UEFA Champions League group stage draw
Thursday, August 25, 2016
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UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid face opponents including Borussia Dortmund while Barcelona and Atlético Madrid also have tough tasks following the group stage draw.
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UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid face opponents including Borussia Dortmund while Barcelona and Atlético Madrid also have tough tasks following the group stage draw, made in Monaco.
2016/17 UEFA Champions League group stage draw
Group A: Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Arsenal (ENG), Basel (SUI), Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
Group B: Benfica (POR), Napoli (ITA), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), Beşiktaş (TUR)
Group C: Barcelona (ESP), Manchester City (ENG), Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER), Celtic (SCO)
Group D: Bayern München (GER), Atlético Madrid (ESP), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Rostov (RUS)
Group E: CSKA Moskva (RUS), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Monaco (FRA)
Group F: Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Sporting CP (POR), Legia Warszawa (POL)
Group G: Leicester City (ENG), Porto (POR), Club Brugge (BEL), FC København (DEN)
Group H: Juventus (ITA), Sevilla (ESP), Lyon (FRA), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
When are the group stage games?
Matchday one: 13–14/09/16
Matchday two: 27–28/09/16
Matchday three: 18–19/10/16
Matchday four: 01–02/11/16
Matchday five: 22–23/11/16
Matchday six: 06–07/12/16
UEFA Champions League group stage draw highlights
- Holders Madrid play Dortmund side they beat in 2014 quarter-finals to avenge a last-four loss 12 months before (itself revenge for 1998 semis), as well as meeting Cristiano Ronaldo's first club Sporting CP.
- Bayern face rematch of 1974 final against Atlético along with PSV Eindhoven and newcomers Rostov.
- Josep Guardiola takes on old team Barcelona with new side Manchester City.
- Debutants Leicester have two-time winners Porto among their opponents.