A few of the world’s greatest players converged in Monaco on Thursday for the 2019 Champions League group stage draw, which left Lionel Messi and Barcelona facing a potential Group of Death.
A total of 32 teams were separated into four pots, and drawn into eight groups of four. Group stage play will begin on September 17th. Each team will play a double round-robin schedule, and the two teams with the most points from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
Here are the eight groups for the 2019 Champions League group stage:
GROUP A:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Real Madrid
- Club Brugge
- Galatasaray
GROUP B:
- Bayern Munich
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Olympiacos
- Red Star Belgrade
GROUP C:
- Manchester City
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Atalanta
GROUP D:
- Juventus
- Atletico Madrid
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Lokomotiv Moscow
GROUP E:
- Liverpool
- Napoli
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Genk
GROUP F:
- Barcelona
- Borussia Dortmund
- Inter Milan
- Slavia Prague
GROUP G:
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Benfica
- Lyon
- RB Leipzig
GROUP H:
- Chelsea
- Ajax
- Valencia
- Lille
