Poland captain and third in the all-time Champions League goalscoring chart, Robert Lewandowski, will be seeking to add to his 94 goals when his Barcelona side take on Monaco on Thursday.
Polish midfielder Piotr Zieliński’s new club Inter Milan faces the daunting task of facing English champions Manchester City on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Polish duo Łukasz Skorupski and Kacper Urbański will likely make their Champions League debuts when their Bologna side play the Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
However, there will be no Polish teams competing after champions Jagiellonia Białystok were eliminated in the qualifiers by Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt. They will instead play in the league phase of the Conference League, as will Legia Warsaw.
There are several representatives from other central and eastern European nations though, with Sparta Praha from the Czech Republic, Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia, and Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar.
Playing eight fixtures between September 17 and January 29, the top eight teams will qualify directly for the round of 16, while those in 9-24th place will compete in a play-off. The remaining clubs will be eliminated.
UEFA plans to give clubs participating in all European competitions a total of around €3.3 billion, over half a billion more than in recent seasons.
Qualification for the competition has become the primary focus of attention for elite clubs in European leagues as it becomes ever more lucrative.
Each club qualifying to the league stage of the Champions League will receive €18.62 million.
