UCL Draw: Messi to face Ronaldo

UEFA has held the draw for the group stage of the 2020/2021 Champions League.

In the draw held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, October 1, 2020, Barcelona and Juventus were placed in the same group, Group G, meaning two of the world’s best footballers, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would be facing each other in the league this year.

Below are the various groups

Group A: Bayern, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow

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

Group C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos, Marseille

Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland

Group E: Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes

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

Group G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, Ferencvaros

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

The 2020/2021 final would be played in Istanbul, Turkey.

Special guest at the live televised draw was Chelsea and Côte d’Ivoire legend, Didier Drogba.