Messi's PSG draw Guardiola's Man City in UEFA Champions League group stage
Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and RB Leipzig have formed the Champions League group of death following the UEFA draw on Thursday. The trio were drawn into Group A alongside Club Brugge. City and PSG will do a replay of last season's Champions semi-final, won by the English team.
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- Published Date: 08:35 | 26 August 2021
- Modified Date: 08:40 | 26 August 2021
Lionel Messi's new club Paris St Germain will play Manchester City, managed by the Argentine's former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, after being drawn together in Champions League Group A on Thursday.
Messi joined Qatar-owned PSG, who will also face Bundesliga side RB Leipzig and Belgium's Club Brugge, from Barcelona this month.
Abu Dhabi-owned City lost last season's final to Premier League rivals Chelsea, who were drawn in Group H against Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg and Malmo.
Real Madrid will play Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Moldova's Sheriff Tiraspol in Group D while Spanish champions Atletico Madrid and Liverpool were together in Group B with former winners Porto and AC Milan.
Barcelona were drawn in Group E with Bayern Munich, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv.
Manchester United will have another meeting with Spain's Villarreal, a repeat of this year's Europa League final, in Group F along with Atalanta and Young Boys.
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