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The UEFA Champions League draw was held this Thursday from the Grimaldi Forum in Monacoa draw in which there were teams that benefited from highly accessible groups and others that did not have the same luck and will have to dance with the most difficult rivals to be able to seek the pass to the next phase.
The FC Barcelona will have in the papers a simple group to try to vindicate himself from the last two tournaments in which he was left out in the first round. Real Madrid for its part will have a difficult rival in Napoli, but will face two other very accessible rivals in the first instance. For its part, Manchester City must defend its crown in the same group as Bayer Munich.
In regards against PSG and Kylian Mbappé, they will have a little more complicated since they were paired in the Group of Death together with the English newcastlethe Germans of Borussia Dortmund and the Italians of AC Milan.
UEFA Champions League details
The draw for the Champions League was in charge of the legendary ex-soccer players Eric Abidal of France and Englishman Joe Cole. It should be noted that this format is the last time it will be used, since another method will be used from next year.
The highest club competition will officially start in its group stage on September 19 and the Grand Final will take place at the legendary Wembley Stadium. Manchester City will be in charge of defending their crown in the middle of a season that is threatened by transfers and the Saudi Arabian league checkbook.
Like this they remained the groups of the UEFA Champions League
Group A
Bayern Munich
Manchester Utd
Copenhagen
Galatasaray
B Group
Seville
Arsenal
PSV
Lenses
Group C
napoli
real Madrid
Sporting Braga
Union Berlin
Group D
Benfica
Inter de Milan
salzburg
Real society
Group E
feyernoord
Atletico Madrid
lazio
Celtic
Group F
psg
Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan
newcastle
Group G
Manchester City
RB Leipzig
Red Star Belgrade
young boys
Group H
FC Barcelona
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Royal Antwerp
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