Istanbul: Bayern Munich have been positioned in the similar phase as Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona in Thursday’s draw for the UEFA Champions League staff degree in Istanbul, whilst Erling Haaland will face his former membership as Manchester Town have been paired with Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern and Barcelona may also arise in opposition to Inter Milan in Crew C, which is finished through the Czech champions Viktoria Plzen.
Bayern beat Barcelona 8-2 in a one-off quarter-final in Lisbon in 2020, whilst the Catalans additionally misplaced 3-0 two times to the Germans remaining season as they have been eradicated within the staff degree.
Lewandowski, 34, signed for Barcelona all the way through the shut season for a rate that would achieve 50 million euros ($49.9m) after scoring 344 objectives in 8 years at Bayern.
Haaland left Dortmund for Premier League champions Town within the shut season. The ones aspects may also face Sevilla and Danish champions FC Copenhagen in Crew G.
Ultimate season’s overwhelmed finalists Liverpool will play Ajax, Napoli and Rangers in Crew A, whilst reigning champions Actual Madrid will face Celtic in addition to RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk in Crew F.
In the meantime, Paris Saint-Germain — who once more get started a number of the favourites to win a trophy that has persisted to flee them because the Qatari takeover of greater than a decade in the past — will meet Juventus in addition to Benfica in Crew H.
Chelsea, winners in 2021, will tackle Serie A champions AC Milan in addition to Pink Bull Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb in Crew E, whilst Tottenham Hotspur will face remaining season’s Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt together with Carrying Lisbon and Marseille in Crew D.
Porto and Atletico Madrid meet for the second one season working in Crew B, which additionally featured Bayer Leverkusen and Belgian champions Membership Brugge.
This season’s staff degree will start with the primary spherical of video games on September 6 and seven.
All six matchdays might be performed within the house of 9 weeks, completing on November 1 and a pair of, with UEFA desiring to finish the crowd degree ahead of the Global Cup starts on November 20.