Ronaldo and Messi in Champions League Group Stage face-off

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face-off in the group stage of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League. The draws, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, saw the groupings of the ‘big boys’ in European football and some mouth-watering encounters.

Champions League 1

The reigning champions of the competition, Bayern Munich, would be out to defend their title as they square out in Group A against Atlético Madrid, Salzburg, and Lokomotiv Moscow.

Spanish champions, Real Madrid will slug it out in Group B against Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, and Borussia Monchengladbach. Group C will see FC Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos, and Marseille do battle.

In Group D, English Champions, Liverpool will contend against Ajax, Atalanta, and Midtjylland. Group D has Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, and Rennes, while Zenit Saint-Petersburg, Dortmund, Lazio, and Club Brugge will do battle in Group E.

Cristiano Ronaldo will have his face-off against Messi when Juventus file-out against Barcelona in Group G, which also has Dynamo Kyiv, and Ferencvaros as group contenders.

The last group, Group H has PSG, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul, and Basaksehir to do battle against each other.

The expectations are high and it’ll be another season of exciting European football.

9News Nigeria TV

About Emmanuel Ebimoh 467 Articles
Emmanuel Ebimoh is a Writer, Poet, Editor, and Football Enthusiast. He writes from Lagos, Nigeria. You can reach him on emmyebimoh@gmail.com