Juventus drawn with Man United in Champions League

Real Madrid are the champions and won the last three editions whereas the Final will be played in Madrid at Atletico Madrid stadium at the Wanda Metropolitano.

With the Citizens returning to Pot 1 after a few seasons they reaped the rewards with a straight-forward group stage, pitting them against Shakhtar Donetsk, Hoffenheim and Lyon.

Inter's wildly unpredictable form under Luciano Spalletti means anything can happen in Group B where they face Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven and Tottenham. In Group C, French giants Paris Saint-Germain go head-to-head with Liverpool, with Napoli also in the group. Ronaldo, representing Real Madrid had netted in 15 goals in the Champions League in the last season. Group H also has Manchester United, Juventus, Young Boys and Valencia, who can not be underrated because they have a very good team and are capable of going to the next round.

The group stage begins on September 18, with two clubs from each group advancing to the knockout stage.

Teams from the same country could not be drawn together on Thursday, and teams from Ukraine and Russian Federation were also kept apart due to ongoing political tensions.

"I expected a hard group, we have a hard group and that's what the Champions League is all about", Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp said.

Tottenham have been drawn in a tough group to face Barcelona, while last season's runners-up Liverpool face Paris St-Germain and Napoli.

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He is a good young player. "Those guys are older and - in a couple of their cases - aren't playing much with us". Gomez, who missed the World Cup through injury, has returned after a promising start to the season at Liverpool.

The new system could cut down on the number of one-sided contests which have spoiled the group stage in recent seasons.

Liverpool met Red Star Belgrade in the last 16 of the European Cup in 1973-74, with the Reds losing both the home and away legs.

Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan.

The English Premier League team are the only ones of the four who are not former European champions.

Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens. "Our destiny is in our own hands", said Juve CEO Giuseppe Marotta.

Inter Milan got the toughest task of the 4 Serie A teams. But it was less so for another German club, with Dortmund coming up against Monaco and Atletico Madrid in Group A, along with Club Brugge.

Group D is possibly the most open, featuring former European champions Porto, Lokomotiv Moscow, Schalke 04 and Galatasaray.