Champions League draw LIVE: Manchester United drawn against Juventus, Spurs face Barcelona, City with Lyon and Liverpool latest
Follow the latest from the Champions League draw in Monaco
The four Premier League representatives in the Champions League have discovered their group-stage fate this evening as Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur learned their opponents for this season’s competition.
City will be the happiest of the bunch by some way, having been put in Group F along with Shakhtar Donestk, Lyon and Hoffenheim, but for the other three sides a far more daunting campaign awaits.
Manchester United face the treacherous task of taking on Italian champions Juventus and resurgent Spanish side Valencia, with Swiss league table-toppers Young Boys thrown into the mix in Group H, while Spurs' task is not much easier as they join two other league champions in Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven, along with Inter Milan, in Group B.
Liverpool are also up against it, with French giants Paris Saint-Germain alongside them in Group C as well as a tricky away trip to Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli, with Red Star Belgrade rounding out the group.
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When is the draw?
The Champions League draw takes place on Thursday 30 August in Monaco.
What time does it start?
The draw begins at 5.00pm BST [6.00 CET] and is expected to last around 30-45 minutes.
Where can I watch it?
The draw will be shown live on www.uefa.com and will also be broadcast on BT Sport 2 from 4.30pm BST in the UK.
The draw
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow.
Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Napoli, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma.
Pot 3: Liverpool, Schlke, Lyon, AS Monaco, Ajax, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia.
Pot 4: Viktoria Plzen, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Young Boys, Inter Milan, Hoffenheim, Red Star Belgrade, AEK Athens.
Of course to have a draw, we need two legends of the game to pull the names from the hat.
Enter Kaka and Diego Forlan!
Of course, there's method behind the madness when it comes to a Champions League draw, and Kaka and Forlan are here for a reason.
This season's final will take place at the beautiful Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, with Kaka representing reigning champions Real and Forlan a former striker with Atletico.
The second award of the evening is handed out as Real Madrid's and Costa Rica's Keylor Navas picks up the goalkeeper of the year award.
Finally, it looks like we're ready for the draw as Uefa drawmaster (and occasional deputy general secretary) Giorgio Marchetti is out on stage and going through the rules and regulations that we've heard countless times before.
Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, AS Monaco, Club Brugge
Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan
Group C: PSG, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade
Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray
Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen
Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
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