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The Champions League league phase draw takes place on Thursday.
Manchester City will discover their Champions League opponents on Thursday as the League Phase draw takes place.
The qualifying rounds concluded this week with seven sides emerging to join the automatic qualifiers in the 36-team League Phase. City will be in pot one for the draw and will be joined by five other Premier League sides with Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Europa League winners Tottenham also involved.
City were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid in the play-off round last season and will be aiming for a stronger showing this time around. Here are all the details you need for today's draw:
What time is the draw?
The draw takes place at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland and starts at 5pm UK time.
How can I watch the draw?
The draw will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports. Coverage begins at 5pm.
The draw will also be streamed live around the world by UEFA on their website and You Tube channel.
How can I watch Champions League matches this season?
TNT are the main broadcaster for Champions League games in the UK and have the bulk of fixtures - 533 out of 550.
The deal, worth a reported £305million a year, runs until 2027. TNT also has exclusive coverage of the Europa League and the Europa Conference League.
Amazon Prime will again show selected matches this season having won first pick of the Tuesday night games when the latest TV deal was agreed in 2024. Prime will show 17 matches.
Meanwhile, the BBC will continue to have highlights of the competition online and on TV from 10pm on Wednesday nights.
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