2021-22 UEFA group stage draw took place on Thursday, August 26th in Istanbul . Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain set for Group A battle along with German side Leipzig and Club Brugge.
2020-21 Champions league winners Chelsea drawn into Group H along side of Juventus, Zenit and Malmo.
Liverpool, Atletico Madrid drawn into Group B along with Porto and AC Milan. This group might be a group of death.
Manchester United will get another chance to avenge their Europa league finals defeat in the hands of Villarreal, as both finalists drawn in Group F along with Atalanta and Young Boys.
Bayern Munich and retooled Barcelona heads Group E along with Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv. New look Real Madrid will face Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sheriff Tiraspol in Group D.
German side Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Sporting CP and Besiktas will play it out in Group C. While Sevilla, Salzburg, Wolfsburg and LOSC Lille complete the Group G.
2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group A: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig, Club Brugge
Group B: Atlético Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C: Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Beşiktaş
Group D: Inter, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E: Bayern, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
Group G: LOSC Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg, Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit , Malmö
Key dates to remember
Matchday 1: 14/15 September
Matchday 2: 28/29 September
Matchday 3: 19/20 October
Matchday 4: 2/3 November
Matchday 5: 23/24 November
Matchday 6: 7/8 December
Round of 16 draw: 13 December
Round of 16 first legs: 15/16/22/23 February
Round of 16 second legs: 8/9/15/16 March
Quarter-final and semi-final draw: 18 March
Quarter-final first legs: 5/6 April
Quarter-final second legs: 12/13 April
Semi-final first legs: 26/27 April
Semi-final second legs: 3/4 May
Final: 28 May
The final will be held at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Russia on Saturday 28 May 2022.
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