The Champions League draw takes place at noon today EST. The English clubs are all in pot one, featuring the competition’s top seeds, and cannot play each other in this round. The posts are:
POT ONE
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Lyon, Inter Milan, Real Madrid
POT TWO
Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, Villarreal, Roma, FC Porto, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon, Juventus
POT THREE
Marseille, Zenit St Petersburg, Steaua Bucharest, Panathinaikos, Bordeaux, Celtic, Basel, Fenerbahce
POT FOUR
Shakhtar Donetsk, Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Dynamo Kiev, CFR Cluj, Aalborg, Anorthosis Famagusta, Bate Borisov
Champions League Match Days:
September 16/17
September 30/October 1
October 21/22
November 4/5
November 25/26
December 9/10
At the drawing, Christano Ronaldo of Manchester United is expected to be named the winner of the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. A testament to the strength of the Premier League is that 17 of the 20 nominees for player of the year play in England.