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UEFA Champions League: Barcelona, Dortmund and Inter drawn in group of death

Wesley Sneijder and Petr Cech picked the draw

Wesley Sneijder shows the name of Barcelona at the UEFA Champions League group stage draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco | AP

The draw for this year’s UEFA Champions League has been announced, with the pairings in for the 26 teams given direct entry to the group stage and the six winners of the play-off ties.

The ceremony was held at Monaco, where the draw was picked by former Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder and former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, both Champions League winners.

Reigning champions Liverpool have been drawn in a relatively easy group, with only Napoli serving as a threat in a group that includes Salzburg and Genk.

The toughest group this year is Group F, which has Barcelona, Dortmund, Inter and Slavia Praha.

Another interesting group is H, where Europa League champions Chelsea will face Champions League semifinalist and giant-killer Ajax, Spanish Valencia, and French side Lille.

Here is the final UEFA Champions League draw:

GROUP A

Paris

Real Madrid

Club Brugge

Galatasaray

GROUP B

Bayern

Tottenham

Olympiacos

Crvena Zvezda

GROUP C

Manchester City

Shakhtar Donetsk

Dinamo Zagreb

Atalanta

GROUP D

Juventus

Atletico

Leverkusen

Lokomotiv Moskva

GROUP E

Liverpool

Napoli

Salzburg

Genk

GROUP F

Barcelona

Dortmund

Inter

Slavia Praha

GROUP G

Zenit

Benfica

Lyon

Leipzig

GROUP H

Chelsea

Ajax

Valencia

Losc

The final will be held in Istanbul on May 30, 2020. The match calendar will be released three hours after the ceremony.

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