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.
