UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 – Group Stage Draw LIVEBLOG

Thu, Aug 27, 2009

The draw for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League group stages will take place Thursday in Monaco. While we wait for Europe’s top-club competition to finally set sail, this a 30 minutes of drama every fan must go through every year, as they silently (or extremelly vocally, it’s a matter of taste) conjure karma in order for their team to get an easy group. Only in never quite works out in the end, does it?

Soccerlens will cover the draw LIVE and give you the groups as they unfold. So write this in your calendar…

Thursday 27/08
18:00 CET (17:00 UK time)

…and be sure to tune in with the handkerchiefs. This year’s cream of the crop promises to be one of the best ever (and I know it’s something we read every year, but there’s just *something* about having Leo Messi and Zlatan in the same team…)

Also, we should get to see who wins the 2009 UEFA Player of the Year awards.

The four pots for the draw have yet to be finalized, as Preliminary Qualifying games are still finishing. The pots will be published here as soon as we receive them.

See also: UCL 2009/10 Draw and Match calendar (UEFA website)

Group Stage schedule

Group matches will be played on the following dates:

Group stage, Matchday 1	15/16.09.2009
Group stage, Matchday 2	29/30.09.2009
Group stage, Matchday 3	20/21.10.2009
Group stage, Matchday 4	03/04.11.2009
Group stage, Matchday 5	24/25.11.2009
Group stage, Matchday 6	08/09.12.2009