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Friday, August 27, 2021

FULL FIXTURE: Man City to face PSG, Chelsea get Juve in Champions League group draw

The draw was held on Thursday at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey.

and • August 26, 2021
Champions League draw
Champions League draw [Photo credit: Inter.it]

England champions Manchester City have been drawn to face French giant Paris Saint-Germain in group A of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League. Holders Chelsea are however drawn in H alongside Italian giants Juventus.

German team RB Leizpig and Belgium’s Club Brugge complete teams to slug it out for qualification from Group A.

On the other hand, Zenith St Petersburg of Russia and Sweden’s Malmö will join Chelsea and Juventus in Group H.

Other fixtures of the UCL champions league draw are stated below:

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan

Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas

Group D: Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Sheriff Tiraspol, Shakhtar Donetsk

Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv

Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys

Group G: Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg, VFL Wolfsburg

The draw was held on Thursday at the Halic Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Last season’s award winners were also announced at the event. 

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