A clash between Ronaldo, Messi ... and Bayern with Atlético in the European Champions' draw
The confrontation will be exciting between Argentine Lionel Messi and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo after Barcelona and Juventus were drawn into one group in the Champions League competition for the 2020-2021 season Thursday in Nyon, while Bayern Munich, the defending champion, came in one group with Atletico Madrid. The Spanish.
It will be the first time that the two stars, who won the Ballon d'Or 11 times in the last 12 years, have met since the Portuguese star left Real Madrid in 2018 and joined the Old Lady's team for 100 million euros.
The seventh group will be completed by Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and Francesváros of Hungary.
As for Bayern Munich, who was crowned champion for the sixth time by beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 last August, they were drawn by Atletico Madrid in Group A, alongside the Austrian teams Salzburg and Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow.
Group H is considered the strongest because it includes Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Leipzig, Germany, in addition to Turkish Basaksehir.
Saint-Germain had eliminated Leipzig in the semi-finals of the continental competition two months ago, by beating it by 3 goals.
The opportunity will be available to Saint Germain to avenge Manchester United, who took him out of the second round last season, noting that the French capital team beat its opponent 2-0 in Manchester before it fell to home 1-3.
Real Madrid, the record holder in the number of titles in this competition, will be a candidate alongside Inter Milan to reach the second round after they fell in a group within their reach with Shakhtar Danetsk of Ukraine and Borussia Moenchengladbach of Germany.
The draw for Manchester City smiled because it placed him in a very easy group alongside Porto, Olympiakos, Greece, and Marseille, France, and the same applies to his compatriot Chelsea in Group E with Spanish Sevilla, Russian Krasnodar and French Rennes.
The first round will take place on October 20 and 21, the second on October 27 and 28, the third on November 3 and 4, the fourth on November 24 and 25, the fifth on the first and second of December, the sixth and the last on the 8 and 9 of December.
Group stage draw:
- Group A: Bayern Munich (Germany) Atletico Madrid (Spain) Salzburg (Austria) Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
- Group Two: Real Madrid (Spain) Shakhtar Daniyetsk (Ukraine) Inter Milan (Italy) Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany)
- Group Three: Porto (Portugal) Manchester City (England) Olympiacos (Greece) Marseille (France)
- Group Four: Liverpool (England) Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) Atalanta (Italy) Medjeland (Denmark)
- Group E: Seville (Spain) Chelsea (England) Krasnodar (Russia) Rennes (France)
- Group F: Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Lazio (Italy) Club Brugge (Belgium)
- Group Seven: Juventus (Italy) Barcelona (Spain) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) Franzváros (Hungary)
- Group H: Paris Saint-Germain (France) Manchester United (England) Leipzig (Germany) Istanbul Basaksehir (Turkey)
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