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UCL draw: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo against each other

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UCL draw was wound up in UEFA headquarters as Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Juventus is drwan against Lionel Messi‘s Barcelona.

ย Messi will face Ronaldo for the first time since the latter’s move to Turin from Real Madrid two years ago, in the Champions League group stage.

Barcelonaย will faceย Juventusย in the group stage of theย Champions Leagueย after they were paired together in Group G in the draw, which took place today in Geneva.

Meanwhile,ย Manchester United’s return to the Champions League has been marked with a drawย against last year’s Champions League finalists PSG,ย RB Leipzigย andย Istanbul Basaksehirย in Group H.

Reigning championsย Bayern Munichย will playย Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg and Lokomotivย Moscowย in Group A for a place in the knockout stages, having got their hands on the trophy for the sixth time by beating PSG 1-0 in Lisbon on August 23.

Group D will see 2018 winnersย Liverpool, who suffered a surprise early exit at the hands of Atleticoย last term, square off againstย Ajax,ย Atalantaย andย Midtjylland.

13-time winners Real Madrid have been dealt a tough hand in Group B alongsideย Shakhtar Donetsk,ย Inter Milanย andย Borussia Monchengladbach.

Group A: Bayern,ย Atletico Madrid,ย Red Bull Salzburg,ย Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B: Real Madrid,ย Shakhtar Donetsk,ย Inter Milan,ย Borussia Monchengladbach

Group C: Porto,ย Manchester City,ย Olympiakos,ย Marseille

Group E: Sevilla,ย Chelsea,ย Krasnodar,ย Rennes

Group D: Liverpool,ย Ajax,ย Atalanta,ย Midtjylland

Group F: Zenit St Petersburg,ย Borussia Dortmund,ย Lazio,ย Club Brugge

Group G: Juventus,ย Barcelona,ย Dynamo Kiev,ย Ferencvaros

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain,ย Manchester United,ย RB Leipzig,ย Istanbul Basaksehir

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