Istanbul, Turkey.
Lionel Messi, With his new team Paris Saint-Germain, will be measured in group A of the Champions League to his ex-coach Josep Guardiola, who runs Manchester City, according to the draw held this Thursday in Istanbul, which also offered complicated keys for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Barça will meet Bayern Munich again, The team that humiliated him (8-0) in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2020, within a group E that complete the also historic Portuguese Benfica and Ukrainian Dynamo Kiev.
In the case of Messi’s PSG and Guardiola’s Manchester City, the group also promises strong emotions. as it is completed with the German RB Leipzig, one of the emerging formations of European football, and the Belgian Bruges.
The PSG-Manchester City pulse would add even more appeal if the Premier League champion finally signed Cristiano Ronaldo, as has been speculated insistently in recent hours.
City and PSG met in the semifinals of the last Champions League, with victory for the English, so the pulse also has revenge aroma.
Real Madrid, Who leads the competition with thirteen titles, will have as main opponent Inter Milan, champions of Italy, in a group E completed by the Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk and the Moldovan Sheriff Tiraspol.
Atlético de Madrid, winners of the last Spanish League, were placed in their group (B) with three former European champions in a quartet that is very open, with the English Liverpool, Portuguese Porto and Italian AC Milan.
Among the other Spanish teams, Villarreal will match Manchester United, which they beat in the final of the last Europa League.
Both will try to stay with one of the first two positions in Group F, which also includes the Italian Atalanta and the more affordable Swiss Young Boys.
Sevilla were more fortunate, playing in Group G against French side Lille, Austrian Salzburg and German Wolfsburg.
For its part, Chelsea, defenders of the European title, will have as their main threat to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus, as long as the Portuguese star continues in Turin. This group H is completed by the Russian Zenith (in the city, St. Petersburg, the final will be played) and the Swedish Malmö.
The top two from each quartet will advance to the round of 16 qualifiers, round trip.
The winners will advance to the quarter-finals, then to the semi-finals and, finally, the single-match final with the aim of storming the continental throne that Chelsea won last year by winning the final in the Manchester City.
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Chelsea winger Jorginho won the UEFA Player of the Year award.
Sheriff Tiraspol at Inter, Real Madrid and Shakhtar.
Dynamo Kiev in Group E with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Benfica.
Malmo FC in Group H with Chelsea, Juventus and Zenit.
Bruges in Group A with Manchester City, PSG and Leipzig.
Wolfsburg in Group C with Sevilla, Zalsburg and Lille.
AC Milan in Group B with Liverpool, Atletico and Porto.
Besiktas in Group C with Sporting, Dortmund and Ajax.
The Young Boys in Group F with Villarreal, Manchester United and Atalanta.
Erling Haaland is named the best striker in the 2020/2021 Champions League.
Ajax in Group C with Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
FC Porto in Group B with Liverpool and Atletico.
Salzburg in Group G with Lille and Sevilla.
Atalanta in Group F with Villarreal and Manchester United.
Leipzig in Group A with Manchester City and PSG.
Zenit of Russia in Group H with Chelsea and Juventus.
Benfica in Group I with Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Shakhtar Donetsk in Group D with Inter and Real Madrid.
N’golo Kanté is the best midfielder in the 2020/2021 Champions League.
Manchester United in Group F where they will face Villarreal.
Seville against Lille in Group G.
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Juventus against Chelsea in Group H.
Attention: PSG now from Messi in Group A where they will face Manchester City.
Liverpool in Group B where they will face Atletico Madrid.
Attention: Real Madrid in Group D where they will face Inter Milan.
Borrusia Dortmund in Group C where the Sporting Club of Portugal is.
We will now meet the Bombo 2 teams.
Lille in Group G and reigning champions Chelsea in Group H.
Villarreal in group F.
Bayern Munich Group E.
Inter Milan in Group D.
Sporting de Portugal in Group C.
Atlético de Madrid appears and will be in Group B.
Manchester City is the first team to leave, will be in Group A.
Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy won the award for Best Goalkeeper in the Champions League 2021-2022.
Heroes! The medical team that saved Christian Eriksen’s life received the UEFA 2021 President’s Award.
Start the ceremony where we will meet the groups of the Champions League 2021-2022.
The Champions League draw will take place in the Turkish city of Istanbul, the city that hosted the Champions League final in 2020 but which the pandemic forced to cancel. The final will be on May 28th in the St. Petersburg Stadium. It has been the home of Zenit since 2017.
The group stage of the Champions League will start the week of 14 and 15 September and end on 7 and 8 December.
The third in each group will advance to the last 16 of the Europa League.
From the second drum to the chamber will be determined by the best coefficient of the clubs. Thus, the number two will have three Spanish teams, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla.
Among the conditions of the draw UEFA states that no team can play against another of its own federation and the first two in each group will advance to the round of 16.
For the configuration of the group phase of the participants will be distributed in four drums. In the first, the series leaders, there will be the reigning champions of the Champions League, the winner of the Europa League and the champions of the top six leagues.
Good morning. Today is the draw for the group stage in the Champions League 2021-2022.