Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season’s Champions League while Thursday’s draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together.
Appearing in Europe’s elite club competition for the first time in 20 years, Saudi-owned Newcastle will face AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as Qatar-backed PSG in a tough Group F, while Bayern and United were joined by FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray in Group A.
Below is the draw for the group stage of this season’s UEFA Champions League, made at a ceremony in Monaco on Thursday:
Group A:
Bayern Munich (GER)
Manchester United (ENG)
FC Copenhagen (DEN)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Group B:
Sevilla (ESP)
Arsenal (ENG)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Lens (FRA)
Group C:
Napoli (ITA)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Braga (POR)
Union Berlin (GER)
Groups D:
Benfica (POR)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Salzburg (AUT)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
Group E:
Feyenoord (NED)
Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Lazio (ITA)
Celtic (SCO)
Group F:
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
AC Milan (ITA)
Newcastle United (ENG)
Group G:
Manchester City (ENG),
RB Leipzig (GER),
Red Star Belgrade (SRB),
Young Boys (SUI)
Group H:
Barcelona (ESP),
Porto (POR),
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR),
Royal Antwerp (BEL)
POTS:
Pot 1: Manchester City, Sevilla, FC Barcelona, Napoli, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Feyenoord.
Pot 2: Real Madrid, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, Porto, Arsenal.
Pot 3: Shakhtar Donetsk, Red Bull Salzburg, AC Milan, SS Lazio, Red Star Belgrade, Braga, PSV Eindhoven, FC Copenhagen.
Pot 4: Newcastle United, Union Berlin, RC Lens, Real Sociedad, Celtic, Young Boys, Royal Antwerp, Galatasaray.
Group Stage Matchdays:
Matchday 1: Sept. 19th-20th
Matchday 2: Oct. 3rd-4th
Matchday 3: Oct. 24th-25th
Matchday 4: Nov. 7th-8th
Matchday 5: Nov. 28th-29th
Matchday 6: Dec. 12th-13th
