- Two teams from the same association cannot be placed in the same group
- Real Madrid are defending champions having defeated Juventus 4 - 1 in the May final
- Liverpool, Sevilla, Napoli, APOEL, Celtic all qualified having won their play-off ties
NAIJ.com is running a live update of the 2017/2018 Champions League group stage draws which takes place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday, August 24.
The ceremony kicks off 5pm (Nigerian time). Six different awards will be handed at the ceremony.
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The awards are: UEFA men and women's Player of the Year, Goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season.
You can read more on the draws in our published PREVIEW.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com recently asked Nigerians to give their thoughts on Neymar's move to PSG in this video below;