Barca rematch Juventus, Real falls into difficult group in Champions League
Barca and Juventus are in Group D, which also includes Olympiakos and Sporting. Real are in Group H with Dortmund and Tottenham.
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| Results of the draw for the eight groups of the 2017-2018 Champions League. |
The next two matches will be an opportunity for Barca to prove their ability to get revenge against Juventus. The two teams met in the quarterfinals last season and the "Old Lady" won the final.3-0.
Barca and Juventus also met in the 2015 final, when the Spanish team won 3-1.
The last time the two teams played each other was a friendly match at this year's ICC North America tournament. Newly transferred to PSG, Neymar scored both goals to give Barca a 2-1 victory.
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| Juventus beat Barca in the quarter-finals of the 2016-2017 season. Photo: Reuters |
Defending champions Real Madrid are in Group H with two strong teams, Dortmund and Tottenham. Dortmund held Real to a 2-2 draw in the Champions League group stage last season, while Tottenham are an English team eager to prove themselves on the continental stage.
The other team in Group H is Apoel, the representative from Cyprus. Apoel reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 2011-2012 season, where they were eliminated by Real with a final result of 2-8.
Chelsea are also drawn in a tough group, Group C, where they face Atletico, AS Roma and Qarabag. Atletico have reached two finals, one semi-final and one quarter-final in the last four years.
In contrast to the challenges facing Barca, Juventus, Real and Chelsea, Man Utd have the right to be confident when falling into Group A. This is a group with the presence of Benfica, CSKA Moscow and Basel, three teams that are not on the same level as the Red Devils.
Neymar will start his Champions League campaign with PSG, facing Bayern, Anderlecht and Celtic in Group B. The Brazilian striker scored three goals against Bayern in the 2014-15 semi-finals.
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| Neymar volleyed home against Bayern in the second leg of the 2015 semi-final. |
The group stage will begin on September 12-13.
According to VNE
