Summary of the draw
PSG, which does not hide its ambitions, is obliged to pass the first round. The Parisians will have two great posters against Juventus Turin and Benfica Lisbon. The third group H opponent will be Maccabi Haifa. With the form displayed by its trio of stars – Mbappé, Neymar and Messi – the Parisians are starting to scare people in Europe. It’s up to them to confirm their status and impress future opponents.
OM are back in the Champions League, a competition close to the hearts of the people of Marseille. The last two participations had not been good (0 points and 3 points). The feeling of revenge will inevitably be present. And with an affordable and balanced group – Frankfurt, Tottenham and Sporting Lisbon – Marseille has no complex.
The defending champion, Real Madrid, was lucky in the draw: Leipzig, Celtic and Donetsk. Two groups stand out clearly by their difficulty. In Group A, Ajax will face Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers. Beautiful atmospheres in perspective. Finally, in group C, three leaders will face each other; Bayern Munich, Barça and Inter Milan. The Czechs of Plzen will have the joy of hosting three major European clubs.
Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli and Glasgow Rangers
Group B: Porto, Atlético Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Bruges
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barça, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen
Group D: Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporting Lisbon and OM
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb
Group F: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Donetsk and Celtic Glasgow
Group G : Manchester City, Sevilla, Dortmund and Copenhagen
Group H: PSG, Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa