Manchester United were handed a treacherous draw in the Champions League, with last year’s finalists Paris Saint-Germain, semi-finalists RB Leipzig and Turkish champions Istanbul Basaksehir joining Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side in the group stage.
United, who were knocked out in the Europa League semi-finals by Sevilla last season, earned their place in the Champions League with a third-placed finish in the Premier League .
When they last played in the competition in the 2018/19 season, United upset PSG in a famous victory in Paris as Marcus Rashford scored a penalty in the fourth minute of added time to reach the quarter-finals. However, United were comfortably beaten by Barcelona in the last eight, losing 4-0 on aggregate.
Leipzig are not as strong an outfit as last season, having sold striker Timo Werner to Chelsea for £53m, while Basaksehir’s squad features a hoard of ex-Premier League stars, including former Manchester United full-back Rafael.
Here is everything you need to know about United’s draw:
Manchester United’s Champions League draw
Seed 1: PSG
Seed 2: Manchester United
Seed 3: RB Leipzig
Seed 4: Istanbul Basaksehir
Draw in full
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: Sevilla, 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.
Group stage schedule
20/21 October: Group stage, Matchday 1
27/28 October: Group stage, Matchday 2
3/4 November: Group stage, Matchday 3
24/25 November: Group stage, Matchday 4
1/2 December: Group stage, Matchday 5
8/9 December: Group stage, Matchday 6
