Champions League draw: Chelsea drawn against Juventus, Man City to face PSG
Stefan Bienkowski
- 26 Aug 2021 12:15 CDT
- 3 min read
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side will begin their defence of their Champions League title by locking horns with Juventus, Zenit and Malmo in Group H of the competition.
Elsewhere, last season’s finalists Manchester City will be tasked with getting out of Group A, after being drawn alongside Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and Club Brugge.
Which, potentially, means a possible showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, should the former make his move to the Premier League.
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Manchester United and Liverpool, who were both in pot two for the draw, will also face stiff competition in the group stages.
Jurgen Klopp’s side will face Spanish champions Atletico Madrid, Porto and Serie A giants Milan in Group B.
Meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping his team can make some progress in the continental competition by topping their group and finally beating last season’s Europa League final opponents Villarreal, as well as Atalanta and Young Boys.
The first round of games are set to kick off on September 14 and 15.
The Champions League group stage draw
Group A
- Manchester City
- Paris Saint-Germain
- RB Leipzig
- Club Brugge
Group B
- Atletico Madrid
- Liverpool
- Porto
- Milan
Group C
- Sporting
- Borussia Dortmund
- Ajax
- Besiktas
Group D
- Inter
- Real Madrid
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Sherrif Tiraspol
Group E
- Bayern Munich
- Barcelona
- Benfica
-Dynamo Kyiv
Group F
- Villarreal
- Manchester United
- Atalanta
- Young Boys
Group G
- Lille
- Sevilla
- Salzburg
- Wolfsburg
Group H
- Chelsea
- Juventus
- Zenit
- Malmo
When are the group stage matchdays?
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
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