WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THE 2020/21 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

Manchester United ensured participation in next season’s UEFA Champions League group stages thanks to our final-day victory over Leicester City.

The 2-0 win on Sunday means we finished third in the Premier League and are among four English sides who will play in the 2020/21 version of Europe’s elite club competition.

But who else has booked their spot? When will the group-stage draw take place? And when are the first matches due to start? Scroll down for all the answers…

WILL WE HAVE TO QUALIFY?

In years gone by, a third-placed Premier League finish would have meant a place in the final round of Champions League qualifying. That’s no longer the case and the top four from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga automatically make up half of the 32 sides in the group stage.

The first qualifying round actually takes place on 8 August and this year features five different stages, the last of which will finish on 30 September.

WHEN WILL THE DRAW TAKE PLACE?

Once all 32 entrants have been confirmed, the draw for the group stages will take place in Athens, on 1 October. Should the Reds win the Europa League in 2019/20, we’ll automatically be placed into the highest-seeded pot. If not, it's likely United will be in pot two, due to our coefficient.

WHEN IS THE FIRST MATCHDAY?

The first round of matches in 2020/21 are set for 20-21 October and the whole group stage will be wrapped up by 9 December. That means the Reds will be in midweek European action for six out of eight midweeks during October, November and December.

WHICH OTHER SIDES HAVE QUALIFIED?

United are one of 24 sides to have secured a place in the group stages, with eight others to be decided through the qualification process.

The Reds will be joined by Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea from the Premier League. In Spain, the familiar faces of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla will battle it out for European glory and they’ll be joined by the Italian contingent of Juventus, Internazionale, Atalanta and Lazio. From the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Monchengladbach will be in the group stages, as will French clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille. Teams from Russia, Portugal, Belgium, Ukraine and Turkey have also booked their places.

ALL 24 CONFIRMED SIDES:

ENGLAND: Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea & UNITED
SPAIN: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid & Sevilla
ITALY: Juventus, Internazionale, Atalanta & Lazio
GERMANY: Bayern Munich, Dortmund, RB Leipzig & Monchengladbach
FRANCE: Paris Saint-Germain & Marseille.
RUSSIA: Zenit St Petersburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
PORTUGAL: Porto
BELGIUM: Club Brugge
UKRAINE: Shakhtar Donetsk
TURKEY: Istanbul Basaksehir