Feature 56 // 29 Aug 2019, 19:09 IST SHARE The UEFA Champions League group stage draw for the 2019/20 season will take place in Monaco on August 29. Aside from the fact that 32 teams will participate in the draw, the UEFA Player of the Year ceremony is scheduled to take place simultaneously.Liverpool were crowned continental kings for the sixth time in their history in the all English final last season and the Reds will head into the new campaign as the defending champions.The Merseyside giants beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid to win football’s biggest club competition and will take their place in Pot A, alongside Manchester City and Chelsea who won the Premier League and the Europa League respectively.The Lilywhites on the other hand, are in Pot 2 by virtue of their top-four finish and consistent showing in the group stages of the competition over the years.Italian outfit Atalanta will make their debut in the competitions this season as they gained entry to the competition by virtue of their fourth-placed finish in the Serie A.As per the usual proceedings of the draw, every group will have one team from each pot and two teams from the same…