Barcelona are out to right the wrongs of recent Champions League failings, but face a tough Group F against Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Slavia Prague.
Barca have been dumped out of the competition in shock defeats for the past two years running, collapsing at AS Roma in 2018 before being humiliated at Liverpool last season.
Not even the brilliance of Lionel Messi was enough to carry the Blaugrana through those entirely winnable ties, and the Argentine legend will be desperate to lift the European Cup once more as the clock begins to tick down on a famous career.
The group stage draw, which took place in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, has pitted Barca against Dortmund, Inter and Slavia Prague - and those fixtures will put pressure on Valverde to balance his squad across domestic and European commitments.
| GROUP F | |
| Barcelona | Spain |
| Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Inter Milan | Italy |
| Slavia Prague | Czech Republic |
Key events and fixture dates
Group Stage
- Match day one: 17-18 September
- Match day two: 1-2 October
- Match day three: 22-23 October
- Match day four: 5-6 November
- Match day five: 26-27 November
- Match day six: 10-11 December
Last 16
- The draw: 16 December
- Round of 16 first leg: 18-19 and 25-26 February
- Round of 16 second leg: 10-11 and 17-18 March
Quarter-final and semi-finals
- The draw: 20 March
- Quarter-final first leg: 7-8 April
- Quarter-final second leg: 14-15 April
- Semi-final first leg: 28-29 April
- Semi-final second leg: 5-6 May
The Final
30 May, Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul
