Let the games begin

Thursday's draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in Monaco signalled that Europe's élite club competition has begun in earnest, and with the new season comes a series of great games on uefa.com.

Fantasy Football
The fun will start in time for Matchday 1 but you can already find out all about them and sign up to receive an alert for the grand kick-off by following the relevant links. Fantasy Football, presented by PlayStation, is back with bags of new features and an improved scoring system: you can start picking your team from 3 September.

Predictor
Predictor, presented by MasterCard, has been completely revamped and this season will also see the launch of the Streak Predictor, allowing fans to predict events during matches.

Play of the Day
Play of the Day, presented by UniCredit, will give you the chance to view and vote for the best action each UEFA Champions League matchday.

Player Rater
The Heineken Player Rater gives uefa.com users the chance to rate the performances of every UEFA Champions League star. Each match will have a Player Rater Top Player and your votes will be used to select a Team of the Week.

Trumps
Also new for 2009/2010 is UEFA Champions League Trumps, presented by Ford. The online card game encompasses player statistics, Europe's top stars and player judgement as you take on opponents from across the globe or the computer.

Photo poll
Befitting its status as one of the world's top sporting events, the UEFA Champions League invariably produces spectacular sporting snapshots and the Sony Photo Gallery will showcase the best each matchweek. Starting on Matchday 1, fans will have the chance to vote for their favourites.

Prizes
And if the pleasure of playing is not sufficient motivation we also have some superb prizes on offer including exclusive tickets to 2010/11 UEFA Champions League matches, a Sony BRAVIA television and VIP passes to the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid.