Former Chelsea player Branislav Ivanovic draws FC Bayern in the Champions League draw in Istanbul.
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Munich will face FC Barcelona in the group stage of the Champions League. In Group A, RB Leipzig faces Paris St. Germain for Lionel Messi and Manchester City. All groups at a glance.
Dhe FC Bayern Munich will face FC Barcelona and Benfica Lisbon in the Champions League group stage. When the groups were drawn in Istanbul on Thursday, those from Munich who were seeded in the lottery pot landed in Group E together with Barca and Benfica.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig, which was in Group A at both Paris St. Germain and Manchester City, had an extremely difficult draw. Lionel Messi, who moved from Barcelona to Paris this summer, will meet in this group with his former coach at the Catalans, Pep Guardiola.
Borussia Dortmund drew a nominally easier lot. BVB plays in Group C against Ajax Amsterdam, Sporting Lisbon and Besiktas. VfL Wolfsburg will face OSC Lille, FC Sevilla and RB Salzburg in Group G.
The newly crowned UEFA coach of the year Thomas Tuchel plays with Chelsea FC against Juventus Turin, among others. Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC meet In Group B against Atletico Madrid and AC Milan.
Here is an overview of the groups:
Group A
Manchester City
Paris St. Germain
RB Leipzig
Club Bruges
Group B
Atletico Madrid
FC Liverpool
FC Porto
AC Milan
Group C
Sporting Lisbon
Borussia Dortmund
ajax Amsterdam
Besiktas Istanbul
Group D
Inter Milan
Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E
FC Bayern Munich
FC Barcelona
Benfica Lisbon
Dynamo Kiev
Group F.
FC Villareal
Manchester United
Atalanta Bergamo
Young Boys Bern
Group G
Lille OSC
FC Sevilla
RB Salzburg
VfL Wolfsburg
Group H.
FC Chelsea
Juventus Turin
Zenit St. Petersburg
Malmö FF
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