The UEFA Champions League has returned for another season as the 2021/22 edition will give football lovers all the entertainment crave. This season will see the implementation of the no-away-goal rule that was scrapped by the body governing football in Europe in July 2021.
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They conducted the Champions League draw in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, August 26th, 2021.
Chelsea will look to defend the trophy they won at the expense of Manchester City. The likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Paris Saint Germain will also give a push for the title.
The group stage draw gave us some mouth-watering fixtures, as we will see Barcelona vs Bayern Munich and Manchester City vs PSG. We will see the repeat of the UEFA Europa League final as Manchester United got drawn with Villareal.
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They drew the teams into the following groups.
Group A: Manchester City, PSG, Leipzig, Club Brugge
Group B: Atlético Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C: Sporting Clube, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
Group F: Villareal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
Group G: Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg, Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenith St. Petersburg, Malmo
The top two teams, after a round of six matches in each group, will qualify for the next round of the competition. The group stage of the competition will begin on September 14th, 2021.
