Manchester United were handed a tough-looking Champions League draw with PSG and RB Leipzig in their group, while Lionel Messi's Barcelona drew Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were handed the toughest assignment of the Premier League contingent having been drawn alongside last season's beaten finalists PSG and semi-finalists RB Leipzig - with those two sides playing in the last four in August. İstanbul Basaksehir complete the group.
By contrast, Manchester City will feel very happy with their draw having been pitted against Porto, Olympiacos and Marseille, while Chelsea were paired with Europa League winners Sevilla, Russian debutants Krasnodar and Rennes.
2019 winners Liverpool have an interesting group, with the Premier League champions facing Dutch giants Ajax and exciting Italian outfit Atalanta - who reached the quarter-finals last season on their debut. FC Midtjylland are the fourth team in Group D.
Defending champions Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrd, FC Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow and should have few problems qualifying from their section.
One of the most eye-catching draws sees Juventus facing Barcelona in Group G, which of course will see Messi and Ronaldo go head-to-head once again. Both of the living legends had a poor Champions League by their standards last season and time is running out for them to try and win the trophy once again.
Champions League group stage draw
Group A
- Bayern Munich
- Atletico Madrid
- FC Salzburg
- Lokomotiv Moscow
Group B
- Real Madrid
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Inter Milan
- Borussia Monchengladbach
Group C
- Porto
- Manchester City
- Olympiacos
- Marseille
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Group D
- Liverpool
- Ajax
- Atalanta
- FC Midtjylland
🔴 Where will Liverpool finish in their Champions League group?#UCLdraw #LFC
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Group E
- Sevilla
- Chelsea
- Krasnodar
- Rennes
🤔 Will Chelsea get out of their Champions League group?#UCLdraw #CFC
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Group F
- Zenit St Petersburg
- Borussia Dortmund
- Lazio
- Club Brugge
Group G
- Juventus
- Barcelona
- Dynamo Kiev
- Ferencvaros
🙌 Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will renew their rivalry when Juventus face Barcelona in the Champions League.
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🤯 The pair have scored 245 #UCL goals between them in in 313 games!
🗳️🐐 Who's the GOAT again?#UCLdraw
Group H
- Paris St Germain
- Manchester United
- RB Leipzig
- İstanbul Basaksehir
😱 Tough Champions League group for Manchester United.
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🤔 Will they reach the knockout stages?#MUFC #UCLdraw
Champions League betting odds
- 4/1 - Bayern Munich
- 4/1 - Man City
- 11/2 - Liverpool
- 11/1 - PSG
- 12/1 - Real Madrid
- 14/1 - Juventus
- 14/1 - Barcelona
Champions League fixture schedule
- October 20/21: Group stage matchday 1
- October 27/28: Group stage matchday 2
- November 3/4: Group stage matchday 3
- November 24/25: Group stage matchday 4
- December 1/2: Group stage matchday 5
- December 8/9: Group stage matchday 6
- February 16/17, 2021: Round of 16
- April 6/14, 2021: Quarter-finals
- April 17 & May 5, 2021: Semi-finals
- May 29, 2021: Final (Istanbul)
