Updated at 18.04 BST Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature So back to that draw. Liverpool look set to have the toughest task of the English top four, with visits to Amsterdam, Naples and Glasgow now on their packed schedule. Manchester City’s new star striker Erling Haaland will undergo a high-pressure test against his old club Borussia Dortmund, while Pep’s side also gather with European experts in Seville. There are no guarantees. You suspect Chelsea and Spurs will be happier with their draws. Celtic captain Callum McGregor fulfills his wish to play Real Madrid, while old Battle of Britain clichés will get a good run when Rangers and Liverpool do. Good luck to all involved and thank you for reading this blog. Updated at 18.41 BST The final award of the night is the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. No surprises: it’s Karim Benzema, who defied reason at times to inspire Real Madrid to their Champions League victory. UEFA Women’s Player of the Year is the next award. That goes to Barcelona’s brilliant midfielder Alexia Putelas. She beats Arsenal and England’s Beth Mead and Wolfsburg’s Lena Oberdorf to the gong. It is the second time Putellas has won this award, having beaten teammates Jenni Hermoso and Lieke Martens last year. Now UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin rises to announce the winner of the men’s coach of the year award. Unsurprisingly, it goes to Carlo Ancelotti, who led Real Madrid to the Spanish title and one of the most outrageous Champions League runs in history. “Thank you for this award,” says Ancelotti. “I have the opportunity to thank Arrigo, who was a fantastic teacher. I have to say thank you to my players, my team, my staff, my supporters, my president. I hope I don’t forget anyone!” While all this sinks in, the Uefa Manager of the Year 2021-22 award goes to Sarina Wiegman, who led England to glory at Euro 2022. The award is really for everyone involved with the England team, the FA, the staff and especially the players. Our fans have been really good too so thank you for supporting us so much. Let’s hope we qualify for the World Cup and enjoy the game.”
The entire group stage draw
A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Brugge C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Internazionale, Viktoria Plzen D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporting, Marseille E: Milan, Salzburg, Chelsea : Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhagen H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa Updated at 18.04 BST … and finally Viktoria Plzen are placed in Group C, games against Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Internazionale their reward for getting this far. Maccabi Haifa is in Group H. They will play Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Benfica. Dinamo Zagreb go to Group E. They will play AC Milan, Chelsea and Salzburg. Rangers are trailing, trailing and drawn into Group A with Ajax, Liverpool and Napoli. Steven Gerrard Derby aho! Brugge enters Group B. They are joined by Porto, Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen. Copenhagen are selected for Group G. They will play Manchester City, Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund. Next is Marseille. They go into Group D with Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur and Sporting Lisbon. Celtic are the first team out of the final pot. They can be drawn in any group, and the 1967 champions are placed in Group F, along with Real Madrid, Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk.
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A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, SportingE: Milan, Chelsea, SalzburgF: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar: City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica Dortmund and Manchester City, you say? Photo: Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock Updated at 17.53 BST Internacional is the last. They are in Group C with Bayern Munich and Barcelona. What a team forming here! The penultimate name to come out of Pot 3 is Shakhtar Donetsk. They automatically go into Group F with Real Madrid and RB Leipzig. Sporting Lisbon can go to C, D or F. Turns out it’s Group D for them. They are with Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur. Bayer Leverkusen also has only one choice: Group B with Porto and Atletico Madrid. Borussia Dortmund are in Group G, their only option. They will face Manchester City and Sevilla. Benfica will be drawn in Group H with PSG and Juve. Next is Salzburg. They can get into any of the remaining groups and it’s Group E for them, along with AC Milan and Chelsea. Napoli are the first Pot 3 club out of the bag. They go into Group A with Ajax and Liverpool.
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A: Ajax, Liverpool B: Porto, Atletico Madrid C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham E: Milan, Chelsea F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig G: Manchester City, Sevilla: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus Bayern and Barcelona, you say? Photo: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock Updated at 5.45pm BST The final club for Pot 2 is Atlético Madrid and they are drawn into Group B with Porto. Chelsea are next and have to go into Group E with AC Milan. Next is Barcelona. He enters Group C with Bayern Munich. Sevilla enter Group G with Manchester City. Next is Liverpool. They can only go to A, B or C… and it’s Group A for last season’s runners-up. They will face Ajax. Tottenham can go in A, B, C, D or E. They are selected for Group D, where they will play Eintracht Frankfurt. Updated at 17.37 BST Second is Juventus. They can only go to groups G and H… and they are in group H with PSG. RB Leipzig are the first team in Pot 2 to be drawn by Toure. Altintop puts them in Group F along with Real Madrid.
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A: AjaxB: PortoC: Bayern MunichD: Eintracht FrankfurtE: AC MilanF: Real MadridG: Manchester CityH: Paris Saint-Germain Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury oversee the proceedings. Photo: Ozan Köse/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 17.39 BST PSG is the last Pot 1 team out of the bowl. They enter Group H. Manchester City is in Group G. Real Madrid, the reigning 14-time champions, are drawn into Group F. AC Milan enters Group E. Eintracht Frankfurt, the Europa League champions and 1960 European Cup finalists, are drawn into Group D. Updated at 17:30 BST Bayern Munich will go to Group C. Porto is the second team out. The Portuguese champions enter Group B.
OK let’s go!
Yaya Toure starts the tie by picking the first ball from Pot 1. It’s Ajax. They will be in Group A. Altintop and Toure take their places behind the pots. The draw is ready to begin! UEFA deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti and UEFA head of clubs Tobias Hedtstück arrive to take charge of proceedings. There are no legally binding guarantees, you know how these things work out in more ways than one…but it looks like we’ll be gone in a minute or two. Hamit Altintop brings the Champions League trophy to the Istanbul stage. The former Turkish international played in the 2010 final for Bayern Munich, who were beaten 2-0 by Internazionale. He will also help with the draw, along with Yaya Toure, who is with everyone on stage. Toure was part of the Barcelona team that beat Manchester United 2-0 in the 2009 final. They’re giving out awards tonight too. The first is the President’s Award, which will be presented to a former player or coach whose achievements on and/or off the field have helped to develop the game. UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin sings lyrics to winner Arrigo Sacchi. “He was a visionary in my opinion,” Ceferin says of the former Milan and Italy manager, who won the European Cup with the Rossoneri in 1989 and 1990. “His teams attacked home and away, he was never afraid . Great respect, he deserves the award.” Sacchi takes the stage and is introduced with his gong. Luis Figo, sitting in the audience, snaps a few pictures with his phone. You have enough time to make a cup of tea. Hosts Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury took to the stage in Istanbul. Two minutes later, and they’ve already made the first edit. While this plays out across the continent, here are the clubs most likely to win this year’s Champions League, according to betting aggregator website Oddschecker: Manchester City are favourites, followed by PSG, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Tottenham, Internazionale, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Milan and Borussia Dortmund. Let’s see if any of that changes after the draw. It’s Football Weekly Extra’s turn to reflect on the group stage of the draw. Colin McMillan from the Rangers podcast Heart and Hand joins Max, Barry et al to share how big this is for the Light Blues. Current and previous draw winners: Real Madrid, AC Milan, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Ajax, Internazionale, Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Porto, Celtic, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund. Previous finalists hoping to finally go one better: Atletico Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur, PSG, Manchester City. Updated at 18.32 BST More on the topic of TV pairing. We might as well have time to kill. To make sure that some clubs from the same country do not fill up the TV schedule on the same day, Uefa…
