BREAKING: 2021 UEFA Champions League Group Draw (Full List)
Several of the high-profile matchups that fans hoped to witness were included in the UEFA Champions League group stage draw.
The tournament favorites Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain were placed together in Group A, which is absolutely jaw-dropping. All that is left now is for Cristiano Ronaldo to sign a contract with Manchester City. If he does, Lionel Messi and Neymar will have a mouthwatering showdown.
The following is how the group stage draw went down: The 32 teams will be divided into four pots, with one team from each pot making up Groups A-H. However, there are certain limitations: Teams from the same country are not permitted to compete in the same group. And, for television purposes, certain teams must be divided into distinct groups. For more information, scroll down.
Here’s how the group stage draw worked: The 32 teams are split into four pots and there will be a team from each pot that will make up the Groups A-H. But there are some restrictions: Teams from the same country can’t be drawn in the same group. And there are certain teams that have to be drawn in specific groups for TV reasons. Scroll down for those details.
All group-stage matches will be played in the following six prescheduled windows: Sept. 14-15, Sept. 28-29, Oct. 19-20, Nov. 2-3, Nov. 23-24 and Dec. 7-8. Each team will play just as many Tuesdays as it does Wednesdays.
Champions League draw groups
Group A
Pot 1: Manchester City (England)
Pot 2: Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Pot 3: RB Leipzig (Germany)
Pot 4: Club Brugge (Belgium)
Group B
Pot 1: Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Pot 2: Liverpool (England)
Pot 3: Porto (Portugal)
Pot 4: AC Milan (Italy)
Group C
Pot 1: Sporting CP (Portugal)
Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Pot 3: Ajax (Netherlands)
Pot 4: Besiktas (Turkey)
Group D
Pot 1: Inter Milan (Italy)
Pot 2: Real Madrid (Spain)
Pot 3: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Pot 4: Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova)
Group E
Pot 1: Bayern Munich (Germany)
Pot 2: FC Barcelona (Spain)
Pot 3: Benfica (Portugal)
Pot 4: Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
Group F
Pot 1: Villarreal (Spain)
Pot 2: Manchester United (England)
Pot 3: Atalanta (Italy)
Pot 4: BSC Young Boys (Switzerland)
Group G
Pot 1: LOSC Lille (France)
Pot 2: Sevilla (Spain)
Pot 3: RB Salzburg (Austria)
Pot 4: VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
Group H
Pot 1: Chelsea (England)
Pot 2: Juventus (Italy)
Pot 3: Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
Pot 4: Malmo FF (Sweden)
