Champions League 2023/24: Fixtures, prize money, and how to watch games in the UAE

It only feels like a few weeks ago that Ilkay Gundogan was lifting the Champions League trophy for Manchester City and yet here we are, back again with European football's premier club competition about to kick into gear. This will be the 69th season of the tournament formerly known as the European Cup but the 32nd year in its current Champions League format. It will be the final one with the current format of 32 teams participating in group-stage section before its expansion next season. Here is everything you need to know. The Uefa Champions League is the annual competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations – Uefa – and contested by top-division European clubs. The group stage is contested by 32 teams consisting of eight groups of four who play each other in a round-robin format and look to qualify for the two-legged knockout phase. The first round of matches kick off on September 19 with the final games taking place on December 13. The knockout stages begin on February 13, 2024, while the final, being held at London's Wembley Stadium, is scheduled for June 1. GROUP A Galatasaray, FC Copenhagen, Bayern Munich, Manchester United . GROUP B Arsenal , PSV Eindhoven, Sevilla, Lens. GROUP C Real Madrid , Union Berlin, Sporting Braga, Napoli. GROUP D Benfica, Red Bull Salzburg, Real Sociedad, Inter Milan . GROUP E Feyenoord, Celtic, Lazio, Atletico Madrid . GROUP F AC Milan, Newcastle United , Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund. GROUP G Young Boys, RB Leipzig, Manchester City , Red Star Belgrade. GROUP H Barcelona , Royal Antwerp, Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Porto. There will be 16 teams who qualify for the round of 16: the eight group winners and eight runners-up. The eight teams who finish third in the table drop down to the Europa League , while the bottom eight sides see their European adventure come to an end this season. Reaching the group stage €15.64 million Group stage wins €2.8 million each Group stage draws €960,000 Round of 16 €9.6 million Quarter-finalists €10.6 million Semi-finalists €12.5 million Runners-up €15.5 million Champions €20 million English side Manchester City are the reigning champions after they defeated Italian club Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul thanks to Rodri's second-half goal. The Champions League is being broadcast in the UAE and throughout the Mena region on beIN Sports. GROUP A Wednesday, September 20 Galatasaray v FC Copenhagen (8:45pm) / Bayern Munich v Manchester United (11pm) Tuesday, October 3 FC Copenhagen v Bayern Munich (11pm) / Manchester United v Galatasaray (11pm) Tuesday, October 24 Galatasaray v Bayern Munich (8:45pm) / Manchester United v FC Copenhagen (11pm) Wednesday, November 8 Bayern Munich v Galatasaray (midnight) / FC Copenhagen v Manchester United (midnight) Wednesday, November 29 Galatasaray v Manchester United (9.45pm) / Bayern Munich v FC Copenhagen (midnight) Tuesday, December 12 FC Copenhagen v Galatasaray (midnight) / Manchester United v Bayern Munich (midnight) GROUP B Wednesday, September 20 Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven (11pm) / Sevilla v Lens (11pm) Tuesday, October 3 Lens v Arsenal (11pm) / PSV Eindhoven v Sevilla (11pm) Tuesday, October 24 Lens v PSV Eindhoven (11pm) / Sevilla v Arsenal (11pm) Wednesday, November 8 Arsenal v Sevilla (midnight) / PSV Eindhoven v Lens (midnight) Wednesday, November 29 Sevilla v PSV Eindhoven (9.45pm) / Arsenal v Lens (midnight) Tuesday, December 12 Lens v Sevilla (9.45pm) / PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal (9.45pm) GROUP C Wednesday, September 