The draw for the UEFA Champions League draw has been held for the group stage and as soccer fanatics expected, there were loads of surprises.
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In the group stages, Lionel Messi’s PSG will face off with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Last year’s winner, Chelsea will also face off with the old ladies of the Italian league, Juventus.
Liverpool will face off Spanish Champions, Atletico Madrid while English giant Manchester United will face Villarreal from Spain in a repeat of their clash of the 2021 Europa finale.
The draw in full
Group A : Manchester City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge
Group B : Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C : Sporting, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
Group D : Inter, 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, Malmo
The #UCLDraw is set! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/NK3niBTQfx
— Goal (@goal) August 26, 2021
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