UEFA Champions League group stage draw

At 5:45 p.m. CET on Thursday, the UEFA Champions League group stage draw will take place in Monaco. Bayern Munich, who won the competition last season, will be the team to beat. They will be led into battle by their new manager, Pep Guardiola.

The likable Spaniard won the famous trophy with big ears twice with his former club, FC Barcelona, in 2009 and 2011.

Barça and Real Madrid will be hoping to return to winning ways in 2014, but they will have to battle past the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City. Not to mention Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund...

The Final will be played at Benfica's Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24 May 2014.