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UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw: Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Lionel Messi, Manchester United In Group Of Death

UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw: Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Lionel Messi, Manchester United In Group Of Death

The draw for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League group stage took place in Geneva today, with Cristiano Ronaldo set to face Lionel Messi, and Manchester United being placed in a "Group of Death".

Tired of reading? Check out all the groups by scrolling through the images above!

Messi and Ronaldo faced each other many times in El Clasicos during the latter's time with Real Madrid, but will now meet for the first time since the Portuguese joined Juventus.

In another tricky group, 2019/20 finalists Paris Saint-Germain were drawn alongside Manchester United, RB Leipzig and Turkish champions Istanbul Basaksehir.

Defending champions Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrid, RB Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow, while 2018/19 winners Liverpool will take on Ajax Amsterdam, Atalanta and Midtjylland.

Here are the eight groups in full:

Group A: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, RB Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach

Group C: FC Porto, Manchester City, Olympiacos, Marseille

Group D: Liverpool, Ajax Amsterdam, Atalanta, Midtjylland

Group E: Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Stade Rennes

Group F: Zenit St. Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Club Brugge

Group G: Juventus, FC Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvarosi

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir

The first round of fixtures will be played on 20/21 October, while the group stage will conclude on 8/9 December.

This season's final will be hosted at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on 29 May 2021.

Scroll through the images below to see the winners of the main UEFA awards, which were handed out on Thursday:

UEFA President's Award: Didier Drogba
UEFA President's Award: Didier Drogba
Goalkeeper of the Year: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munic
Goalkeeper of the Year: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Defender of the Year: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munic
Defender of the Year: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Midfielder of the Year: De Bruyne (Manchester City
Midfielder of the Year: De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Forward of the Year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Mu
Forward of the Year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
UEFA Coach of the Year: Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich
UEFA Coach of the Year: Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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