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What to expect in Thursday’s Champions League draw
What to expect in Thursday’s Champions League draw
The draw for the group stage of the Champions League will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday evening. Here the PA news agency explains how it will unfold. When is the draw? The draw is due to start at 5pm UK time on Thursday evening. How will it work? The 32 teams will be split into eight groups of four, with the four seeding pots not set to be confirmed until Thursday morning. The identity of the final qualifiers will not be known until Wednesday evening. Pot 1 will feature European champions Manchester City, Europa League winners Sevilla and six domestic champions. Pots two to four will be based on the UEFA club coefficient rankings. As usual, teams from the same country will be kept apart until at least the quarter-final stage. Pairings and any other restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw. What else do we need to know about the format? September 19 and 20 October 3 and 4 October 24 and 25 November 7 and 8 November 28 and 29 December 12 and 13 The teams play each other home and away between September and December as usual, with the top two progressing to the Champions League last 16. The teams finishing third enter the Europa League knockout round play-offs, where they will face the runners-up from the Europa League group stages for a place in the last 16 of that competition. What else should we expect on Thursday night? UEFA plans to announce the four winners of its 2022-23 awards – men’s player and coach, plus women’s player and coach – during the draw ceremony. There will be particular focus on the women’s awards amid the unfolding crisis in Spanish football – two of the country’s World Cup-winning team, Aitana Bonmati and Olga Carmona, are nominated for the player award while Jorge Vilda is nominated for the coach award. What else should we look out for this season? This season marks the final year of the group stage as we have come to know it. From next season the 32-team group stage will be replaced by a 36-team league phase, with each team playing eight matches on a seeded basis. It will be worth keeping an eye as the season progresses on the country coefficients, which are based on the collective performance of a country’s clubs in the three UEFA men’s club competitions. One team each from the two best-performing countries will secure additional places in the league phase, under changes agreed at UEFA Congress in Vienna last year. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Savannah Marshall would relish rematch with rival Claressa Shields in MMA cage England Women to get same match fees as men after Ashes summer boosts profile Daniel James injury blow for Wales ahead of Euro 2024 qualifier against Latvia
2023-08-30 19:00
How Long Does it Take to Beat Only Up?
How Long Does it Take to Beat Only Up?
Only Up! released on May 24. Here's how long it might take for you to beat the game.
2023-06-23 04:19
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz: Joe Rogan wants a rematch as WWE star offers $10 million to Diaz for an MMA bout
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz: Joe Rogan wants a rematch as WWE star offers $10 million to Diaz for an MMA bout
Joe Rogan wants an MMA match between the two after the 10th round
2023-08-07 15:14
Who is Kenneth Darlington? American attorney detained in Panama for killing two eco protesters blocking highway
Who is Kenneth Darlington? American attorney detained in Panama for killing two eco protesters blocking highway
Kenneth Darlington was filmed approaching protesters obstructing a Panamanian highway and shooting dead two men
2023-11-09 17:35
Why is 'RHOA' Season 15 Episode 9 not airing this week? Bravo show gears up for drama-filled ride
Why is 'RHOA' Season 15 Episode 9 not airing this week? Bravo show gears up for drama-filled ride
In an exciting twist, RHOA Season 15 Episode 9 will feature a special appearance by Lisa Wu, Kim Zolciak, and DeShawn Snow
2023-07-03 08:00
British actor Julian Sands confirmed dead, months after vanishing in California wilderness
British actor Julian Sands confirmed dead, months after vanishing in California wilderness
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -British-born actor Julian Sands, best known for his role in the Oscar-celebrated film "A Room with
2023-06-28 04:36
Banking Escapees Make Billions From Private Credit Boom
Banking Escapees Make Billions From Private Credit Boom
Dinner with Barack Obama, mansions on both US coasts and dazzling modern art collections — from Frank Stella
2023-11-30 08:00
Players, start your engines: The Pacers are off to a fast start on the court and in the standings
Players, start your engines: The Pacers are off to a fast start on the court and in the standings
Indiana is setting quite a pace in the early going
2023-11-14 19:00
Ryanair eyes Ukraine tourism after Russia’s war ends
Ryanair eyes Ukraine tourism after Russia’s war ends
