Champions League Draw 2016: Twitter Reacts to Group Schedule Reveal

The draw for the group stage of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League took place on Thursday, serving up several tantalising groups for some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

Manchester City once again suffered a tricky draw, and the Premier League giants will take on Barcelona, Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic for a spot in the knockout stages. Tottenham Hotspur were drawn into arguably the most even group of all, including CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco.

Newcomers Leicester City will take on FC Porto, Club Brugge and Copenhagen, and defending champions Real Madrid go up against Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw.

Here’s a look at the full draw:

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The draw itself was once again a tedious affair, drawing the ire of Bleacher Report’s Lars Pollman, who preferred a more streamlined approach:

Why do they not just put the first team from pot 1 in group A?

— Lars Pollmann (@LarsPollmann) August 25, 2016

Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush stole the show early for all the wrong reasons―tasked with assigning the clubs to their respective groups, he struggled opening the miniature footballs throughout the event.

BT Sport’s Des Kelly couldn’t help himself:

Fact: Ian Rush lives in complete darkness at home, as he is also unable to unscrew faulty light bulbs. …

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