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Man City, PSG in Group A After Wild Champions League Draw

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Matt Reed
By: Matt Reed
Published Aug 26, 2021

Chelsea's second UEFA Champions League title in club history has everyone across Europe targeting the Blues in 2021/22 following Thursday's draw in Istanbul.

The Premier League giants knocked off fellow English side Manchester City in last season's final before Chelsea went on to win the UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Villarreal.

This season, the attention will be on the star-studded squads that have dominated the summer transfer window headlines.

It starts with Paris Saint-Germain following their blockbuster squad moves that featured the additions of Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi and Georginio Wijnaldum

Meanwhile, Chelsea and City have both retooled with key additions of their own in the form of Romelu Lukaku and Jack Grealish, respectively.

Here's a look at our full UEFA Champions League breakdown for the 2021/22 group stage.

GROUP A

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Man City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Key Players: Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kante

UCL Success: Reached 2020/21 UCL final

Paris Saint-Germain

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Key Players: Lionel Messi, Neymar, Sergio Ramos

UCL Success: Reached 2019/20 UCL final

RB Leipzig

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Key Players: Dominik Szoboszlai, Dani Olmo, Tyler Adams

UCL Success: 1x UCL semifinalists

Club Brugge

Manager: Philippe Clement

Key Players: Owen Otasowie, Ruud Vormer, Noa Lang

UCL Success: Reached 1977/78 UCL final

GROUP B

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Atletico Madrid

Manager: Diego Simeone

Key Players: Angel Correa, Matheus Cunha, Jan Oblak

UCL Success: 3x UCL runners’ up

Liverpool

Manager: Jurgen Klopp

Key Players: Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kante

UCL Success: 6x UCL champions

Porto

Manager: Sérgio Conceição

Key Players: Pepe, Jesus Corona

UCL Success: 2x UCL champions

AC Milan

Manager: Stefano Pioli

Key Players: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sandro Tonali, Brahim Diaz

UCL Success: 7x UCL champions

GROUP C

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Sporting CP

Manager: Rúben Amorim

Key Players: Luis Neto, Sebastian Coates, Pedro Porro

UCL Success: 1x quarterfinalists

Borussia Dortmund

Manager: Marco Rose

Key Players: Erling Haaland, Gio Reyna, Jude Bellingham

UCL Success: 1x UCL champions

Ajax

Manager: Erik ten Hag

Key Players: Antony, Ryan Gravenberch, Dusan Tadic

UCL Success: 4x UCL champions

Besiktas

Manager: Sergen Yalçın

Key Players: Michy Batshuayi, Cyle Larin, Wellington

UCL Success: 1x quarterfinalists

GROUP D

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Inter Milan

Manager: Simone Inzaghi

Key Players: Joaquin Correa, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Denzel Dumfries

UCL Success: 3x UCL champions

Real Madrid

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Key Players: Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr., David Alaba

UCL Success: 13x UCL champions

Shakhtar Donetsk

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Key Players: Marlos, Pedrinho, Dentinho

UCL Success: 1x quarterfinalists

Sheriff Tiraspol

Manager: Yuriy Vernydub

Key Players: Frank Castañeda, Adama Traore, Dimitrios Kolovos

UCL Success: First UCL group stage

GROUP E

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Bayern Munich

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann

Key Players: Robert Lewandowski, Leon Goretzka, Alphonso Davies

UCL Success: 6x UCL champions

Barcelona

Manager: Ronald Koeman

Key Players: Pedri, Memphis Depay, Antoine Griezmann

UCL Success: 5x UCL champions

Benfica

Manager: Jorge Jesus

Key Players: Everton, Julian Weigl, Nicolas Otamendi

UCL Success: 2x UCL champions

Dynamo Kyiv

Manager: Mircea Lucescu

Key Players: Viktor Tsyhankov, Serhiy Sydorchuk

UCL Success: 3x semifinalists

GROUP F

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Villarreal

Manager: Unai Emery

Key Players: Pau Torres, Gerard Moreno, Paco Alcacer

UCL Success: 1x semifinalists

Man United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Key Players: Jadon Sancho, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes

UCL Success: 3x UCL champions

Atalanta

Manager: Gian Piero Gasperini

Key Players: Luis Muriel, Robin Gosens, Merih Demiral

UCL Success: 1x quarterfinalists

Young Boys

Manager: David Wagner

Key Players: Theoson-Jordan Pefok, Felix Mambimbi, Christian Fassnacht

UCL Success: 1x semifinalists

GROUP G

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Lille 

Manager: Jocelyn Gourvennec

Key Players: Burak Yilmaz, Jonathan David, Tim Weah

UCL Success: 1x Round of 16

Sevilla

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Key Players: Marcos Acuna, Thomas Delaney, Rafa Mir,

UCL Success: 2x quarterfinalists

RB Salzburg

Manager: Matthias Jaissle

Key Players: Brenden Aaronson, Andreas Ulmer, Nicolas Capaldo

UCL Success: 3x group stage

Wolfsburg

Manager: Mark van Bommel

Key Players: Kevin Mbabu, John Brooks, Wout Weghorst

UCL Success: 1x UCL quarter finalists

GROUP H

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Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Key Players: Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kante

UCL Success: 2x UCL champions

Juventus

Manager: Massimiliano Allegri

Key Players: Cristiano Ronaldo, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli

UCL Success: 2x UCL champions

Zenit St Petersburg

Manager: Sergei Semak

Key Players: Dejan Lovren, Malcom, Wendel

UCL Success: 3x Round of 16

Malmo

Manager: Jon Dahl Tomasson

Key Players: Anders Christiansen, Martin Olsson, Romain Gall

UCL Success: Reached 1978/79 UCL final

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