Ryanair’s boss has pledged to “charge back into Ukraine” once commercial flying reopens and promised investment worth $3bn (£2.3bn) in the wartorn country. Michael O’Leary visited Kyiv on Thursday and said that he soon hoped to reconnect the country’s Lviv and Odesa airports with more than 20 European Union capital cities within eight weeks of the reopening of air space with around 600 weekly flights. “The fastest way to rebuild and restore the Ukrainian economy will be with low-fare air travel,” the chief executive said. “Ryanair intends to invest heavily in Ukraine and lead this aviation recovery by investing up to $3bn and basing up to 30 Boeing Max aircraft at Ukraine’s three main airports in Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa. “Having previously also served Kharkiv and Kherson airports prior to the invasion, Ryanair will return to serving those airports too, as soon as the infrastructure has been restored.” He added that the company will employ hundreds of Ukrainian pilots, cabin crew and IT professionals, and we will look to create thousands of new jobs in aviation for Ukrainian citizens. It is hard to say when commercial flights will be possible to and from Ukraine with restrictions still in place due to the ongoing war with Russia. Ryanair held meetings in Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport with representatives from Ukraine’s main airports, Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa. Mr O’Leary was joined by Boryspil airport chief executive Oleksiy Dubrevskyy and Ukraine’s communities minister Oleksandr Kubrakov. The latter man said the resumption of flights will be possible “as soon as the security situation allows”. “We are already working on solutions and investment plans to enable aircraft to fly up quickly,” he said. Ryanair noted the “excellent state” of the airport infrastructure after examining terminals, baggage claims and passenger check-ins. The company has said that in the first 12 months after the war, more than 5 million seats to and from Ukraine will be on offer with 10 million per year within five years. Read More Russia-Ukraine war – live: Moscow restricts movement of British diplomats over support for Kyiv UK donated 184,000 more artillery shells to Ukraine than planned, says Wallace Ukraine and Pakistan call for restoring the Black Sea grain deal after talks in Islamabad The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-07-20 23:56
Philadelphia Zoo officials say dye may have killed its five meerkats
Philadelphia Zoo officials say dye may have killed its five meerkats
In less than two weeks, all five of the Philadelphia Zoo's meerkats died. Now, the zoo needs to find out why.
2023-06-15 05:41
Who stars in ‘Jack Ryan’ Season 4? From John Krasinski to Michael Pena, here is the full cast list
Who stars in ‘Jack Ryan’ Season 4? From John Krasinski to Michael Pena, here is the full cast list
Joining John Krasinski are the regular cast members along with some new additions
2023-06-09 17:12
Mick Schumacher to drive father Michael’s car at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Mick Schumacher to drive father Michael’s car at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Mick Schumacher will appear at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month, driving his father Michael’s 2011 Mercedes car. Schumacher Jnr. joined the Silver Arrows at the start of this season as an F1 reserve driver, after he was dropped from his race seat at Haas following two seasons with the team. The German has been a regular in the garage at Formula 1 races worldwide alongside CEO Toto Wolff and is eyeing a route back into the sport next year. The 24-year-old tested this year’s W14 car at a Pirelli tyre test earlier this month in Barcelona but will now get another go behind the wheel of his dad’s 2011 car – the W02 – at Goodwood. "It’s going to be spectacular to run in my dad’s 2011 car, the W02, even if it is only a short run,” Schumacher said, ahead of appearing at the festival for the first time. “Just experiencing this generation of cars will be mega. Knowing that he raced this car makes it extra special, and there will be many emotions coming with it. "I have been lucky enough to drive one of his Benetton cars and some of the Ferraris he raced. But this will be the first time behind the wheel of a Mercedes he drove. I am sure I will get out of it with a big smile on my face.” The W02 was Michael’s penultimate car in Formula 1, as he retired a year later at the end of the 2012 season. Schumacher Snr. joined Mercedes in 2010, coming out of retirement after claiming seven F1 world championships, including five-in-a-row with Ferrari from 2000-2004. Fellow Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez will also appear at Goodwood, driving Mercedes’ 2021 constructor-winning car – the W12. Also appearing at this year’s Festival of Speed is four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who will drive in cars exclusively powered by e-fuels. This year’s festival, taking place from Thursday 13 - Sunday 16 July, is the 30th anniversary of the event. Read More Are Red Bull now the most successful F1 team ever – and how long can this dominance last? Max Verstappen aims to ‘keep winning’ after matching Ayrton Senna’s 41 victories Lewis Hamilton insists Mercedes must now switch focus to haul in Red Bull Poignant Netflix film captures the many facets of legendary Schumacher What happened to Michael Schumacher and what’s latest health update? Schumacher’s F1 career highlights as Netflix documentary is released
2023-06-22 23:45