All eyes on Paris ahead of Euro Champs draw

In the same week that Michel Platini fights to save his career, the draw for the finals of the expanded 24-team European Championship that he championed takes place in Paris on Saturday.

The former France star, who led his country to glory as a player when it last hosted the Champs in 1984, was widely criticized in his role as UEFA president for changing the format of a tournament that had been so competitive with 16 teams, in particular in 2012 when Spain triumphed in Poland and Ukraine.

But the decision to expand led to a much more engaging qualifying competition and has added intrigue ahead of the draw for the finals itself, where nations like Wales, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Albania will join the continent's traditional giants.