The Champions League 2021/2022 group stage draw has been made ahead of the competition’s return.
26 teams qualified for the competition via their domestic league position while six qualified via the play-offs.
Chelsea are current holders having beaten Manchester City 1-0 in an all-English final back in May.
The ceremony took place in Istanbul, Turkey and you can have a full look at the groups below.
GROUP A
Manchester City
Paris Saint-Germain
RB Leipzig
Club Brugge
PSG and City in the same group is Messi vs. Pep… and maybe Messi vs. Ronaldo 👀 pic.twitter.com/Ep7WrWaRh2
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 26, 2021
GROUP B
Atletico Madrid
Liverpool
Porto
AC Milan
GROUP C
Sporting CP
Borussia Dortmund
Ajax
Besiktas
GROUP D
Inter Milan
Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sheriff Tiraspol
GROUP E
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Benfica
Dynamo Kyiv
GROUP F
Villarreal
Manchester United
Atalanta
BSC Young Boys
Official: #UCL Group F:
🇪🇸 Villarreal
🏴 Manchester United
🇮🇹 Atalanta
🇨🇭 BSC Young BoysThoughts on our group? 👀
— The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) August 26, 2021
GROUP G
Lille
Sevilla
FC Salzburg
Wolfsburg
GROUP H
Chelsea
Juventus
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Malm
The #UCLDraw gets underway shortly! 👌
Who do you want Chels to get in the group stages? 🔵 pic.twitter.com/H2rFEZMoHX
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 26, 2021
A few noteable ties include Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City, which could end up being a new chapter in the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry.
Group D will feature Sheriff Tiraspol making their first appearance in the Champions League.
Meanwhile, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will clash in Group E, a year after Bayern’s humiliating 8-2 win over the Catalan giants.
Check out the group stage schedule all the way to December below:
SEPTEMBER
14/15 September: Group stage, Matchday 1
28/29 September: Group stage, Matchday 2
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OCTOBER
19/20 October: Group stage, Matchday 3
NOVEMBER
2/3 November: Group stage, Matchday 4
23/24 November: Group stage, Matchday 5
DECEMBER
7/8 December: Group stage, Matchday 6
13 December: Last 16 draw
The final will take place in Petersburg, Russia on May 28.
Which clash are you most excited for? Who do you think is an early favourite for the competiton?
Let us know in the comments.
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