The UEFA Champions League 2021-22 group stage draws have taken place and there are some interesting groups for the coming season. After Thursday's draw, the 32 clubs taking part in the 2021-22 Champions League know their road to the knockout stage. After coming out together in Thursday's draw, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, two of the favorites to win the Champions League, will meet in the group stage of this season's championship. Last season, Pep Guardiola's City defeated PSG in the Champions League semi-finals before falling in the final to Chelsea in Porto. Paris Saint-Germain responded by signing Lionel Messi and a slew of other talented players. Chelsea, the defending champion, were put in Group H with Juventus, Zenit, and Malmo. Here is the full draw of all eight groups:
Group A: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E: Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
Group G: Lille, Sevilla, FC Salzburg, Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit, Malmo
The group stage matches will begin on September 14th. The six matchdays are listed below.
Matchday 1: September 14-15
Matchday 2: September 28-29
Matchday 3: October 19-20
Matchday 4: November 2-3
Matchday 5: November 23-24
Matchday 6: December 7-8
UEFA has released the fixtures, with Bayern Munich heading to Spain to face Barcelona, Chelsea hosting Zenit, and more. The group stages begin on September 14th. Traveling fans are not permitted to attend UEFA club competition matches under the present rule. UEFA is presently reviewing it, and a decision will be announced in the coming days. In domestic competitions, though, fans have been allowed inside stadiums all throughout Europe. Here are the full schedule and fixtures of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League.
Matchday 1
14th September 2021:
Group E: Barcelona vs Bayern Munich, Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica
Group F: Young Boys vs Manchester United, Villarreal vs Atalanta
Group G: Sevilla vs Salzburg, LOSC vs Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea vs Zenit, Malmö vs Juventus
15th September 2021:
Group A: Manchester City vs Leipzig, Club Brugge vs Paris
Group B: Atlético de Madrid vs Porto, Liverpool vs AC Milan
Group C: Beşiktaş vs Borussia Dortmund, Sporting CP vs Ajax
Group D: Sheriff vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter vs Real Madrid
Matchday 2
28th September 2021:
Group A: Paris vs Manchester City, Leipzig vs Club Brugge
Group B: AC Milan vs Atlético de Madrid, Porto vs Liverpool
Group C: Ajax vs Beşiktaş, Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP
Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter, Real Madrid vs Sheriff
29th September 2021:
Group E: Bayern Munich vs Dynamo Kyiv, Benfica vs Barcelona
Group F: Atalanta vs Young Boys, Manchester United vs Villarreal
Group G: Salzburg vs LOSC, Wolfsburg vs Sevilla
Group H: Zenit vs Malmö, Juventus vs Chelsea
Matchday 3
19th October 2021:
Group A: Club Brugge vs Manchester City, Paris vs Leipzig
Group B: Atlético de Madrid vs Liverpool, Porto vs AC Milan
Group C: Beşiktaş vs Sporting CP, Ajax vs Borussia Dortmund
Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid, Inter vs Sheriff
20th October 2021:
Group E: Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv, Benfica vs Bayern Munich
Group F: Young Boys vs Villarreal, Manchester United vs Atalanta
Group G: Salzburg vs Wolfsburg, LOSC vs Sevilla
Group H: Chelsea vs Malmö, Zenit vs Juventus
Matchday 4
2nd November 2021:
Group E: Dynamo Kyiv vs Barcelona, Bayern Munich vs Benfica
Group F: Villarreal vs Young Boys, Atalanta vs Manchester United
Group G: Wolfsburg vs Salzburg, Sevilla vs LOSC
Group H: Malmö vs Chelsea, Juventus vs Zenit
3rd November 2021:
Group A: Manchester City vs Club Brugge, Leipzig vs Paris
Group B: AC Milan vs Porto, Liverpool vs Atlético de Madrid
Group C: Sporting CP vs Beşiktaş, Borussia Dortmund vs Ajax
Group D: Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff vs Inter
Matchday 5
23rd November 2021:
Group E: Dynamo Kyiv vs Bayern Munich, Barcelona vs Benfica
Group F: Villarreal vs Manchester United, Young Boys vs Atalanta
Group G: Sevilla vs Wolfsburg, LOSC vs Salzburg
Group H: Malmö vs Zenit, Chelsea vs Juventus
24rd November 2021:
Group A: Manchester City vs Paris, Club Brugge vs Leipzig
Group B: Atlético de Madrid vs AC Milan, Liverpool vs Porto
Group C: Beşiktaş vs Ajax, Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund
Group D: Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff vs Real Madrid
Matchday 6
7th December 2021:
Group A: Paris vs Club Brugge, Leipzig vs Manchester City
Group B: Porto vs Atlético de Madrid, AC Milan vs Liverpool
Group C: Borussia Dortmund vs Beşiktaş, Ajax vs Sporting CP
Group D: Real Madrid vs Inter, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sheriff
8th December 2021:
Group E: Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv, Bayern Munich vs Barcelona
Group F: Manchester United vs Young Boys, Atalanta vs Villarreal
Group G: Salzburg vs Sevilla, Wolfsburg vs LOSC
Group H: Juventus vs Malmö, Zenit vs Chelsea
Knockout Stages:
The Round of 16 draws for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League will take place on 13th December 2021.
Round of 16 1st legs: 15, 16, 22, and 23 February
Round of 16 2nd legs: 8, 9, 15, and 16 March
The Quarter-final and semi-final draw for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League will take place on 18th March 2022.
Quarter-final 1st legs: 5 and 6 April
Quarter-final 2nd legs: 12 and 13 April
Semi-final 1st legs: 26 and 27 April
Semi-final 2nd legs: 3 and 4 May
Final: 28 May
