Conference League draw LIVE: Crystal Palace await opponents after Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest learn Europa fate

Pot 5 in fullBlimey, there’s a Pot 5! Here’s how their games will go…

Pot 4 fixtures in fullTime for Pot 4, including the likes of Aberdeen and, uh, Lincoln Red Imps.

Pot 3 fixtures in fullHere are those Pot 3 fixtures in full…

Crystal Palace fixtures confirmedHere are the Pot 2 fixtures in full, including Crystal Palace’s and Shamrock Rovers’!

Pot 1 fixtures in fullHere are those Pot 1 fixtures in full…

Exciting tiesShamrock Rovers and Aberdeen will both host Ukrainian giants Shakhtar! Brilliant!

Palace’s first opponentsCrystal Palace’s first fixture has been confirmed!

The Eagles will host AZ Alkmaar from Pot 1!

Away we goAfter some more format waffle, we’re ready to go!

Let’s hope our man Giorgio Marchetti has explained Eden Hazard’s complex button pushing duties to him properly.

Eden Hazard’s humilityIt’s nice to see Eden Hazard is humble in retirement!

The Belgian was just asked about Estevao Willian wanting to emulate him at Chelsea.

Hazard responded, channelling his inner Zlatan: “They wanna be like me, but they won’t be like me.”

A new special guestJurgen Klinsmann has departed stage left, and been replaced by Eden Hazard!

The Belgian will presumably take over the extremely important button pushing duties.

Conference League potsWhile a bizarre VT plays recounting last year’s Conference League campaign, here is a reminder of the pots.

Conference League drawBlimey, we’re onto the Conference League already!

It’s all eyes on where Crystal Palace will land.

Nottingham Forest’s draw in fullHere’s a recap of Nottingham Forest’s draw in full.

Nuno’s men will take on; Porto (h), Real Betis (a), Ferencvaros (h), Braga (a), Midtjylland (h), Sturm Graz (a), Malmo (h) and Utrecht (a).

Meanwhile, in Monaco, we’re being treated to a cover of Believer. Lovely.

Pot 4 fixtures in fullI still can’t believe how faff free this has been! Other than the magician of course.

Here are the Pot 4 fixtures in full.

Pot 3 fixtures in fullNo time to waste! Here are the Pot 3 fixtures in full!

They include a brilliant European Cup final reunion between Nottingham Forest and Malmo.

Pot 2 fixtures in fullBlimey, no more waffling now! The entirety of the Pot 2 fixtures are OUT.

Aston Villa draw in fullHere’s how Aston Villa’s league phase will look!

There are some exciting clashes among these.

Unai Emery’s men will play; RB Salzburg (h), Feyenoord (a), Maccabi Tel Aviv (h), Fenerbahce (a), Young Boys (h), Basel (a), Bologna (h) and Go Ahead Eagles (a).

Exciting Forest tripWhat an away trip for Nottingham Forest fans! They’ll travel to Seville to face Real Betis during the league phase.

Some brilliant button pushing from Jurgen Klinsmann thus far.

Aston Villa drawUnai Emery’s men have their first fixture!

They will travel to Dutch side Feyenoord.

Rangers drawRussell Martin’s beleaguered men will face Roma, Porto, Braga, Ferencvaros, Ludogorets, Sturm Graz, Genk, Brann.

Exciting!

FC Porto drawNottingham Forest have their first home game! Nuno’s men will travel to Porto.

Porto will face Rangers, Salzburg, Red Star, Plzen, Nice, Nottingham Forest, Malmo, Utrecht.

Pot 1 drawThe magic button has been pushed and we have some matches!

Top seeds Roma will face Lille, Rangers, Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Midtjylland, Nice, Stuttgart and Panathinaikos.

Two trips to Glasgow!

Here we goJurgen Klinsmann’s hand is hovering over the magic button…

I think we’re ready to go!

Soft launchSo this year, a magic button will be pushed, and equally fancy software will then determine the draw, how exciting!

I’ve always said that these draws haven’t featured enough magic software, so I’m thrilled by this development.

It’s a kind of magicWell isn’t that a good laugh! Does that rascal Giorgio Marchetti have anything else up his sleeve?

After this magician act I need more crafty shenanigans!