Learn about the Champions League draw for the 2021/22 season
The draw for the first round (group stage) of the UEFA Champions League for the 2021/22 season, which was held today (Thursday) in Istanbul, Turkey, resulted in the following groups:
Group A: Manchester City, England, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig, Leipzig, Club Brugge, Belgium.
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Portugal, Porto, Milan, Italy.
Group C: Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) - Borussia Dortmund of Germany - Ajax of the Netherlands - Besiktas of Turkey.
Group D: Inter Milan of Italy - Real Madrid of Spain - Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine - Sheriff Tiraspol, champion of Moldova.
Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Spain, Benfica, Dinamo Kiev, Ukraine.
Group F: Villarreal of Spain - Manchester United of England - Atalanta of Italy - Young Boys of Switzerland.
Group G: Lille (France) - Sevilla (Spain) - Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) - Wolfsburg (Germany).
Group H: Chelsea, England, Juventus, Italy, Zenit St Petersburg, Russia, Malmo, Sweden.
The lottery prevented teams belonging to one national association from falling together in the same group.
The group stage activities will be held over six rounds, where each team in the group will meet with the other three teams in the group, in a home and away system, to eventually qualify for the first and second places from each group to the second round (the round of sixteen) of the tournament, while the third-placed teams in these groups will move on. to play in the European League.
The group stage rounds of the Champions League this season will be held from mid-September to the eighth of next December, according to the schedule announced by UEFA, which is:
First round: September 14 and 15.
Round two: September 28 and 29.
Third round: October 19-20.
Fourth round: 2nd and 3rd of November.
Fifth round: November 23 and 24.
Sixth round: December 7th and 8th.
Saint Petersburg Stadium in Russia is scheduled to host the final match of the tournament on May 28, 2021.
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