This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article.

The DRAW for the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Group Stage took place today in Monaco. Soccerlens covered the event LIVE, giving you the groups as they unfolded.

We also got to see the winners of the 2008 UEFA Player of the Year awards.

Full results of the Draw & Awards after the jump.

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UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Group Stage

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. Group A .			. Group B .
Chelsea	Chelsea		Inter Milan	Inter Milan
AS Roma	Roma			Werder Bremen
	Bordeaux			Panathinaikos
	CFR Cluj			Anorthosis

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. Group C .			. Group D .
Barcelona	Barcelona		Liverpool	Liverpool
	Sporting Lisbon			PSV Eindhoven
	Basel			Marseille
	Shakhtar Donetsk			Atletico Madrid

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. Group E .			. Group F .
Man Utd	Man Utd		Olympique Lyonnais	Lyon
	Villareal			Bayern Munich
Celtic	Celtic			Steaua Bucharest
	Aalborg			Fiorentina

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. Group G .			. Group H .
Arsenal	Arsenal		Real Madrid	Real Madrid
FC Porto	Porto			Juventus
Fenerbahce	Fenerbahce			Zenit
	Dynamo Kiev			Bate Borisov

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For an IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS of the groups of Inter Milan, Roma, Juventus, and Fiorentina, see the post below:

UEFA Champions League – Inter, Roma, Juventus, Fiorentina GROUPS Analyzed

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UEFA Player of the Year Awards

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Best Goalkeeper: Petr Cech (Chelsea)

Best Defender: John Terry (Chelsea)

Best Midfielder: Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

Best Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)

Best Club Footballer of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)

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18:59: This completes the SOCCERLENS LIVEBLOG coverage of the UEFA Champions League 08-09 Group Stage Draw. Thanks for watching! Only a few weeks left till it all begins!