Manchester United will face Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig in the Champions League organizing stage, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in a position to face off when Barcelona face Juventus.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team was given a draw on his return to competition, with Istanbul Basaksehir from Turkey being the last of his group.
Liverpool are also facing a complicated task, with Dutch champion Ajax and last season’s quarter-finals Atalanta joining them in Group D throughout Midtjylland.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, in the quarter-finals last season, faced Porto, Olympiakos and Marseille.
While Chelsea will face Europa League winner Sevilla, Russian Krasnodar and Rennes debutant in Group E.
Bayern Munich champion takes on Atletico Madrid in Group A, while Juventus and Barcelona face off in the Group G bestseller in which Ronaldo faces Messi for the first time since leaving Real Madrid.
The draw, which also saw Real Madrid and Inter Milan paired in Group B, was replaced behind closed doors in Geneva due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
UEFA said the occasion at the location of his home in Athens, the Greek capital, would “violate public fitness restrictions and limitations on indoor events” in the country.
During the ceremony, Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne named the men’s midfielder of the Champions League season, while Bayern Munich ahead of Robert Lewandowski were named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 2019-20.
Chelsea Pernille Harder’s lead has been awarded the Player of the Year award.
Group A: Bayern Munich, Atlético de Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach
Group C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos, Marseille
Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland
Group E: Seville, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes
Group F: Zenit St. Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Club Brugge
Group G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, Ferencvaros
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir
The organizational stages will begin in the week of October 19, with six organizational games until mid-December.
Whoever has the chance to spend the whole match will face off at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, where Liverpool beat AC Milan in 2005, on 29 May.