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      UEFA Champions League

      The UEFA Champions League is a yearly tournament that pits the best clubs in Europe against one another to crown the continent’s champion.

      Teams qualify for the tournament through their domestic league, with larger countries sending multiple entrants each year while smaller country’s only send one team, the league champion from the previous season.

      After three qualifying rounds, the competition embarks on its first stage, the group stage where the final 32 teams are drawn together in eight groups of four where they play the other three teams in their group both home and away.

      The winners and runners up from the eight groups then progress through to the next stage, the knockout stage, where the final 16 playoff in sudden death home-and-away ties through to the showpiece final.

      The final of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League will be played 3 June 2017 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

      Groups overview

      Group A

      Big-spending French champions Paris Saint-Germain headline Group A, and will be looking to go further than their quarterfinal appearance last season. Their main competition for the group will be English side Arsenal, who are making their 17th-straight appearance in the competition under manager Arsene Wenger. Joining the two powers are Swiss giants FC Basel and Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.

      Player to watch: PSG striker Edinson Cavani.

      Group B

      An extremely even group. Serie A side Napoli will go into this year’s competition with confidence although they have lost star striker Gonzalo Higuain. Portuguese champions Benfica will also pose a threat, although they too have lost key players, with Renato Sanches joining Bayern Munich and Nicolas Gaitan heading to Atletico Madrid. Two other domestic champions, Turkey’s Besiktas and Ukraine’s Dynamo Kiev, round out the group.

      Player to watch: Napoli attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik.

      Group C

      A group punctuated by two of the biggest clubs in world football. Firstly, Spanish champions Barcelona, led by the scintillating attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, who will be looking to reclaim the European crown they last won in 2015. The other leading light of Group C is cashed up Premier League side Manchester City, who are led by Barca’s former manager, Pep Guardiola. The group also contains tricky German club Borussia Monchengladbach and Scottish champions Celtic.

      Player to watch: Barcelona attacking maestro Leo Messi.

      Group D

      German giants Bayern Munich feature in Group D and will be looking to win the European Cup for a sixth time under new boss Carlo Ancelotti. Chasing them are Spanish side Atletico Madrid, who have been beaten Champions League finalists in the two of the past three seasons. The team Atletico beat in last season’s Round of 16, Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, also feature here, as do Russian side FC Rostov, who are making their Champions League debut this season.

      Player to watch: Bayern’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.

      Group E

      Another extremely even group, featuring three sides that finished third in their domestic leagues last season. English side Tottenham Hotspur make their return to the Champions League for the first time since the 2010-11 season, and will vie for group supremacy against German side Bayer Leverkusen and French club Monaco. Russian champions CSKA Moscow round out the group.

      Player to watch: Tottenham’s England international striker Harry Kane.

      Group F

      Footballing royalty and reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid will be chasing back-to-back European Cups this season, something that hasn’t been achieved in the Champions League era. Real are joined by a pair of domestic runners up – German power Borussia Dortmund, led by star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, as well as Polish champions Legia Warsaw, who are making their first appearance in the Champions League since the 1995/96 season.

      Player to watch: Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo

      Group G

      Surprise English Premier League champions Leicester City take their place in the Champions League for the first time this season and will be looking to continue their fairy tale run alongside Europe’s elite. Joining them in Group G are Belgian champions Club Brugge, 2004 Champions League winners FC Porto from Portugal and Danish champions FC Copenhagen.

      Player to watch: Leicester’s PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez.

      Group H

      Italian giants Juventus head into this season’s competition looking to improve on their runner up placing in 2015 by winning the European Cup for the first time since 1996. Chasing the ‘Old Lady’ of Italian football are French runners up Lyon, a club led by star striker Alexandre Lacazette, and Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. Rounding out the group are Spanish side Sevilla, who are into the Champions League group stage by virtue of winning last season’s Europa League.

      Player to watch: Juventus’ Argentinean striker Gonzalo Higuain.

      Past Winners

      2015-16:

      2014-15:

      2013-14:

      2012-13:

      2011-12:

      2010-11:

      2009-10:

      2008-09:

      2007-08:

      2006-07:

      Real Madrid

      Barcelona

      Real Madrid

      Bayern Munich

      Chelsea

      Barcelona

      Inter Milan

      Barcelona

      Manchester United

      AC Milan

      Standings

      Pool A

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Arsenal4310910
      2
      		PSG4310610
      3
      		Basel4013-61
      4
      		Ludogorets4013-91

      Pool B

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Napoli421127
      2
      		Benfica421117
      3
      		Besiktas413016
      4
      		Dynamo Kiev4013-41

      Pool C

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Barcelona4301109
      2
      		Man City421127
      3
      		Monchengladbach4112-34
      4
      		Celtic4022-92

      Pool D

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Atletico Madrid4400412
      2
      		Bayern Munich430189
      3
      		PSV Eindhoven4013-51
      4
      		FC Rostov4013-71

      Pool E

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Monaco422048
      2
      		Bayer Leverkusen413016
      3
      		Tottenham4112-14
      4
      		CSKA Moscow4022-42

      Pool F

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Borussia Dortmund4310810
      2
      		Real Madrid422058
      3
      		Sporting CP4103-13
      4
      		Legia Warsaw4013-121

      Pool G

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Leicester4310510
      2
      		Porto421117
      3
      		FC Copenhagen412135
      4
      		Club Brugge4004-90

      Pool H

      RankTeampwdlgdpts
      1
      		Sevilla4310610
      2
      		Juventus422058
      3
      		Lyon411214
      4
      		Dinamo Zagreb4004-120