A few minutes ago, it became clear the draw for the group stage of the Champions League as the final of the tournament will be next year on May 30th in Budapest.
Bayern Munich will face Chelsea at the Allianz Arena, as they will also play against the champs PSG in Paris, and Kompany’s side will also visit London to play against Arsenal.
Chelsea will welcome Barcelona at Stamford Bridge as the Blues’ toughest away match will be vs. the Bundesliga champions in Bavaria.
Real Madrid also had a very interesting draw as they will face Manchester City and Liverpool, as the match against the Reds will be at Anfield, and Trent Alexander-Arnold could return to that stadium against his former team. Los Blancos will also face Juventus.
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Inter will have two big challenges at home as they will face Liverpool and Arsenal in Milan.
Barcelona will face the current holder of the Champions League, PSG, in Catalonia, as they will travel to London to face Chelsea.
Serie A champion Napoli returns to the UCL and will face Chelsea and Man City, as Antonio Conte will return to Stamford Bridge to face his former club.