UEFA: FC Barcelona To Face Bayern Munich, Inter Milan

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FC Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League group stage following the draw made on Thursday.

The draw looked to be the meanest of all, as holders Real Madrid will take on RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic in a seemingly-easy group.

Real Madrid captured a record-extending 14th European crown when they beat Liverpool in last seasonā€™s final.

On paper, Carlo Ancelottiā€™s side should have few problems in making the last 16 from Group F.

However, FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will take on his former side in the group stage after the five-times champions were drawn with Bayern Munich in Group C.

They have been drawn along with Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen.

Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will also face his former employers as the English champions were drawn in Group G with Borussia Dortmund.

Sevilla and FC Copenhagen completed the group.

Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) begin their quest for a maiden trophy in Europeā€™s elite club competition in a tricky Group H with Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa.

Last seasonā€™s runners-up Liverpool meet Ajax Amsterdam, Napoli and Rangers in Group A.

The UEFA Champions League group stage will begin earlier than usual on Sept. 6 and end ahead of this yearā€™s World Cup finals which take place in Qatar from Nov. 20.

The competitionā€™s knockout stages begin in February, with the final taking place in Istanbulā€™s Ataturk Olympic Stadium in June.(Reuters)

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