Champions League 2016-17 group stage draw – live
The UEFA Champions league draw happening live will see first timers Leicester City's fate decided.
Here are the pots for today’s draw, with the eventual groups being made up of one team from each pot. Note that no group can contain two teams from the same country and, for security reasons, Dynamo Kyiv are not allowed to be pitted against either of the Russian participants (CSKA Moscow or Rostov).
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, CSKA Moscow
Pot 2: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Manchester City, Sevilla, Porto, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen
Pot 3: Basel, Tottenham Hotspur, Dynamo Kyiv, Lyon, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting CP, Club Brugge, Mönchengladbach
Pot 4: Celtic, Monaco, Besiktas, Legia Warsaw, Dinamo Zagreb, Ludogorets Razgrad, FC Copenhagen, Rostov
Ian Rush, Clarence Seedorf an Ruud van Nistelrooy are today’s celebrity ball-pickers and there's a surprise fourth person to be revealed later.
Report so Far on the Draw
The draw is now starting for real. And the first name out of the pot, as drawn by Seedorf, is Barcelona. Rush picks out the ball to determine which group the Catalans will go in. He struggles to open the ball but eventually gets there ... and it’s Group C!
Leicester are next out. And it’s Group G for them.
Leicester’s Pot 2 opponents will be Porto,who thrashed Roma in a qualifier this week to reach this stage. A chance, then, for Ranieri to avenge is fellow citizens.
Juventus are paired with Sevilla.
Dortmund are in withReal Madrid.
Arsenal off toParis Saint-Germain.
Napoli and Benfica are going to get it on in Group B.
CSKA Moscow and Bayer Leverkusen have some duelling to do.
Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich. Ouch!
Manchester City are left with no alternative but to face Barcelona. Peptastic!
Group Draws So Far
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kyiv, Besiktas.
Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic.
Group D: Bayern, Munich, Atletico, PSV, Rostov
Group E: Spurs are assigned CSKA Moscow and Leverkusen.
Group F: Real, Dortmund, Sporting, Legia Warsaw.
Group G: Leicester, Porto, Brugge, FC Copenhagen
Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
Final Group Draws
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