IT has been a long time coming, but both Celtic and Rangers are set to finally learn their Champions League group stage opponents.
Celtic landed an automatic group stage spot after winning the Scottish Premiership under Ange Postecoglou last season.
And Rangers joined their rivals in the groups after navigating their way through the play-off route by defeating PSV Eindhoven last night.
Here are all the details you need ahead of the draw...
When is the Champions League draw?
The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw takes place in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Thursday August 25 and proceedings will get underway at 5pm UK time.
What teams are in Champions League draw?
The draw will feature 26 automatic qualifiers and six play-off round winners whose identity will be confirmed on 23 and 24 August.
The line-up is subject to final confirmation by UEFA.
POT 1
Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt
Manchester City
AC Milan
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
FC Porto
Ajax
POT 2
Liverpool
Chelsea
Barcelona
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Sevilla
RB Leipzig
Tottenham Hotspur
POT 3
Borussia Dortmund
FC Salzburg
Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan
Napoli
Benfica
Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen
POT 4
Rangers
Dinamo Zagreb
Marseille
FC Copenhagen
Club Brugge
Celtic
Viktoria Plzen
Maccabi Haifa
How the Champions League draw works
The draw features 32 teams: 26 teams given direct entry to the group stage and the six winners of the play-off ties.
The teams will be split into four seeding pots. Pot 1 will consist of the holders, the UEFA Europa League winners and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2021/22 titles; Pots 2 to 4 will be determined by the club coefficient rankings.
In the case of associations with two representatives, clubs will be paired in order to split their matches between Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In the case of associations with four representatives, two pairings will be made. These pairings are to be based on TV audiences.
No team can play a side from their own association. Any other restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw.
What happens next?
Fixtures will be confirmed after the draw for a group stage which will be contracted over an eight-week period this autumn because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The top two teams in each group advance to the round of 16.
The third-placed sides in each group transfer to the UEFA Europa League knockout stage, where they will face the UEFA Europa League group runners-up for places in the last 16.
What are the key Champions League dates?
Matchday 1: 6/7 September
Matchday 2: 13/14 September
Matchday 3: 4/5 October
Matchday 4: 11/12 October
Matchday 5: 25/26 October
Matchday 6: 1/2 November
Round of 16 draw: 7 November
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