Messi and Ronaldo are here!
First award to be announced
The UEFA President’s Award will be handed, as expected, to Totti.
Reminder of the four pots
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Benfica, Monaco, Spartak Moscow, Shakhtar Donetsk
Pot 2: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, Manchester City, Porto, Manchester United
Pot 3: Napoli, Tottenham, Basel, Olympiakos, Anderlecht, Liverpool, Roma, Besiktas
Pot 4: Celtic, CSKA Moscow, Sporting Lisbon, APOEL, Feyenoord, Maribor, Qarabag, RB Leipzig
How the draw works
Reminders: there are four pots of eight teams each. One team of each pot is drawn into each group. English teams, however, cannot be drawn into the same group.
Everything ready in Monaco!
Totti’s career will also be celebrated
Pot 4 includes less threatening sides
Pot 4: Celtic, CSKA Moscow, Sporting Lisbon, APOEL, Feyenoord, Maribor, Qarabag, RB Leipzig
Pot 3 has some dangerous teams
Pot 3: Napoli, Tottenham, Basel, Olympiakos, Anderlecht, Liverpool, Roma, Besiktas
Awards to be handed out this evening
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year
UEFA Women’s Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
Defender of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
Midfielder of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
Forward of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
Pot two has some big names
Pot 2: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, Manchester City, Porto, Manchester United
Hoping to avoid Real Madrid?
Manchester United and Manchester City will hope to avoid the reigning champions. The best case scenario would see them drawn with Spartak Moscow, but Bayern Munich and Juventus are also a possibility.
Live coverage of all the action in the Champions League group stage draw, which will take place in Monaco at 6pm.
Pot 1 includes the winners of the top 8 European leagues
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Benfica, Monaco, Spartak Moscow, Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Champions League draw is here!
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