The draw for the Champions League group stages is complete and it has thrown up a host of thrilling matchups and storylines 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.
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Meanwhile, Messi’s former 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.
Champions League 2021-22 Groups
Group A
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- Manchester City
- Paris Saint-Germain
- RB Leipzig
- Club Brugge
Group B
- Atlético de Madrid
- Liverpool FC
- Porto
- AC Milan
Group C
- Sporting Club de Portugal
- Borussia Dortmund
- AFC Ajax
- Beşiktaş
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Group D
- Inter Milan
- Real Madrid
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E
- FC Bayern Munich
- FC Barcelona
- Benfica
- Dynamo Kyiv
Group F
- Villarreal
- Manchester United
- Atalanta BC
- Young Boys
Group G
- Lille
- Sevilla FC
- Salzburg
- Wolfsburg
Group H
- Chelsea FC
- Juventus
- FC Zenit
- Malmö
2021-21 Champions League Draw Time
Central European Summer Time: 18:00
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 16:00
US times: New York 12:00, Dallas 11:00, Los Angeles: 09:00
Indian Time: 21:30
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Chmapions League 2021-22 Schedule
- Matchday 1: September 14-15
- Matchday 2: September 28-29
- Matchday 3: October 19-20
- Matchday 4: November 2-3
- Matchday 5: November 23-24
- Matchday 6: December 7-8
2021-22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Plots
Pot 1:
- Chelsea (holders)
- Bayern Munich
- Manchester City
- Atlético Madrid
- Villarreal (Europa League winners)
- Inter Milan
- Sporting CP
- Lille
Pot 2:
- Real Madrid
- Barcelona
- Juventus
- Manchester United
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Liverpool
- Sevilla
- Borussia Dortmund
Pot 3:
- FC Porto
- Ajax
- RB Leipzig
- Atalanta
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Benfica
- RB Salzburg
- Shakhtar Donetsk
Pot 4:
- AC Milan
- Club Brugge
- Wolfsburg
- Young Boys
- Malmö
- Beşiktaş
- Dynamo Kiev
- Sheriff Tiraspol
