Didier Drogba Manchester United
Manchester United’s return to the Champions League was rewarded with a complicated tie for the organization after ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appearance was tied with last season’s defeated finalist, Paris Saint GermainArray, as well as semi-finalist RB Leipzig.
United reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League last season, wasting Sevilla, eventually winning, but qualifying for europe’s biggest football festival is an imperative, not only for the club’s finances, but also for its international reputation.
The draw, however, has not been a guy and United will want to beat two of last season’s hits if they want to return to the Europa League after Christmas after running out of a spot between the top two of their group.
PSG will be among the favourites to win the Champions League, while Leipzig are also damaging despite the sale of the most sensible goalscorer Tino Werner to Chelsea this summer. Istanbul Basaksehir is the other team in Group H.
There was also a tricky check for Liverpool, which will face last season’s wonderful package, Atalanta, as well as Ajax and Danish club Midtjylland. La good news for Jurgen Klopp is that Ajax reached the semi-finals of the festival in 2019. they have sold the most of their key players since then and are in a rebuilding phase in Amsterdam with a new wave of Academy graduates joining the first team.
Atalanta will also not have the advantages of wonders again on their return to the Champions League after reaching the quarter-finals last season.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will be pleased with his team’s draw after stood with Sevilla, French club Rennes and Russian club Krasnodar.
Manchester City will also be pleased with their Group C war matches alongside French clubs Porto, Marseille and the eternal Greek champion Olympiakos.
Like Lampard, Guardiola has had a check to start the new season, but is expected to make it less difficult for this organization as she seeks to win the trophy. City owners are more interested than anyone else in what would possibly turn out to be their senior year as a coach at the Etihad Arena.
The draw paired Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with Barcelona and Juventus in the same group.
Champions League draw
Group A: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzberg, Lokomotiv Moscow.
Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach.
Group C: FC 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 Kyiv, Ferencvaros.
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir.