Summary

  1. Postpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time

    Right, that is your lot.

    I'll be honest there are one or two BBC journalists wishing they could have just pressed a button to get all the fixtures to appear.

    You can read all about this evening's Champions League draw and stay across all the big moments this season on the BBC Sport website and app.

  2. 'Arteta has built a side that knows how to win in different ways'published at 18:43 British Summer Time

    Nedum Onuoha
    Former Manchester City defender on BBC iPlayer

    I like their [Arsenal's] chances in this. I think we are talking about a team that made it to the semi-final last year and came unstuck against a PSG side that were hitting form at the right time.

    Arsenal's last game was in Paris and the best player for PSG was Gianluigi Donnarumma so Arsenal know they were capable of winning that game of football and being one game away from lifting that silverware they haven't managed to win just yet.

    I think the draw itself will have the toughness side to it but Mikel Arteta has built a side that know how to win in so many different ways. I'm confident they will find a way.

  3. 'Added emotional element' for Newcastlepublished at 18:40 British Summer Time

    Ciaran Kelly
    Newcastle United reporter

    Newcastle United were thrown into the group of death when Eddie Howe’s side last qualified for the Champions League.

    A couple of giants await once again – not least Paris St-Germain and Barcelona – but the black-and-whites won’t fear them.

    Newcastle have previously pulled off big results against both sides – not least a 4-1 win against PSG a couple of years ago and a 3-2 win against Barcelona in 1997.

    There will be added spice as Newcastle return to Paris after Howe’s side came within minutes of victory last time around only for a controversial late penalty to be awarded.

    In truth, though, it will be the other games that will decide Newcastle’s fate.

    Finding a way to pick up results on their travels away at Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Athletic Bilbao and Union SG will be crucial for Newcastle.

    There is also an added emotional element to the draw as Newcastle face two sides – Barcelona and PSV - who club legend Sir Bobby Robson managed.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time

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    Now that draw has been made, surely Newcastle will pull the trigger on one if not two target men. …..won’t they?

    Wavy Davy, Tynemouth

  5. 'I will be surprised if Man City are not in the top eight'published at 18:39 British Summer Time

    Nedum Onuoha
    Former Manchester City defender on BBC iPlayer

    Last year was so uncharacteristic of Manchester City in the Champions League because they won their first three games and then before you know it the wheels really fell off everywhere.

    I think this year, the objective will be to win it again and based on their draw, I will be surprised if they aren't in the top eight.

  6. Listen: World Football podcastpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time

    BBC World Service

    Pafos FC of Cyprus, Norway's Bodo/Glimt, Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan and Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise all advanced through the qualifying rounds to make history by reaching the competition’s league phase for the first time.

    And World Service Sport released a podcast yesterday focusing on all four of the debutants.

    Maz Farookhi was joined by football reporter George Addo to get the views from each of the four sides.

    You can listen to it in full here.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time

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    Fascinated to see what the welcome back to Anfield looks like for Trent! If he can get some minutes that is...

    Dan, London

  8. 'Chelsea have shown they can get results in one off games'published at 18:37 British Summer Time

    Nedum Onuoha
    Former Manchester City defender on BBC iPlayer

    I think Chelsea have shown that in a one off game, they can find ways to play against sides and get results.

    In the Club World Cup final everyone wrote them off but they found a way to do it and in Enzo Maresca they have got a manager who is very thoughtful in his game plans.

    I think these games won't fluster them and I think these teams will fear Chelsea just as much as Chelsea will fear them.

  9. Some belterspublished at 18:34 British Summer Time

    Some abosulte crackers in that draw...

    European champions Paris St-Germain will play Bayern Munich and Barcelona and record 15-times winners Real Madrid will face Manchester City and Liverpool, with while Trent Alexander-Arnold getting the chance to return to Anfield.

    PSG will also meet Premier League sides Tottenham and Newcastle, while Real also take on Juventus at home.

    Liverpool will also face Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bayern play Chelsea and Arsenal.

    Last season's runners-up Inter Milan host Liverpool and Arsenal, and the Italian side will travel to Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.

    Spainish champions and semi-finalists last year Barcelona host PSG and face away games at Chelsea and Newcastle.

  10. 'I think Qarabag at home is a big deal for Liverpool'published at 18:33 British Summer Time

    Nedum Onuoha
    Former Manchester City defender on BBC iPlayer

    I think the Qarabag one being at home is a big deal for Liverpool. It's not to say the game itself isn't a game Liverpool would have won but from the standpoint of travel arrangements not just for the game but after the game because the Premier League continues at the same time - that is a big deal.

    The Real Madrid game does stick out but for teams wanting to win it, you've got to go through teams like this.

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    Kairat Almaty vs Pafos. Game of the competition. You heard it here first.

    Paul, Northampton

  12. 'Spurs will be quietly satisfied'published at 18:28 British Summer Time

    Sami Mokbel
    BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

    Aside from facing the European champions, Spurs will be quietly satisfied with their Champions League draw.

    The clash versus PSG provides an obvious obstacle while the visit or Borussia Dortmund will provide a stern test for Thomas Frank's side.

    The games versus Monaco - who will have Paul Pogba in tow - and Villarreal look tricky on paper, too, but are winnable.

    But the games versus Slavia Praha, Bodo/Glimt, Eintracht Frankfurt and Copenhagen won't daunt Tottenham, who should fancy their chances of progressing into the latter stages of the tournament.

  13. 'Tough league phase for Gunners'published at 18:24 British Summer Time

    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport Arsenal reporter

    The Champions League is the elite of European football so having tough matches is not a surprise.

    However, the Gunners do have a tough league phase to contend with as they face Inter Milan away from home and Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid at home.

    They faced Inter Milan in the league phase away from home last season and suffered their only loss before the knockout stage to Inter thanks to a Hakan Çalhanoglu penalty in added time of the first half.

    The Gunners reached the semi-finals of the competition last season but were without a recognised striker as they beat Real Madrid before being beaten by Paris St Germain in the last four.

    Mikel Arteta has strengthened his squad so they have much more quality and depth this season and he will hope that is enough to take them another step further in the competition this season.

    Arsenal’s final pre-season game of this season was against Athletic Bilbao, a match they won comfortably. That will give them confidence and hope that they can replicate the result as they travel away to Bilbao for one of their eight league phase games.

  14. Postpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time

    Kairat Almaty will play: Real Madrid (home), Inter Milan (away), Club Brugge (home), Arsenal (away), Olympiacos (home), Sporting (away), Pafos (home) and Copenhagen (away)

  15. Reality hits home for Chelseapublished at 18:23 British Summer Time

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport Chelsea reporter at Stamford Bridge

    The biggest question mark on Chelsea this season is how they handle simultaneous Premier League and Champions League campaigns.

    They won't have the luxury of playing one stronger eleven in the Premier League and a second eleven in Europe - as they did last season with the Conference League.

    Matches at home to Barcelona, Benfica and Ajax will need to be respected. As will away trips to Bayern Munich, Napoli and Atalanta.

    There is also the long haul travel involved when facing Azerbaijani side Qarabag.

    The one opportunity to rest players might be when former defender David Luiz's visits Stamford Bridge with his new Cypriot club Pafos.

  16. Postpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time

    Pafos will play: Bayern Munich (home), Chelsea (away), Villarreal (home), Juventus (away), Slavia Prague (home), Olympiacos (away), Monaco (home) and Kairat Almaty (away)

  17. Difficult ties await Newcastlepublished at 18:22 British Summer Time

    Newcastle will play: Barcelona (home), Paris St-Germain (away), Benfica (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Marseille (away), Athletic Bilbao (home) and Union SG (away).

  18. Postpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time

    Athletic Bilbao will play: Paris St-Germain (home), Borussia Dortmund (away), Arsenal (home), Atalanta (away), Sporting (home), Slavia Prague (away), Qarabag (home) and Newcastle (away).

  19. Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time

    Qarabag will play: Chelsea (home), Liverpool (away), Eintracht Frankfurt (home), Benfica (away), Ajax (home), Napoli (away), Copenhagen (home) and Athletic Bilbao (away)

  20. 'A swift reunion with De Bruyne'published at 18:21 British Summer Time

    Shamoon Hafez
    Manchester City reporter

    Manchester City suffered a disappointing Champions League campaign last season when they were knocked out in the play-off round by Real Madrid.

    And those two sides just cannot keep away from each other in this competition.

    For the fifth consecutive campaign, City will travel to the Bernabeu to face the European giants, as well as hosting Borussia Dortmund from pot one.

    And it won't be a straightforward passage to finish in the top eight of the group phase and go straight through to the last-16.

    City have home games against Erik ten Hag's Bayer Leverkusen, Serie A champions Napoli and last season's Turkish league winners Galatasaray.

    It is a swift reunion with club legend Kevin de Bruyne who joined Serie A champions Napoli in the summer.

    On the road, Pep Guardiola's men head to Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt and Monaco, who have brought in the likes of Paul Pogba, Eric Dier and Ansu Fati during the summer.

    The new format has thrown up another set of intriguing ties for City and they will have their work cut out in order to progress.