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Alex Mott·1 October 2020
OneFootball
Alex Mott·1 October 2020
18:24 – So concludes the draw for this season’s Champions League group stages. There’s some doozies in there, for sure!
18:22 – And last out are Ferencvaros, who will play Juventus, Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv!
18:21 – Borussia Monchengladbach are in with Real Madrid, Inter and Shakhtar
18:20 – FC Mitdjylland, another side making their debut, will be in Group D alongside Liverpool, Ajax and Atalanta.
18:19 – First-timers Stade Rennais have been drawn in Group E with Sevilla, Chelsea and Krasnodar.
18:18 – Istanbul Basaksehir will be in Group H, playing PSG, Man United and RB Leipzig.
18:17 – Club Brugge are next out of the pot and will be in Group F where they will play Zenit, Dortmund and Lazio.
18:16 – Lokomotiv Moscow are in Group A and will face Bayern, Atleti and Salzburg.
18:15 – First out is former winners Marseille, who will be in Group C with Porto, Man City and Olympiacos.
18:14 – Some new boys in Pot Four coming right up …
18:11 – Some barrel-scraping banter about Lewandowski’s dance moves here. Pot Four is mercilessly close.
18:07 – Forwards of the Season now – Robert Lewandowski and Pernille Harder.
18:06 – How are you feeling Man United fans?
18:05 – Which means Inter are in Group B with Real Madrid and Shakhtar, while Lazio are in Group F with Zenit and Dortmund.
18:05 – Salzburg’s turn now, and they are in Group A with Bayern and Atleti.
18:04 – Dynamo Kyiv are out now, and they are in Group G with Juventus and Barcelona.
18:03 – Olympiacos are the latest side out of the hat, and they will be in Group C with Porto and Manchester City.
18:03 – Last season’s surprise, Atalanta, are in Group D and will play Liverpool and Ajax.
18:01 – It’s RB Leipzig now, drawn in Group H with PSG and Manchester United. Wow.
18:00 – First out is Krasnodar, who will be in Group E alongside Sevilla and Chelsea.
17:59 – We’re now just moments away from finding out where the clubs in Pot Three will be placed.
17:55 – A reminder of the groups so far.
17:53 – Midfielder of the Season now, which has been awarded to Kevin de Bruyne and Dzsenifer Marozsán.
17:52 – This is the big one!
17:51 – A tough one for Manchester United, who have been placed in Group H against PSG. Which means that Manchester City will play Porto in Group C!
17:50 – It’s Borussia Dortmund now, who have been placed in Group F against Zenit.
17:49 – Shakhtar have been drawn in Group B against Real Madrid!
17:48 – Dutch champions Ajax are in Group D and will play Liverpool.
17:47 – Barcelona have been drawn in Group G, meaning they will play Juventus. Now we’re talking! Ronaldo vs Messi.
17:47 – Chelsea will be in Group E and will face Sevilla.
17:46 – Atlético Madrid will be in Group A alongside Bayern Munich. Ooofffff.
17:45 – We’re back! And it’s Pot Two time.
17:43 – This is extraordinarily tedious.
17:40 – We’re still on these Defender of the Year awards, and we’ve just spent two minutes learning how to say Joshua Kimmich’s name.
17:38 – A break from all that excitement now as we learn the winners of the Defenders Of the Year. It’s Joshua Kimmich and Lyon Women’s captain Wendie Renard.
17:36 – Juventus will be in Group G and finally PSG will be in Group H!
17:35 – Sevilla have been drawn in Group E. Zenit are in Group F.
17:34 – In Group C is Porto. In Group D is Liverpool!
17:34 – Group B is Real Madrid.
17:33 – And we’re live! The first team out are Bayern, who will be in Group A.
17:32 – And now to run through the teams in Pot One – the national champions and Sevilla, the Europa League winners.
17:28 Who amongst us doesn’t love a technical procedure? Not I.
17:27 – First though, the obligatory outlining of the rules by a Uefa suit.
17:25 – Here we go! We’re now about to start the draw …
17:23 – Sarah Bouhaddi confirms she’s delighted to be the first recipient of the Women’s award. Manuel Neuer is now in the Geneva studio saying the same. Still a very distinct lack of group stage draw action though.
17:20 – Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer wins Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Sarah Bouhaddi of Lyon wins Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.
17:18 – Didier Drogba accepts his award, says the obligatory thank you and is now joined on stage by Florent Malouda. Some more guff about how good they were at Chelsea … but the draw is now incoming.
17:13 – We’ll also learn the winners of the Uefa Awards for the past season – including Men’s and Women’s Player of the Season. First though, Didier Drogba has been named as the recipient of the President’s Award for 2020.
17:10 – For a brief run-down of this afternoon’s proceedings, give Dan Burke’s ‘ Everything you need to know about the Champions League draw’ a read right here.
17:00 – Hello everyone and welcome to Onefootball’s live coverage of this season’s Champions League group stage draw. And what a draw it promises to be! It looks like one of the best line-up of sides we’ve ever seen in the competition for a long time, with the mouth-watering possibility of some exceptional groups.
While we’re all here, let’s take a look at the pots, shall we?
Bayern Munich Sevilla Real Madrid Liverpool Juventus Paris Saint-Germain Zenit St Petersburg Porto
Barcelona Atlético Madrid Manchester City Manchester United Shakhtar Donetsk Borussia Dortmund Chelsea Ajax
Dynamo Kyiv Salzburg RB Leipzig Inter Milan Olympiacos Lazio Krasnodar Atalanta
Lokomotiv Moscow Marseille Club Brugge Borussia Mönchengladbach İstanbul Başakşehir Midtjylland Rennes Ferencváros