GroupABCDEFGH
WinnerBayernRealManCLiverpoolChelseaBVBJuvePSG
Runner-upAtleticoGladbachPortoAtalantaSevillaLazioBarcaLeipzig
  • Runners-up are matched with group winners
  • No matches allowed between teams from same association
  • No matches allowed between teams from same group
These rules lead to 3305 possible results of the draw in 2020. Intuitive: Fair draw should give each result a chance of 1/3305 = 0.00030257 = 0.030257%.
UEFA's draw mechanism is quite complicated, for a description see Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (2013), 9(3), 249-270. At first glance, it appears to be fair, however: closer inspection shows that probabilities of UEFA's draw mechanism are slightly different, ranging from 0.02393% (approx. 1/4179) to 0.037897% (approx. 1/2639), corresponding to relative differences from -20.912% to 25.25%. Tableau with the smallest probability of being drawn by UEFA (approx. 1/4179) is
Atletico vs. PSG
Sevilla vs. ManC
Gladbach vs. Juve
Lazio vs. Real
Porto vs. Chelsea
Barca vs. BVB
Atalanta vs. Bayern
Leipzig vs. Liverpool
Tableau with the highest probability of being drawn by UEFA (approx. 1/2639) is
Atletico vs. BVB
Sevilla vs. Bayern
Gladbach vs. Juve
Lazio vs. PSG
Porto vs. Real
Barca vs. Chelsea
Atalanta vs. ManC
Leipzig vs. Liverpool
The draw procedure employed by UEFA also leads to the probabilities of pairwise matches being slightly different from their values under a perfectly fair draw.
GroupTeamDrawOpponents ranked by decreasing probability
Most probable2nd most3rd most4th most5th most6th most7th most
A BayernFair Barca
22.1180
Lazio
20.8472
Sevilla
20.7262
Atalanta
19.7579
Porto
16.5507
UEFA Barca
22.2346
Sevilla
21.1706
Lazio
20.9513
Atalanta
19.2189
Porto
16.4246
AtleticoFair BVB
22.1180
Juve
19.8790
PSG
14.9168
Chelsea
14.4932
Liverpool
14.4327
ManC
14.1604
UEFA BVB
22.8021
Juve
19.7063
PSG
14.8061
Chelsea
14.4759
Liverpool
14.2281
ManC
13.9814
B RealFair Leipzig
30.9228
Lazio
25.6884
Atalanta
23.4191
Porto
19.9697
UEFA Leipzig
30.4711
Lazio
25.3552
Atalanta
23.7020
Porto
20.4717
GladbachFair Juve
26.1120
PSG
18.8805
Chelsea
18.4871
Liverpool
18.4871
ManC
18.0333
UEFA Juve
25.5756
PSG
19.3792
Chelsea
18.6233
Liverpool
18.3807
ManC
18.0411
C ManCFair Gladbach
18.0333
Leipzig
15.5825
Atletico
14.1604
Barca
13.6762
Sevilla
13.1619
Lazio
13.0711
Atalanta
12.3147
UEFA Gladbach
18.0411
Leipzig
15.7394
Atletico
13.9814
Barca
13.6762
Sevilla
13.0845
Lazio
13.0744
Atalanta
12.4029
PortoFair Real
19.9697
Bayern
16.5507
BVB
16.2179
Juve
14.4932
PSG
11.1346
Chelsea
10.8623
Liverpool
10.7716
UEFA Real
20.4717
Bayern
16.4246
BVB
16.1845
Juve
14.6762
PSG
10.9484
Chelsea
10.6666
Liverpool
10.6280
D LiverpoolFair Gladbach
18.4871
Leipzig
15.7943
Atletico
14.4327
Barca
13.8578
Sevilla
13.3737
Lazio
13.2829
Porto
10.7716
UEFA Gladbach
18.3807
Leipzig
15.9883
Atletico
14.2281
Barca
14.0377
Lazio
13.4337
Sevilla
13.3034
Porto
10.6280
AtalantaFair Real
23.4191
Bayern
19.7579
BVB
19.0015
PSG
12.8896
Chelsea
12.6172
ManC
12.3147
UEFA Real
23.7020
Bayern
19.2189
BVB
19.0623
PSG
12.9632
Chelsea
12.6507
ManC
12.4029
E ChelseaFair Gladbach
18.4871
Leipzig
16.1271
Atletico
14.4932
Barca
13.9486
Lazio
13.4644
Atalanta
12.6172
Porto
10.8623
UEFA Gladbach
18.6233
Leipzig
16.0783
Atletico
14.4759
Barca
14.1553
Lazio
13.3499
Atalanta
12.6507
Porto
10.6666
SevillaFair BVB
20.8169
Bayern
20.7262
Juve
17.9425
PSG
13.9788
Liverpool
13.3737
ManC
13.1619
UEFA Bayern
21.1706
BVB
20.4004
Juve
18.3191
PSG
13.7220
Liverpool
13.3034
ManC
13.0845
F BVBFair Atletico
22.1180
Barca
21.8457
Sevilla
20.8169
Atalanta
19.0015
Porto
16.2179
UEFA Atletico
22.8021
Barca
21.5507
Sevilla
20.4004
Atalanta
19.0623
Porto
16.1845
LazioFair Real
25.6884
Bayern
20.8472
PSG
13.6460
Chelsea
13.4644
Liverpool
13.2829
ManC
13.0711
UEFA Real
25.3552
Bayern
20.9513
PSG
13.8355
Liverpool
13.4337
Chelsea
13.3499
ManC
13.0744
G JuveFair Gladbach
26.1120
Leipzig
21.5734
Atletico
19.8790
Sevilla
17.9425
Porto
14.4932
UEFA Gladbach
25.5756
Leipzig
21.7228
Atletico
19.7063
Sevilla
18.3191
Porto
14.6762
BarcaFair Bayern
22.1180
BVB
21.8457
PSG
14.5537
Chelsea
13.9486
Liverpool
13.8578
ManC
13.6762
UEFA Bayern
22.2346
BVB
21.5507
PSG
14.3455
Chelsea
14.1553
Liverpool
