The draw has been made for the Group Stages of the 2019-20 Champions League.
Chelsea and Tottenham have been handed the trickiest draws of the four Premier League side, but all the English will be left feeling optimistic of reaching the knock-out stages.
Frank Lampard’s Blues, who were among the top seeds in Pot 1, have been drawn in Group H with Dutch side Ajax, Valencia of Spain and Ligue 1 side Lille.
Tottenham, runners-up in last season’s competition, are joined in Group B with German champions Bayern Munich, Greek side Olympiacos and Red Star Belgrade of Serbia.
Liverpool, the current European Cup holders, they have been handed a favourable grouping of Napoli – whom they faced at this stage last season – Salzburg and Genk in Group E.
Premier League champions Manchester City have been dealt the kindest draw in Group C, taking on Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.
Spanish sides Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are each involved in mouth-watering groups.
Barca are joined by Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan in Group F, Real Madrid have PSG and Galatasaray in Group A, while Atletico will take on Juventus in Group D.
This year’s final will be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday May 30.
Here is the Champions League Groups for the 2019-20 season…
| GROUP A | |
| PSG | France |
| Real Madrid | Spain |
| Club Brugge | Belgium |
| Galatasaray | Turkey |
| GROUP B | |
| Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Tottenham | England |
| Olympiacos | Greece |
| Red Star Belgrade | Serbia |
| GROUP C | |
| Man City | England |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Atalanta | Italy |
| GROUP D | |
| Juventus | Italy |
| Atletico Madrid | Spain |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia |
| GROUP E | |
| Liverpool | England |
| Napoli | Italy |
| Salzburg | Austria |
| Genk | Belgium |
| GROUP F | |
| Barcelona | Spain |
| Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Inter Milan | Italy |
| Slavia Prague | Czech Republic |
| GROUP G | |
| Zenit | Russia |
| Benfica | Portugal |
| Lyon | France |
| RB Leipzig | Germany |
| GROUP H | |
| Chelsea | England |
| Ajax | Netherlands |
| Valencia | Spain |
| Lille | France |
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
