ULTIMATE UCL GUIDE: Rundown of ALL 32 teams in group stage & the pots they're in
It may feel like just yesterday that Manchester City hoisted the Champions League trophy into the air for the first time in their history but already, the competition has hurtled back around again with the group stage to get underway next month.
The very best clubs in European football will eagerly await the outcome of the draw on Thursday evening in Monaco, with the glitz and the glamour of the ceremony's pomp officially firing the starting pistol on the scramble to reach the final.
As usual, there will be 32 teams seeded into four pots for the group stage draw. They will then be arranged into eight groups of four teams.
The first set of fixtures will begin on September 19/20, later than last season due to there being no World Cup hiatus, before the last-16 is held in February and March.
Manchester City
City's barren streak in the biggest club competition of them all was finally brought to an end last season.
It was far from easy, with Inter Milan putting up a superb fight in the final, but City got the job done courtesy of Rodri's second-half winner.
They cruised through the first round, having topped their tricky group, and went on to beat RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid on their way to the final hurdle in Istanbul.
Their hard-fought triumphs over Bayern and Madrid showcased their ever-growing pedigree on the European stage and the trophy secured them the Treble.
DANGER RATING - 5/5
Sevilla
What began as a poor season for Sevilla last year ended in yet another piece of European silverware courtesy of their Europa League success. They make up part of Pot One in this week's draw despite their lowly 12th-placed finish in LaLiga.
Clearly, Jose Luis Mendilibar, the club's third boss of the campaign and the man
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