Champions League draw – Messi and Ronaldo already face off in the group stage – Sport

Barcelona face Juventus in the group stage of the Champions League. Defending champion Bavaria gets a lot.

• Group A: Bayern Munich, Atlético de Madrid, Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
• B Group: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Mönchengladbach
• Group C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos Piräus, Olympique de Marseille
• Group D: Liverpool, Ajax Amsterdam, Atalanta Bergamo, Midtjylland
• Group E: Seville, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Stade Rennes
• Group F: Zenit SP, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio Roma, Bruges
• Group G: Juventus Turin, Barcelona, ​​Dynamo Kiew, Ferencvaros Budapest
• Group H: Paris SG, Manchester United, Leipzig, Basaksehir Istanbul

Gigantenduell Messi vs. Ronaldo

The duel between the eternal rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo goes to the next round. FC Barcelona and Juventus de Turin meet in the group stage of the Champions League. That was the result of Wednesday’s draw in Geneva. It is the first time that the two superstars have already met in the preliminary round. Other rivals in Group G are Dynamo Kiev and Ferencvaros Budapest.

Also PSG and ManUnited in hammer group

Losing 2020 finalist Paris Saint-Germain also put up a tough group. French star forward Neymar has to play Manchester United. In addition, there will be a repeat of the semi-final against Leipzig last August, when PSG won 3-0.

Good lot for Bayern

Defending champion Bayern Munich got a good draw. The strongest rival on paper in Group A is Atlético de Madrid, finalists in 2014 and 2016. Other rivals of the German record champion are Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow.

Shaqiri vs. Freuler

Liverpool, winner of the CL 2019, will face Atalanta Bergamo among others. At least on paper, this too is a “Swiss” duel. But while Remo Freuler is in Atalanta, Xherdan Shaqiri is fighting for minutes in the LFC. With Midtjylland, YB Conquistador also plays in this group.

Starts October 20

As a result of the delays caused by the pandemic, the group stage program is very tight. From 20./21. October the first three rounds will be held in consecutive weeks. The same applies to rounds 4-6 on 24/25. November. The last day will take place on December 8 and 9. The final will take place on May 29, 2021 at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul.