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UCL draw: Man City face PSG, Bayern play Barca, Man Utd paired with Villarreal; check out full pairings

By Vincent Ashitey
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The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League (UCL) draw have been revealed in a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey.

The draw sees reigning champions Chelsea take on Juventus while 13-time champions Real Madrid have been pitted alongside Inter Milan.

Elsewhere Manchester City have been drawn with PSG in Group A in a mouth-watering fixture, with German giants Bayern Munich placed in their group alongside Barcelona.

Villarreal, on the other hand won the Europa League final against Manchester United have been pulled together in Group F.

Full draw below

Group A: Manchester City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan

Group C: Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas

Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sherrif Tiraspol

Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv

Group F:  Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys

Group G: Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg, Wolfsburg

Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit, Malmo

The group stage of the 2021/22 edition of the Champions League kicks off on September 14 and 15, with teams competing in six matchdays until early December as they attempt to progress to the knockout stage.

The round of 16 is scheduled to take place in February and March, with the quarter-finals slated for April and the semi-finals set to be held in late April and early May.

This season's finale will be played on May 28 at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Group stage

Matchday one: 14/15 September

Matchday two: 28/29 September

Matchday three: 19/20 October

Matchday four: 2/3 November

Matchday five: 23/24 November

Matchday six: 7/8 December