Champions League draw: Tough opponents await BVB | OneFootball

Not only BVB fans can look forward to this. Borussia Dortmund will face Manchester City, Inter Milan, and Juventus Turin in the Champions League. The draw took place early Thursday evening (August 28). There will be a reunion with Erling Haaland and Youssoufa Moukoko.

For the second time, the group stage of the "Champions League" will take place in a league phase with 36 teams. Each participant will play eight matches: four at home, four away. The clubs in positions one to eight will advance directly to the round of 16. The teams in positions 9 to 24 will qualify for the playoff round with home and away matches. The winners will also advance to the round of the best 16. However, for the teams from rank 25 onwards, the European Cup season is over.

The strongest Dortmund opponent in the group stage is likely to be Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. The 2023 CL winner is also one of the favorites this year. Goal scorer Erling Haaland can look forward to meeting his former club.

Two Teams from Spain and Italy

FC Copenhagen is certainly one of the underdogs of the competition. The duel with the Danes will be interesting due to former BVB striker Youssoufa Moukoko, who played a major role in FCK's entry into the Champions League.

The last encounter with Juventus Turin was only a few weeks ago. On the occasion of the Black and Yellows' season opener, the Italians played at Signal Iduna Park – and took a 2-1 victory back home. With Inter Milan, last season's CL finalist challenges the Black and Yellows.

In addition to two opponents from Serie A, BVB will also compete against two starters from Spain's La Liga. FC Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao are exciting but also manageable tasks for the Westphalians. Borussia is likely to be considered the favorite against Tottenham Hotspur and FK Bodö/Glimt.

The order and exact scheduling of the matches will be announced by UEFA by Saturday at the latest.

Here is an overview of BVB's opponents:

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