You can follow the group stage draw from Istanbul right here

Hello everybody and welcome in to this very specialMARCA In English live blogthis Thursday evening, as we provide you with all the details ofthe 2022/23 Champions League group stage drawas and when they come out.

The draw is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, this August 25, as the Champions League final is scheduled to be held in the country.

This UEFA event should get up and running at 19:00 TRT, the local time in Istanbul, which is 18:00 CEST in western Europe, 17:00 BST in the United Kingdom or 12:00 ET on the east coast of the USA.

Awards will be given out too this Thursday evening, withKarim Benzema and Real Madrid expected to collect a lot of themafter their performances last season, while the Champions League group stage draw will then split the 32 teams across eight groups.

All the updates from Istanbul follow along below, with the most recent coming nearest the top.

The Czechs are in Group C with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter

PSG, Juventus and Benfica will be the Israelis opponents in Group H

The Croatians will meet AC Milan, Chelsea and RB Salzburg

The Scottish giants will face some tough teams in Ajax, Liverpool and Napoli in Group A

The Belgians will meet Porto, Atletico and Bayer Leverkusen in Group B

The Danish champions face Manchester City, Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund

Tottenham, Eintracht and Sporting CP in Group D

The Scottish champions join Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar

Now its time for the final teams to be drawn

Group C: Inter meet Bayern and Barcelona

Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk with RB Leipzig and Real Madrid

Group D: Sporting CP with Eintracht and Tottenham

Group B: Bayer Leverkusen with Porto and Atletico Madrid

Group G: Borussia Dortmund face Manchester City and Sevilla

Group H: Benfica with PSG and Juventus

Group E: RB Salzburg face AC Milan and Chelsea

Group A: Napoli meet Liverpool and Ajax

Diego Simeone will be pleased with that. Atletico face Porto, as they so often do in the Champions League

Thats one that the Catalans wouldve wanted to avoid. They face the Bavarians in Group C

Julen Lopeteguis Sevilla are drawn with Pep Guardiolas Man City in Group G

Last seasons finalists face a fellow European giant in Group A

Spurs will meet Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt

RB Leipzig join Real Madrid in Group F. It couldve been far tougher for Los Blancos...

Thats now the group all other teams will want to avoid...

The reason for this evenings draw being held in Istanbul is the fact thatthe 2022/23 Champions Leaguefinal is set to be held there, at theAtaturk Olympic Stadium. This venue was also due to host the final in 2020, but couldnt because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Champions League group stage draw is taking place in Turkey and is set to start at 19:00 local time. In other time zones, that is:

Thanks to tuning in to ourChampions League group stage draw live blog, where well have all the updates as the balls come out.

While there will be a lot of stopping and starting to dish out prizes, the ultimate aim is to decide the groups for the 32 teams who have qualified.

Here comes a list of all those qualified teams and what pots they find themselves in.

Pot One:Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Manchester City, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto and Ajax.

Pot Two:Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, RB Leipzig and Tottenham Hotspur.

Pot Three:Borussia Dortmund, FC Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter, Napoli, Benfica, Sporting CP and Bayer Leverkusen.

Pot Four:Rangers, Dinamo Zagreb, Marseille, FC Copenhagen, Club Brugge, Celtic, Viktoria Plzen and Maccabi Haifa.