Champions League draw LIVE
The revamped Champions League format launches today with the draw for the new league stage, which replaces the group stage. Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and - back after 41 years - Aston Villa are the English teams in the mix as 36 clubs learn who they will face all the way until the end of January.
It’s quite a departure from the old format, with each club playing eight different opponents in one-off games, four of which will be home and four away, as they look to climb up the league stable and secure a top-eight finish and earn a seeding for the knockout stage and avoid a two-legged play-off round in the process.
The draw will be completed by a computer, as some feared a by-hand selection process could have taken as long as four hours to complete, but that is no promise of a quick a simple show tonight. Giorgio Marchetti and Pedro Pinto will grace us with their presence in Monaco from 5pm UK time, so follow along with us below!
