Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure Spends Time With Benzema After UEFA Champions League Draw

• African football legend Yaya Toure shared the moment with Europe's best player Karim Benzema during the UEFA Champions League draw
• Yaya Toure, one time winner of the UEFA Champions League, was part of the draw that took place on Thursday
• France forward Karim Benzema was named the European Player of the Year at the event held in Istanbul, Turkey

Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure did not only share the stage for the UEFA Champions League draw but spent the moment with last year's winner Karim Benzema.

Toure was part of the ex-players who took part in conducting the draw in Istanbul on Thirsday.

At the end of the draw, the former Barcelona and Manchester City star was spotted in the company of Karim Benzema.

Benzema was named the European Player of the Year during the draw to make a successful campaign with Real Madrid.

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Meanwhile, the European champions have been drawn in Group F alongside RB Liepzig, Shaktar Doneskt and Celtic.

Yaya Toure was part of the Barcelona team that beat Manchester United to win the title in 2009.

The UEFA Champions League groups:

Group A: Liverpool, Ajax, Napoli, RANGERS.

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge.

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen.

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporting Lisbon, Marseille.

Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb.

Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic.

Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, FC Copenhagen.

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Tottenham Hotspur fans are excited after they landed an 'easier' Champions League group following Thursday's draw in Istanbul.

The north Londoners are making a return to the top-tier European edition after a two-year absence.

During the period, Spurs competed in the Europa League and the recently inaugurated Europa Conference League, a third-tier European football competition.