We finally know who the top teams in from the top leagues in Europe will have to face in the preliminary round of the 2016/17 UEFA League Champions League. There are some mouth-watering matches to look forward to.
Lyon’s Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg won the Best Women’s player in Europe at the UEFA Champions League Group stage draw ceremony. Portuguese and Real Madrid’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the men’s version of the award.
Key Dates
First round of group matches -13-14 September
Final round of group matches – 6-7 December
Round of 16, first leg – 14-15/21-22 February
Round of 16, second leg – 7-8/14-15 March
Quarter-finals, first leg – 11-12 April
Quarter-finals, second leg – 18-19 April
Semi-finals, first leg – 2-3 May
Semi-finals, second leg – 9-10 May
Final (Cardiff) – 3 June
These are the eight groups, and the teams that are completing them.
Group A:
Paris Saint-Germain (FRANCE)- Arsenal (ENGLAND)
- FC Basel (SWITZERLAND)
- PFC Ludogorets (BULGARIA)
Group B:
- Benfica (PORTUGAL)
- Napoli (ITALY)
- Dynamo Kiev (UKRAINE)
- Besiktas (TURKEY)
Group C:
Barcelona (SPAIN)- Manchester City (ENGLAND)
- Borussia Monchengladbach (GERMANY)
- Celtic (SCOTLAND)
Group D:
- Bayern Munich (GERMANY)
- Atletico Madrid (SPAIN)
- PSV Eindhoven (NETHERLANDS)
- Rostov (RUSSIA)
Group E:
- CSKA Moscow (RUSSIA)
- Bayer Leverkusen (GERMANY)
- Tottenham Hotspurs (ENGLAND)
- Monaco (FRANCE)
Group F:
- Real Madrid (SPAIN)
- Borussia Dortmund (ENGLAND)
- Sporting CP (PORTUGAL)
- Legia Warsaw (POLAND)
Group G:
- Leicester City (ENGLAND)
- FC Porto (PORTUGAL)
- Club Brugge (BELGIUM)
- FC Copenhagen (DENMARK)
Group H:
- Juventus (ITALY)
- Sevilla (SPAIN)
- Lyon (FRANCE)
- Dinamo Zagreb (CROATIA)
