August 26, (THEWILL) – Following Thursday’s Champions League group-stage draw, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland will immediately face off against their old teammates.
Lewandowski, who recently moved to Camp Nou during the transfer window, will be reunited with old friends when he plays in Group C with Bayern Munich and Barcelona, two teams who have won a combined 11 Champions League/European Cup trophies.
Haaland will also face Borussia Dortmund, the team he left to join Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, in another reunion. Along with Sevilla and Copenhagen, they are in Group G.
Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus will square off in another heavyweight match in Group H. Chelsea, the most recent champion in England, will have to play Milan; Liverpool will travel to Napoli; and Tottenham will play Europa League champion, Eintracht Frankfurt.
On paper, the draws for both Madrid teams are favourable. Real Madrid will face RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic, while Atletico Madrid will face Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, and Club Brugge.
The draw results:
Group A
Ajax
Liverpool
Napoli
Rangers
Group B
Porto
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge
Group C
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Inter
Viktoria Plzen
Group D
Eintracht Frankfurt
Tottenham
Sporting CP
Marseille
Group E
Milan
Chelsea
Salzburg
Dinamo Zagreb
Group F
Real Madrid
RB Leipzig
Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic
Group G
Manchester City
Sevilla
Borussia Dortmund
Copenhagen
Group H
Paris Saint-Germain
Juventus
Benfica
Maccabi Haifa
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
