NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Champions League for subsequent season formally received underway on Tuesday with 4 nationwide league winners from Europe participating within the draw for the preliminary spherical.

The first draw of the 2023-24 season was made in the future after new champion Manchester City’s victory parade to followers at dwelling. It paired Atlètic Club d’Escaldes of Andorra with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro, and San Marino’s Tre Penne with Icelandic champion Breidablik.

Iceland will host a knockout bracket of single-leg video games from June 27-30. The winner will advance to the primary qualifying spherical which is performed from July 11-19.

The first qualifying spherical consists of Sheriff, Ferencváros and Maccabi Haifa, which in current seasons performed within the elite group stage of the competitors. That draw is made subsequent Tuesday.

Losing groups within the preliminary spherical switch throughout to the third-tier Europa Conference League qualifying rounds. They ought to ultimately earn at the very least 700,000 euros ($750,000) in prize cash from UEFA.

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