What possible opponents for Lille and PSG in the Champions League?

There will therefore only be two French clubs in the Champions League.

Eliminated on an unfortunate CSC at the end of extra time after leading 2-0 against Shakhtar, Monaco will have to be content with the Europa League.

Lille, which is in hat 1 thanks to its league title, and PSG (hat 2) will know their opponents this Thursday at 6 p.m., during the draw which will take place in Istanbul.

The first hat is made up of the champions of the six best ranked countries by the UEFA coefficient (England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal), as well as the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League.

Hats 2 to 4 are defined according to the UEFA coefficient of each club.

A group consists of one team from each hat, and two clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group.

Hat 1

Chelsea (ANG), Manchester City (ANG), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Villarreal (ESP), Bayern Munich (ALL), Sporting CP (POR), Inter Milan (ITA), Lille (FRA)

Hat 2

Real Madrid (ESP), FC Barcelona (ESP), Juventus (ITA), Paris SG (FRA), Manchester United (ANG), Liverpool (ANG), Sevilla FC (ESP), Dortmund (ALL)

Hat 3

FC Porto (POR), Ajax Amsterdam (HOL), RB Leipzig (ALL), Atalanta Bergamo (ITA), Zenit Saint Petersburg (RUS), Benfica (POR), RB Salzburg (AUT), Donetsk (UKR)

Hat 4

Club Bruges (BEL), AC Milan (ITA), Wolfsburg (ALL), Malmö (SUE), Young Boys Berne (SUI), Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL), Besiktas (TUR), Dynamo Kiev (UKR)

A group of death for Lille?

Even being in the first hat, Lille will not have it easy.

There are indeed only heavyweights in the second hat, several serious customers in the third and a scarecrow in the fourth.

Lille, which had not won any group match two years ago, could therefore in theory end up in a group of death with Real Madrid, Porto and AC Milan.

Do you feel it coming the group of death for Lille with any team in hat 2, and then Porto or Leipzig, and AC Milan?

At least PSG will avoid Mbappé if he signs in Madrid😂 # championsleague pic.twitter.com/xYKkDrlAW7

- Philippe Berry (@ptiberry) August 26, 2021

PSG, he could have a little more luck if he pulls Villareal or Sporting from hat 1. And if Mbappé left for Madrid, Paris will at least be sure not to find him in the pool.

In Istanbul, everyone will undoubtedly pray to find Sheriff Tiraspol, the first Moldovan club to reach the group stage.

Verdict at the end of the afternoon, with a draw obviously to be followed live on

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