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UCL draw round of 32 LIVE: How does the group stage draw work?

All 32 teams plying their trade in the Champions League are divided into four seeding pots. The first pot will have defending champions Manchester City, UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla and six domestic champions – FC Barcelona (ESP), SSC Napoli (ITA), Bayern München (GER), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), SL Benfica (POR) and Feyenoord (NED). No club can play against a team from their own association. Clubs who are paired from the same country will not play Champions League football on the same day. 

A quick look at teams who will feature in group stage of UCL.  

ENG: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle

ESP: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sevilla

ITA: Inter, Lazio, Milan, Napoli

GER: Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig, Union Berlin

FRA: Lens, Paris

POR: Benfica, Braga, Porto

NED: Feyenoord, PSV

AUT: Salzburg

SCO: Celtic

SRB: Crvena zvezda

UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk

BEL: Antwerp

SUI: Young Boys

DEN: Copenhagen

TUR: Galatasaray