Champions League Draw: Time, Pots and How It Works
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The Champions League draw is coming soon.
This draw decides which teams play each other.
Teams are put into groups called pots.
Good teams and new teams are all in the draw.
Some teams are new to the competition this year.
Other teams are coming back after some time away.
There is also news about a big match.
Liverpool will not play Real Madrid at Anfield.
Anfield is Liverpool's home stadium.
The match will happen at a different place.
Fans want to know the exact time of the draw.
They also want to know how the draw works.
The Champions League is a top football competition in Europe.
Many famous clubs play in it every year.
This draw is an important step for the new season.
Vocabulary15 words
- Champions League
- a big football competition for top teams in Europe
- pots
- groups used to organize teams before a draw
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- draw
- choosing teams or matches by chance
- schedule
- a plan that shows times for events
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- clubs
- sports teams that people can join or support
- Europe
- a large area of many countries, including Spain and England
- home
- the usual place where a team plays
- new
- not there before; just starting
- returning
- coming back again
- important
- having big meaning or value
Quiz
Answer key
1. Which teams play each other 2. Anfield 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Champions League _____ is coming soon.
This draw decides which teams _____ each other.
Teams are put into groups called _____.
Some teams are new to the _____ this year.
Other teams are coming back after some time _____.
Liverpool will not play Real Madrid at _____.
Anfield is Liverpool's home _____.
The match will happen at a different _____.
Fans want to know the exact _____ of the draw.
The Champions League is a top football _____ in Europe.