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Here is the news about UEFA Champions League 2014–15 draw date, time and live streaming. Draw date & time for group stage round are announced by the UEFA & 32 best teams are all set for another biggest championship in Europe. The upcoming competition of Union of European Football Association is the 60th edition and it is 23rd edition when it was renamed. This tournament begun from 1 July 2014 & final match will be played on 6th June 2015 at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.
Champions League 2014–15 Draw Schedule
Date: 28 August 2014
Time: 3:45pm [GMT], 5:45pm [CST], 9:15pm [IST], 4:45pm [BST]
Live Stream: UEFA.com
Total 32 teams are categorized into 4 pots based on the coefficients of UEFA. The UCL group stage comprises of 8 pools of four teams: consequently, a team from each pot is drawn and placed into one of the eight groups available. This is done by pot and not “one at a time” that is to say, all the teams from pot one will be placed into a group, and then pot two, and so on down to the fourth and final pot.
22 teams directly qualifed for group stage round including the winners Real Madrid and runners up Atletico Madrid. While, remaining 10 including Athletic Bilbao, Bayer Leverkusen, FC Porto teams qualified via playoff round. 77 teams from 53 associations qualified for this competition out of which 32 teams will get ticket of group stage round.
Champions League 2014–15 Pots of Group Stage Draw
| Club | Qualified as | Season 2013–14 |
| Pot 1 | ||
| Real Madrid | Holders | Winners |
| Barcelona | Runners-up, Spain | Quarter finals |
| Bayern Munich | Champions, Germany | Semi finals |
| Chelsea | Third place, England | Semi finals |
| Benfica | Champions, Portugal | UEL, runner-up |
| Atletico Madrid | Champions, Spain | Runner-up |
| Arsenal | Fourth place, England | Round of 16 |
| FC Porto | Third Place, Portugal | UEL, runner-up |
| Pot 2 | ||
| Schalke 04 | Third Place, Germany | Round of 16 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Runners-up, Germany | Quarter finals |
| Juventus | Champions, Italy | UEL, Semi finals |
| Paris Saint Germain | Champions, France | Quarter finals |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Champions, Ukraine | UEL, round of 32 |
| FC Basel | Champions, Switzerland | UEL, quarter finals |
| FC Zenit | Runners-up, Russia | Round of 16 |
| Manchester City | Champions, England | Round of 16 |
| Pot 3 | ||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Fourth Place, Germany | Round of 16 |
| Olympiacos FC | Champions, Greece | Round of 16 |
| PFC CSKA Moskva | Champions, Russia | Group Stage |
| AFC Ajax | Champions, Netherlands | UEL, round of 32 |
| Liverpool | Runners-up, England | N/A |
| Sporting club be Portugal | Runners-up, Portugal | N/A |
| Galatasaray AS | Runners-up, Turkey | Round of 16 |
| Athletic Club | Fourth Place, Spain | N/A |
| Pot 4 | ||
| RSC Anderlecht | Champions, Belgium | Group Stage |
| AS Roma | Runners-up, Italy | N/A |
| APOEL FC | Champions, Cyprus | UEL, group stage |
| FC BATE Borisov | Champions, Belarus | 2nd qualifying round |
| PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | Champions, Bulgaria | Play-offs |
| NK Maribor | Champions, Slovenia | UEL, round of 32 |
| AS Monaco FC | Runners-up, France | N/A |
| Malmo FF | Champions, Sweden | UEL, 3rd Qualifying round |
Europe’s Player of the Year Announcement
On same day, the name of Europe’s best player will be announced. Real Madrid winger Cristiano Roanldo, Bayern Munich goalkeeper and forward Arjen Robben are the contenders of this award. This award was taken into account in and so far, we have three winners named as Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Franck Ribery. This means we will have a new best player of Europe as previous winners are not nominated this time.
The Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo is the considered as the strongest competitor to win this award. The player scored goals and provide 9 assists in 30 matches of La Liga 2013–17. After scoring 17 goals in last season of UCL, Ronaldo became top goal scorer in single season of Champions League.
