Draw for Champions League group stages has been unveiled on Thursday, August 26 and it has thrown up a host of thrilling matchups for the coming months with a string of Europe’s biggest clubs drawn against each other.
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will face off in Group A, in what could ultimately be a matchup between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The latter has already moved to the French capital whilst the Premier League champions are in talks with Ronaldo’s representatives over a potential transfer.
Meanwhile, Messi’s old club Barcelona will have to face a rerun of their nightmare 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the 2020 quarterfinals in Group E.
Holders Chelsea will face Juventus in Group H whilst Group B contains three former winners — Liverpool, Porto and AC Milan — alongside Spanish champions Atletico Madrid.
See the full result of Champions League group stage draw below;
Group A: Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C: Sporting, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
Group D: Inter MIlan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff
Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
Group G: Lille, Sevilla, Red Bull Salzburg, Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Malmo
