I’ll leave you with Jamie Jackson’s full report, and the draw. The full fixture list will be revealed on Friday. Thanks for joining me. Bye!

Group G will see a landmark occasion - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo facing off in the Champions League group stages. Barcelona and Juventus are drawn alongside Dynamo Kyiv and Ferencvaros, who overcame Celtic and three other teams to qualify. It’s got a fantastic old-school feel - let’s hope the Eastern European sides can at least be competitive.

And finally, it’s the group of death: Group H. Manchester United go up against last season’s finalists, PSG, in a reprise of their memorable last-16 meeting in 2019. RB Leipzig will be aiming to claim more scalps after upsetting Atlético last season. Istanbul Basaksehir won their first Turkish title last season and are packed with Premier League names: Martin Skrtel, Demba Ba, Nacer Chadli - and this guy:

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Frank Lampard should have time to figure out his strongest team as Chelsea take on Sevilla, Krasnodar and Rennes in Group E. Lampard will surely lean on new keeper Edouard Mendy for info on his former club, who have a future star in teenage midfielder Edoardo Camavinga. Sevilla, a persistent thorn in Manchester United’s side, will fancy their chances of reaching the knockouts and taking a break from Europa League domination.

As we mentioned right at the start, there is usually a group where every team will fancy their chances - and this year it’s Group F. Russian champions Zenit will take on Dortmund, Lazio and outsiders Club Brugge. Dortmund are favourites while Lazio, who challenged for the scudetto last season, will be formidable opponents if they can rediscover that form.

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In Group C, Manchester City start the rebuild after crashing out against Lyon against Porto, Olympiakos and Marseille. City have got out of the groups with ease in the last six seasons, and will be favourites to top the group ahead of seeded Portuguese champions Porto. André Villas-Boas’s combative Marseille side, led by Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin, should challenge for a last-16 place.

Group D, meanwhile, pits 2019 winners Liverpool with Ajax, Atalanta and Danish side Midtjylland. Nobody should feel too upset with this draw - except the tactical purists forced to choose between Ajax and free-scoring Atalanta if, as expected, Liverpool top the group. Midjtylland should not be underestimated: run by Brentford’s owners along similar Moneyball-style principles, they will be out to make an impression.

“That is an ... unattractive award,” says Alex Whitney of Lewandowski’s trophy. You are not wrong, Alex.

Let’s take a closer look at the groups starting with, well, Group A. Defending champions Bayern Munich were drawn with Atlético Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow. Bayern’s double-header with Atléti is likely to be bruising, with Luis Suárez now lining up alongside Diego Costa.

Salzburg gave Napoli and Liverpool plenty to think about last season, and while they’ve lost Erling Haaland, Zambian forward Patson Daka is one to watch. Lokomotiv were runners-up in Russia last season, with Fyodor Smolov and Grzegorz Krychowiak among their more familiar names.

In Group B, Real Madrid will be favourites but Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter and Monchengladbach will all have an eye on second place. Inter haven’t reached the last 16 since 2012; this is a great opportunity after landing even tougher draws in the last two seasons.

Gladbach came fourth in the Bundesliga last season but have made a slow start this term, losing to Dortmund and drawing with Union Berlin so far. Shakhtar are here for the 13th time in 15 seasons, but are not the force they once were and may settle for the Europa League.

A bit of breaking news: Uefa will allow home fans to attend Champions League games up to 30% capacity, depending on each country’s rules around mass gatherings.

The main event has now finished, whizzing by in just 100 minutes. Here’s a reminder of the groups. Who are your dark horses, or tips for an early exit? Get in touch!

Group A: Bayern Munich, Atlético, Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter, Monchengladbach
Group C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos, Marseille
Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland
Group E: Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes
Group F: Zenit, Dortmund, Lazio, Club Brugge
Group G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvaros
Group H: PSG, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir

The men’s player of the year is Robert Lewandowski! Just the 55 goals in 47 games for the Polish forward last term. “I’m very grateful, very proud and very happy,” he says, clutching the odd torso-shaped trophy.

Pernille Harder wins the women’s player of the year award! The Danish forward scored 38 goals in 33 games last season; the WSL should watch out.

Coaches of the year: It’s another Bayern-Lyon double. Jean-Luc Vasseur wins the women’s award for keeping Lyon on top in Europe; Hansi Flick wins the men’s award for guiding Bayern to the Champions League trophy.

It’s quite extraordinary how Flick turned things round at Bayern, transforming them almost overnight from a bloated giant struggling for identity to the lean, mean machine that swept to Champions League glory.

Midtjylland are in Group D with Liverpool, Ajax and Atalanta. That group is a football hipster’s dream. Finally it’s Ferencvaros of Hungary - and they join Barcelona, Juve and Dynamo Kyiv. Ouch.

Borussia Monchengladbach are in Group B, another very tough group, with Real Madrid, Shakhtar and Internazionale.

Rennes join Chelsea, Sevilla and Krasnodar in Group E. Frank Lampard will probably take that, but will have to do his homework on the two debutants.

Istanbul Basaksehir are in Group H, surely the dreaded Group of Death. They will face PSG, Manchester United and RB Leipzig.

Lokomotiv Moscow, the third and final Russian team in the draw, drop into Group A with Bayern, Atlético and Salzburg. Club Brugge get Group F, completing an even-looking quartet with Lazio, Dortmund and Zenit.

Marseille, winners of the inaugural Champions League, are in Group C with Porto, Man City and Olympiakos. That’s livened that group up ...

Pot four time: Some big names in here, plus intriguing debutants in the shape of Istanbul Basaksehir and Rennes. No easy ties for me, Clive.

