FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes Air UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Live

FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes are planning live coverage of the UEFA Champions League official group stage draw taking place this week in Monaco, as the top 32 teams from across Europe learn their fate in the eight-group configuration.

FOX Sports 1’s coverage airs Thursday, August 27 at 11:30 AM ET with Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda, Alexi Lalas and Warren Barton previewing the top teams at the start of the 90-minute show, before the draw begins at 11:45 AM ET. FOX Deportes’ two-hour coverage begins at 11:00 AM ET, with on-site analysis from Mariano Trujillo, John Laguna and Valeria Marin. The draw is also available via the FOX Sports GO app and online at FOXSportsGO.com.

In addition to the group stage draw, UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award is set to be revealed during the show. The 10 nominees for the Best Player of the 2014-2015 season are highlighted by superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw consists of 32 of the best teams from countries including Spain, England, Germany, Italy, Portugal, France and Holland. The 22 teams that directly entered were the title holders and champions of the top seven associations, and the other teams entered based on UEFA club coefficients. The ten remaining teams qualified via playoffs completed this week. Defending champion Barcelona along with rival Real Madrid, German giant Bayern Munich, English powerhouses Chelsea and Manchester United, plus last year’s finalist Juventus are among the world’s elite teams in the tournament. The draw splits teams into eight groups of four who play each other home and away matches within their respective groups. The group stage consists of six match days beginning Tuesday, Sept. 15 and ending Wednesday, Dec. 9, and all matches air exclusively on FOX Sports platforms.