Today was the UEFA Champions League group stage draw and as usual, people all over the world have very strong opinions about the results. As they should, when you see what UEFA presented to the world in Monaco during the UCL Draw on Thursday.
Tottenham Hotspur, as a “reward” for their runners-up appearance last season, have Bayern Munich in their grouping. The holders, Liverpool, earned an easy road, with a group that doesn’t feature any real heavyweights. And Manchester City may have received the most favorable draw of anybody! As for Chelsea, they have one of last year’s semifinalists, Ajax in their bracket.
The official result of the 2019/20 #UCLdraw! ?
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 29, 2019
The first games will kick off on Sept. 17-18, with the final this year in Istanbul. Other standouts include one group that contains both Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, and another that features PSG and Real Madrid. Take a look at the results of the full UCL draw below:
Group A
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Club Brugge
Galatasaray
Group B
Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
Olympiacos
Red Star Belgrade
Group C
Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta
Some social media users have certainly had a lot of fun with who City drew in their quartet.
https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/1167119396948590592
Group D
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Lokomotiv Moscow
Group E
Liverpool
Napoli
Red Bull Salzburg
KRC Genk
Group F
Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan
Slavia Prague
Group G
Zenit
Benfica
Lyon
RB Leipzig
Group H
Chelsea
Ajax
Valencia
Lille
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