The draw for the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage was held this afternoon in Istanbul, Turkey.
Defending champions Chelsea FC in Group H will face Juventus FC, FC Zenit St. Petersburg and Malmö FF, while the strongest of them is Group A featuring Manchester City, FC Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and Club Brügge.
The group stage draw threw up some very interesting match-ups of old rivals, newcomers and much more.
2021/22 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE group stage draw
Group A: Manchester City (ENG), FC Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), RB Leipzig (GER), Club Brügge (BEL)
Group B: Atletico de Madrid (ESP), Liverpool FC (ENG), FC Porto (POR), AC Milan (ITA)
Group C: FC Bayern München (GER), FC Barcelona (ESP), SL Benfica (POR), FC Dynamo Kiev (UKR)
Group D: Villarreal CF (ESP), Manchester United (ENG), Atalanta Bergamo (ITA), BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Group E: Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR), Borussia Dortmund (GER), AFC Ajax Amsterdam (NED), Besiktas JK (TUR)
Group F: FC Internazionale Milan (ITA), Real Madrid (ESP), FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Group G: LOSC Lille (FRA), Sevilla FC (ESP), FC Salzburg (AUT), VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
Group H: Chelsea FC (ENG), Juventus FC (ITA), FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS), Malmö FF (SWE)