UEFA Champions League groups: Arsenal draw PSG and Basle as Tottenham land CSKA Moscow fixture

That's all from me for today, folks. We'll have to now wait for three weeks until the competition gets underway.

A reminder that the Europa League draw takes place tomorrow and Sportsmail will have it covered as usual.

Enjoy your Thursday evenings!

Here's that draw in full, then. It looks like a good one for Tottenham and Leicester, uncertain for Arsenal, difficult for Manchester City and borderline appalling for Celtic...

Group A: PSG, Arsenal, Basle, Ludogorets

Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas

Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic

Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov

Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco

Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon, Legia Warsaw

Group G: Leicester, Porto, Club Brugge, Copenhagen

Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb

It's a stinker for Celtic...

Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic

Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas

Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov

Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb

Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco

Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon, Legia Warsaw

Group G: Leicester, Porto, Club Brugge, Copenhagen

Group A: PSG, Arsenal, Basle, Ludogorets

Roberto Carlos is up now as we move into pot four. One quick chat in Spanish before we get going.

Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach

Not looking great for City.

Group A: PSG, Arsenal, Basle

Group G: Leicester, Porto, Club Brugge

Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven

Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev

Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham

Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon

Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon

Van Nistelrooy arrives on stage to draw balls from pot three. No need for interviews, guys, let's get on with it.

Yep, Guardiola gets Barca.

Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City

Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid

You know what that means Man City fans...

Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen

Group B: Benfica, Napoli

'Not bad,' says Henry.

Group A: PSG, Arsenal

Ouch.

Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund.

Europa League champions will face the champions of Italy.

Group H: Juventus, Sevilla 

The two-times winners join the English champions.

Group G: Leicester, Porto

Looks like we're swapping guests now to draw pot two. Seedorf has been pulled and in his place comes Henry.

Montage time.

That completes the first pot.

Group H: Juventus

Group A: PSG

Perhaps the weakest pot one side.

Group E: CSKA Moscow

No problem for Rush this time, easy does it.

Group B: Benfica

Carlo Ancelotti is targeting a Champions League with a third club. Rushy is having problems opening these balls - this is the second one he's had to struggle with.

Group D: Bayern Munich

Seedorf's old team, of course.

Group F: Real Madrid

'Wow,' says Seedorf as he draws Leicester. I thought we were done with surprises when it comes to the Foxes.

Group G: Leicester

Group C: Barcelona

Teams in pot one to come first...

Oh wait, apologies all. We're going to have a technical overview first.

It's like turning up for a film screening when it's listed. Always give yourself 25 minutes for the ads.

Pretty sure we'll be off and running by 5.20pm. Don't hold me to that, though.

Next up is Seedorf. The only man to win the Champions League with three different clubs and three different hairstyles.

His introduction over, it feels like we're on the verge of the draw...

Rush - one of tonight's special guests and the ambassador for the 2017 final - is being introduced to the crowd via a series of photos of his carer. That moustache just never seemed to age.

He arrives with the Champions League trophy. Clean shaven.

Before we get into the crux of the matter, UEFA are inviting us to walk down memory lane with a highlights montage from last season's Champions League.

In case your memory needs a job, Real Madrid lifted the trophy after being Atletico on penalties.

That was only three months ago.

Aha, they're calling it the group stage 'draw and gala'. Looking forward to discovering exactly what 'gala' entails.

Presenter selfie alert! Within two minutes one of our two hosts is already busy taking a picture with the nominees for the UEFA MVPs for both men and women. Griezmann looks appalled.

There are a lot of screaming youngsters outside the venue in Monaco as Ronaldo arrives, in shades and a smart chequered suit.

Inside, lights are down and the audience is ready. Let's see who gets who...

Or 10 minutes away from the scheduled start time, at least. I might open a sweepstake on when the balls start being opened.

Not far in front of Ronaldo was Gareth Bale. The Welshman arrived with his Real Madrid team-mate by helicopter in Monaco a short while ago. He's also up for the UEFA MVP award.

Well, he will be by now. The Portuguese - who's expected to pick up the UEFA MVP award for 2015-16 today - has been snapped in Monaco after touching down earlier today.

Clarence Seedorf, Ian Rush, Thierry Henry - half a pretty decent six-a-side team getting pampered backstage in Monaco...

Will Gary Lineker be making any rash bets about the Foxes' chances in the Champions League? 

'You don't tend to get too many surprise Champions League winners,' says Michael Owen on BT Sport.

'There are half-a-dozen serious challengers.'

The ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid man politely counts out Leicester from being able to make an impact on the later rounds.

Foxes full back Danny Simpson is gearing up for the draw...

England is set to have four guaranteed places in the Champions League group stage from the 2018-19 season.

Currently there are automatic spots for three English clubs, with a fourth having to qualify through a play-off, as Manchester City did this week after finishing fourth in the Premier League last term.

It is understood a revamp will see the top four nations in UEFA's rankings for club competitions - currently Spain, Germany, England and Italy - each get guaranteed places for the teams finishing in the top four in those leagues.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

It's fair to say Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham is a little over-excited. Afraid to say, Jan, it's going to be a while until we know where Spurs will be jetting off to this year.

Manchester City were the final English club to confirm their place in the group stage draw.

Pep Guardiola's men saw off Steaua Bucharest 1-0 in the second leg of their qualifying tie on Wednesday, completing a 6-0 aggregate victory.

Catch up with events at the Etihad Stadium with CHRIS WHEELER's match report.

Pot 1: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, CSKA Moskow

Pot 2: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Manchester City, Sevilla, Porto, Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen

Pot 3: Basel, Tottenham Hotspur, Dynamo Kiev, Lyon, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting CP, Club Brugge, Monchengladbach

Pot 4: Celtic, Monaco, Besiktas, Legia Warsaw, Dinamo Zagreb, Ludogorets, Copenhagen, Rostov

As with most football draw formats, the Champions League organisers have mastered the art of the long-winded.

While kick-off might be 5pm this evening, expect a lengthy introduction of several celebrity guests and an exhaustive explanation of how the whole thing works.

Basically, each group features one team from each of four pots. No two teams from the same country can be drawn in the same group. Russian and Ukrainian teams can't play each other, either.

If you're still trying to find your bearings, read this explainer from AMITAI WINEHOUSE.

Well, the English representatives at the draw in Monaco - which is due to kick off at around 5pm - are Leicester, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City.

Scotland's hopes are pinned on the shoulders of Celtic while the usual suspects - Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich and PSG - all await their fate.

And some big names have flown in to watch the 'action' unfold...

Free up your midweek evenings, dust down the Zadok the Priest CD and settle in for the long haul... the Champions League is back.

This evening, the 32 clubs involved in the tournament proper will discover who they'll be facing in the group stages in 2016-17.

Five British teams are involved - including a debut for Leicester and a return after three years for Celtic.

You're in the right place to find out every group as it is drawn.