The 2018/19 Champions League group stage draw begins this evening at 5 pm BST, Thursday 30 August and we at Vital Manchester City have the official live stream direct from the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.
Live stream
The official BT Sport live stream may not be available within territories based outside of the UK.
As usual, no team can play a club from their own association.
The draw procedure is a tad convoluted, but I am sure all will be explained at the beginning of the ceremony.
Who is in which pot?
Pot 1
Real Madrid (holders)
Atlético Madrid (UEFA Europa League winners)
Barcelona
Bayern Münich
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
Schalke
Lyon
Monaco
Ajax
CSKA Moscow
PSV Eindhoven
Valencia
Pot 4
Viktoria Plzen
Club Brugge
Galatasaray
Young Boys
Inter Milan
Hoffenheim
Red Star Belgrade
AEK Athens
Group stage matchday one begins on Tuesday / Wednesday 18/19 September.
The Final takes place on Saturday 1 June at the Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid.
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 29, 2018
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