teams enter the. The matchdays are 18—19 September, 2—3 October, 23—24 October, 6—7 November, 27—28 November, and 11—12 December 2018. The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participate in the on the same matchdays, where they compete in the the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate until the play-offs. A total of 15 national associations are represented in the group stage. Tiebreakers Teams are ranked according to 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss , and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings Regulations Articles 17. Group A Pos Team Main article: In the , teams play against each other over on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 17 December 2018. The first legs will be played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs will be played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019. Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 15 March 2019. The first legs will be played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs will be played on 16 and 17 April 2019. Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 15 March 2019. The first legs will be played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second legs will be played on 7 and 8 May 2019. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 February 2018. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 May 2018. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 February 2018. 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