UEFA Champions League Draw: Defending champions Manchester City are placed in first pot for the group stage draw.
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Live: Defending champions Manchester City and creme de la creme of European football will learn their Champions League fate when the draw for the group stage takes place in Monaco on Thursday.
After near misses in recent years, Pep Guardiola’s side won the trophy for the first time when they beat Inter Milan in last season’s final thanks to a solitary Rodri goal.
They are therefore in the first pot of seeds for this season’s group phase, alongside Europa League winners Sevilla as well as Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Feyenoord and Benfica.
