Champions League draw: Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Man City learn 2019 Uefa group stage fate

The Premier League sides will be relatively pleased as they look to build on recent success on the continent

Liverpool lift Champions League trophy after beating Spurs in Madrid

Join us for LIVE coverage from Monte-Carlo, Monaco where the draw for the group stage of the 2019/20 Champions League has taken place.

Defending champions Liverpool have been drawn against Napoli, FC Salzburg and Genk in Group E while Premier League champions Manchester City will face Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta in Group C.

Group H sees Chelsea drawn with Ajax, Valencia and Lille while Tottenham Hotspur take on five-time European champions Bayern Munich and Olympiakos and Crvena Zvezda in Group B.

Champions League 2019/20 group stage draw preview:

When and where is the Champions League draw?

The draw will take place in Monaco on Thursday, August 29.

Expect proceedings should get underway at around 5pm.

How can I watch the draw?

The draw will be available to watch for free on Uefa’s official website with a live stream, while BT Sport will provide coverage and analysis across their platforms.

Alternatively Independent Football will have you covered with a live blog to follow on the move or at work.

Key dates

The play-offs will take place on August 20-21 and 27-28.

Matchday one of the group stage will take place on September 17-18.

Key Points

• Champions Liverpool drawn with Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in Group E
• Man City travel to Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta in Group C
• Chelsea face semi-finalists Ajax, Valencia and Lille in Group H
• Tottenham drawn with Bayern Munich, Olympiakos and Crvena Zvezda in Group B
• Eric Cantona accepts Uefa president's award with bizarre speech

[29 August 2019 18:24 · Samuel Lovett]

Once again, here's the Champions League group draw in full:

Group A: PSG, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray

Group B: Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Olympiakos, Red Star Belgrade

Group C: Manchester City, Shakhtar, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta 

Group D: Juventus, Atletico, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow

Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk

Group F: Barcelona, Dortmund, Inter, Slavia Prague

Group G: Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig

Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille

[29 August 2019 18:47 · Samuel Lovett]

"As flies to wanton boys are we to th' gods. They kill us for their sport."

As the most interesting moment of the evening, feels rude not to push this again. What a man.

[29 August 2019 18:55 · Samuel Lovett]

That's all from us today, folks. Thanks for joining. We'll have more of the same for tomorrow's Europa League draw, which is due to get under way at midday. See ya then!