The draw for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League group stage was made on Thursday, with holders Liverpool set to face Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in Group E.
Manchester City face midweek trips to Ukraine to meet Shakhtar Donetsk, Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb and Italy to take on Atalanta. Chelsea take on Ajax, semi-finalists last season, Valencia and Lille.
PSG and Real Madrid will meet in Group A and Group F looks particularly competitive with Barcelona meeting Borussia Dortmund, Inter and Slavia Prague.
Groups in full
Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray
Group B: Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Olympiakos, Red Star Belgrade
Group C: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta
Group D: Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow
Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, RB Salzburg, Genk
Group F: Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Internazionale, Slavia Prague
Group G: Zenit St Petersburg, Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig
Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Alisson won the defender and goalkeeper of the year award respectively, while England’s Lucy Bronze won the women’s player of the year award.
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