14.0377
ManC
13.6762
H PSGFair Gladbach
18.8805
Atletico
14.9168
Barca
14.5537
Sevilla
13.9788
Lazio
13.6460
Atalanta
12.8896
Porto
11.1346
UEFA Gladbach
19.3792
Atletico
14.8061
Barca
14.3455
Lazio
13.8355
Sevilla
13.7220
Atalanta
12.9632
Porto
10.9484
LeipzigFair Real
30.9228
Juve
21.5734
Chelsea
16.1271
Liverpool
15.7943
ManC
15.5825
UEFA Real
30.4711
Juve
21.7228
Chelsea
16.0783
Liverpool
15.9883
ManC
15.7394
Teams get the following awards for reaching certain stages:
  • reaching quarter-final is awarded with EUR 10.5 million
  • reaching semi-final is awarded with additional EUR 12 million
  • reaching final is awarded with additional EUR 15 million
  • winning trophy is awarded with additional EUR 7.5 million (including award for UEFA Super Cup qualification)
Under a simple model (for details, see Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (2013), 9(3), 249-270), with strengths being determined by weighted averages of team's UEFA coefficients of the last three years, this leads to the following expected payoffs and probabilities of reaching certain stages:
GroupTeamStrengthDrawProbablity of reaching ... (in percent)Exp. Payoff (EUR)
quarter-finalsemi-finalfinaltrophy
A Bayern16Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
72.8822
72.7773
-0.1049
46.5631
46.5002
-0.0629
28.5596
28.5228
-0.0368
15.1083
15.0893
-0.0189
18,657,258.65
18,631,759.78
-25,498.87
Atletico8Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
44.0080
44.1233
0.1153
20.5441
20.5966
0.0525
8.8625
8.8842
0.0217
4.2184
4.2287
0.0103
8,731,894.92
8,754,320.90
22,425.98
B Real5Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
56.7250
56.7697
0.0447
19.1961
19.2126
0.0165
6.0183
6.0238
0.0056
2.4741
2.4765
0.0024
9,347,959.66
9,355,648.23
7,688.57
Gladbach1Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
7.8219
7.8180
-0.0039
0.8631
0.8629
-0.0002
0.0817
0.0817
0.0000
0.0125
0.0125
0.0000
938,071.08
937,636.59
-434.49
C ManC14.5Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
72.4334
72.4566
0.0232
44.5057
44.5239
0.0182
26.0854
26.0977
0.0124
13.5909
13.5977
0.0067
17,878,309.63
17,885,281.45
6,971.82
Porto3Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
25.4071
25.4896
0.0825
6.3382
6.3566
0.0183
1.4208
1.4246
0.0038
0.4604
0.4616
0.0012
3,675,985.19
3,687,506.75
11,521.56
D Liverpool9.5Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
64.9864
64.9424
-0.0440
32.8002
32.7829
-0.0173
15.4634
15.4570
-0.0064
7.6032
7.6002
-0.0030
13,649,353.65
13,641,466.43
-7,887.22
Atalanta4Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
31.0207
31.1083
0.0876
9.4431
9.4678
0.0247
2.6088
2.6151
0.0063
0.9823
0.9846
0.0023
4,855,349.83
4,868,621.36
13,271.53
E Chelsea11Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
70.3901
70.3381
-0.0520
38.1631
38.1413
-0.0218
19.4628
19.4542
-0.0086
9.7822
9.7782
-0.0040
15,623,627.16
15,613,952.51
-9,674.65
Sevilla9.5Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
46.2073
46.1098
-0.0975
23.6055
23.5618
-0.0437
11.2504
11.2324
-0.0180
5.5448
5.5363
-0.0085
9,787,839.37
9,769,023.27
-18,816.10
F BVB6Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
46.1440
46.2038
0.0598
18.0473
18.0706
0.0233
6.4764
6.4843
0.0080
2.8481
2.8516
0.0034
8,195,861.60
8,206,390.20
10,528.60
Lazio2Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
17.4413
17.3919
-0.0493
3.2372
3.2305
-0.0066
0.5350
0.5341
-0.0008
0.1358
0.1356
-0.0002
2,310,223.56
2,304,106.61
-6,116.95
G Juve12Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
71.2650
71.1173
-0.1477
40.2733
40.1935
-0.0797
21.4725
21.4308
-0.0417
10.9166
10.8955
-0.0211
16,355,237.22
16,322,314.67
-32,922.55
Barca14.5Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
56.7828
56.7460
-0.0368
34.9938
34.9751
-0.0187
20.5580
20.5489
-0.0091
10.7239
10.7195
-0.0043
14,049,436.71
14,041,643.30
-7,793.42
H PSG13Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
72.4528
72.6699
0.2171
42.4794
42.6111
0.1317
23.6286
23.7042
0.0756
12.1379
12.1771
0.0392
17,159,702.82
17,212,579.28
52,876.46
Leipzig7Fair
UEFA
UEFA-Fair
44.0320
43.9380
-0.0940
18.9468
18.9126
-0.0342
7.5158
7.5040
-0.0118
3.4605
3.4552
-0.0053
8,283,888.95
8,267,748.67
-16,140.28