Lokomotiv Moscow, Marseille, Club Brugge, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, FC Midtjylland, Rennes, Ferencvaros.

Lewandowski is in the studio in Geneva, turned out in a snappy bow tie and tuxedo combination. He is expected to win the overall men’s award and can count himself very unlucky that there’s no Ballon d’Or this year. “I’m so proud of this [Bayern] team,” he says. “What we did last season, was something else, awesome.”

The forwards of the year are Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski, and Denmark’s Pernille Harder - who was at Wolfsburg last season before joining Chelsea for a record fee this summer. She says her goal is to win the Women’s Champions League with Chelsea in the next three seasons.

Red Bull Salzburg, who ruffled a few feathers last year, are in with Bayern and Atletico Madrid in Group A. Internazionale join Real Madrid and Shakhtar in a tasty-looking Group B ... and Lazio join Zenit and Dortmund in Group F, officially the Hard-to-Call Group.

Olympiakos join Porto and Manchester City, who are getting a decent draw. Dynamo Kyiv have to go into Group G, where they join Barcelona and Juventus.

Atalanta, back for another tilt at goaltastic European glory, are in Group D with Ajax and Liverpool! Uefa, you spoil us ...

RB Leipzig, last year’s semi-finalists, are in Group H with PSG and Manchester United! Wow, that’s a tough one.

Russian debutants Krasnodar are in Group E with Chelsea and Sevilla ...

Time for pot three, a veritable mixed bag of huge names and upstart contenders. Inter, Atalanta and RB Leipzig look like the teams to avoid.

Dynamo Kyiv, Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig, Internazionale, Olympiakos, Lazio, Krasnodar, Atalanta.

Midfielders of the year: congratulations to Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, and Lyon’s Dzsenifer Marozsan. Interviewed by video link, De Bruyne reveals his childhood football icon was ... Michael Owen?

“If Klopp wins best manager, I’m sure he will have a right go at someone for something. And quite right too!” Are you saying the Liverpool manager is a little bit feisty, Ian Copestake? Did I hear that right?

Manchester United draw PSG! As the first team out, they go in the opposite half to Liverpool and get the tougher draw in Group H. Manchester City will face Porto in Group C, but won’t be taking anything for granted.

Borussia Dortmund have to go in the opposite half to Bayern, so it’s either Zenit or PSG ... they get Zenit in Group F. Just the Manchester clubs left...

Ajax are in Group D with ... Liverpool! My mouth is quite literally watering. Shakhtar Donetsk are drawn with Real Madrid in Group B ...

Barcelona will be relieved to have dodged Bayern Munich - instead, they land in Group G with Juventus. It’s Messi v Ronaldo!

Now, it’s Chelsea - and they join Sevilla in Group E.

Atléŧico Madrid are drawn with Bayern in Group A!

Time for pot two, and here’s where it gets spicy with three English sides - Chelsea, City and United - plus Barcelona, Atlético, Dortmund, Shakhtar and Ajax. Atlético are out first ...

As my colleague Sachin Nakrani points out on Twitter, the draw is lacking something in the knowledge that European away-days are out of the question for the foreseeable future. With that in mind, this is a great read:

More awards! This time it’s the defender of the year gongs, and another Bayern-Lyon double with Joshua Kimmich and Wendie Renard the award winner. It seems almost unfair on Kimmich to give him such a specific prize; he’s equally brilliant in midfield.

The first eight teams, which include champions Bayern, Europa League winners Sevilla and six winners of their domestic leagues. They are drawn into each group chronologically, and here’s the result:

Group A: Bayern Munich
Group B: Real Madrid
Group C: Porto
Group D: Liverpool
Group E: Sevilla
Group F: Zenit
Group G: Juventus
Group H: PSG

Pedro Pinto hands over to Giorgio Marchetti, whose lilting tones will take us through the first stage of the draw. There are no club representatives in the studio, which seems entirely sensible.

One player who won’t be in the Champions League this season is Dele Alli; PSG’s loan bid (with £1.5m fee) has been turned down by Spurs, and the midfielder looks set to stick around in north London.

Drogba will be joined by his former Chelsea teammate, Florent Malouda, who will whip the balls in for him to finish off, I presume. We have our first awards, for the best men’s and women’s goalkeepers. Congrats to Manuel Neuer and Sarah Bouhaddi, probably not the last Bayern/Lyon winners.

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Here’s Aleksander Ceferin now, to give his President’s Award to Didier Drogba. The former Chelsea striker wins the award for his extensive charity work, particularly in his home country, Ivory Coast. He’s the first African player to win the award. “We football players have a responsibility,” Drogba says. “Football reflects society. Our goal is to represent the community, and to give something back.”

Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury are out on stage, and lead us into a video montage of the eight-team mini-tournament in Portugal that ended in Bayern triumph just 39 days ago. While we wait, here’s today’s Fiver - and why not sign up to get it directly to your inbox?

More on the aforementioned gongs: Uefa are handing them out like sweets during the draw, but the main ones to watch out for are the player of the year awards.

For the first time in the 10-year history of the men’s award, neither Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi are on the three-man shortlist. Also absent is last year’s winner, Virgil van Dijk. Instead, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne goes up against Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer.

Last year’s winner, Lucy Bronze, is in the running for the women’s award once again. Her rivals are Pernille Harder, who joined Chelsea from Wolfsburg this summer, and Lyon captain Wendie Renard.

The men’s coach of the year award has an all-German shortlist: Jürgen Klopp, Hansi Flick and Julian Nagelsmann. The women’s coach of the year shortlist pits Barcelona’s Lluis Cortes against Stephan Lurch (Wolfsburg) and Jean-Luc Vasseur (Lyon).