20 Real Madrid v Union Berlin (8:45pm) / Sporting Braga v Napoli (11pm) Tuesday, October 3 Union Berlin v Sporting Braga (8:45pm) / Napoli v Real Madrid (11pm) Tuesday, October 24 Union Berlin v Napoli (11pm) / Sporting Braga v Real Madrid (11pm) Wednesday, November 8 Napoli v Union Berlin (9.45pm) / Real Madrid v Sporting Braga (midnight) Wednesday, November 29 Real Madrid v Napoli (midnight) / Sporting Braga v Union Berlin (midnight) Tuesday, December 12 Union Berlin v Real Madrid (midnight) / Napoli v Sporting Braga (midnight) GROUP D Wednesday, September 20 Benfica v Red Bull Salzburg (11pm) / Real Sociedad v Inter Milan (11pm) Tuesday, October 3 Red Bull Salzburg v Real Sociedad (8.45pm) / Inter Milan v Benfica (11pm) Tuesday, October 24 Inter Milan v Red Bull Salzburg (8.45pm) / Benfica v Real Sociedad (11pm) Wednesday, November 8 Real Sociedad v Benfica (9.45pm) / Red Bull Salzburg Inter Milan (midnight) Wednesday, November 29 Benfica v Inter Milan (midnight) / Real Sociedad v Red Bull Salzburg (midnight) Tuesday, December 12 Red Bull Salzburg v Benfica (midnight) / Inter Milan v Real Sociedad (midnight) GROUP E Tuesday, September 19 Feyenoord v Celtic (11pm) / Lazio v Atletico Madrid (11pm) Wednesday, October 4 Atletico Madrid v Feyenoord (8.45pm) / Celtic v Lazio (11pm) Wednesday, October 25 Feyenoord v Lazio (8.45pm) / Celtic v Atletico Madrid (11pm) Tuesday, November 7 Atletico Madrid v Celtic (midnight) / Lazio v Feyenoord (midnight) Tuesday, November 28 Lazio v Celtic (9.45pm) / Feyenoord v Atletico Madrid (midnight) Wednesday, December 13 Atletico Madrid v Lazio (11pm) / Celtic v Feyenoord (midnight) GROUP F Tuesday, September 19 AC Milan v Newcastle United (8.45pm) / Paris Saint-Germain v Borussia Dortmund (11pm) Wednesday, October 4 Borussia Dortmund v AC Milan (11pm) / Newcastle United v Paris Saint-Germain (11pm) Wednesday, October 25 Newcastle United v Borussia Dortmund (11pm) / Paris Saint-Germain v AC Milan (11pm) Tuesday, November 7 Borussia Dortmund v Newcastle United (9.45pm) / AC Milan v Paris Saint-Germain (midnight) Tuesday, November 28 AC Milan v Borussia Dortmund (midnight) / Paris Saint-Germain v Newcastle United (midnight) Wednesday, December 13 Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain (midnight) / Newcastle United v AC Milan (midnight) GROUP G Tuesday, September 19 Young Boys v RB Leipzig (8.45pm) / Manchester City v Red Star Belgrade (11pm) Wednesday, October 4 Red Star Belgrade v Young Boys (11pm) / RB Leipzig v Manchester City (11pm) Wednesday, October 25 RB Leipzig v Red Star Belgrade (11pm) / Young Boys v Manchester City (11pm) Tuesday, November 7 Red Star Belgrade v RB Leipzig (11pm) / Manchester City v Young Boys (11pm) Tuesday, November 28 Manchester City v RB Leipzig (11pm) / Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade (11pm) Wednesday, December 13 Red Star Belgrade v Manchester City (9.45pm) v RB Leipzig v Young Boys (9.45pm) GROUP H Tuesday, September 19 Barcelona v Royal Antwerp (11pm) / Shakhtar Donetsk v FC Porto (11pm) Wednesday, October 4 Royal Antwerp v Shakhtar Donetsk (8.45pm) / FC Porto v Barcelona (11pm) Wednesday, October 25 Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk (8.45pm) / Royal Antwerp v FC Porto (11pm) Tuesday, November 7 Shakhtar Donetsk v Barcelona (9.45pm) / FC Porto v Royal Antwerp (midnight) Tuesday, November 28 Shakhtar Donetsk v Royal Antwerp (9.45pm) / Barcelona v FC Porto (midnight) Wednesday, December 13 FC Porto v Shakhtar Donetsk (midnight) / Royal Antwerp v Barcelona (midnight)

Champions League 2023/24: Fixtures, prize money, and how to watch games in the UAE

All you need to know about the group stage of European football's premier club competition