The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony was held today in Istanbul, Turkey and the Special guests Branislav Ivanović and Michael Essien assisted with the draw.
Twenty-six teams qualified automatically for the group stage, with the final six berths being decided via the play-offs
The Draw Pots
Pot 1
Chelsea (ENG) 98.000
Villarreal (ESP) 63.000
Bayern (GER) 134.000
Manchester City (ENG) 125.000
Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 115.000
Inter Milan (ITA) 53.000
Sporting CP (POR) 45.500
LOSC Lille (FRA) 14.000
Pot 2
Real Madrid (ESP) 127.000
Barcelona (ESP) 122.000
Juventus (ITA) 120.000
Manchester United (ENG) 113.000
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 113.000
Liverpool (ENG) 101.000
Sevilla (ESP) 98.000
Borussia Dortmund (GER) 90.000
Pot 3
Porto (POR) 87.000
Ajax (NED) 82.500
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 79.000
Leipzig (GER) 66.000
Salzburg (AUT) 59.000
Benfica (POR) 58.000
Atalanta (ITA) 50.500
Zenit (RUS) 50.000
Pot 4
BeĹźiktaĹź (TUR) 49.000
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 47.000
Club Brugge (BEL) 35.500
Young Boys (SUI) 35.000
AC Milan (ITA) 31.000
Malmö (SWE) 18.500
Wolfsburg (GER) 14.714
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) 14.500
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August 26, 2021, 7:44pm
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The Champions League group stage is set!
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August 26, 2021, 7:46pm
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OFFICIAL: Edouard Mendy has been named the 2020/21 UEFA Goalkeeper of the Season.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 7:49pm
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Édouard Mendy equalled the competition record for most clean sheets kept in a single season (9) in his debut Champions League campaign
And he was the first African goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the Champions League final.
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August 26, 2021, 7:50pm
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OFFICIAL: Ruben Dias has been named the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Defender of the Season.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 7:55pm
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Two Portuguese players have been named UEFA Men’s Defender of the Season:
Ricardo Carvalho (2003/04)
RĂşben Dias (2020/21)
What a centre-back pairing that would be.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:00pm
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OFFICIAL: N’Golo Kante has been named the 2020/21 UEFA Midfielder of the Season.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:01pm
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Two Chelsea players have been named UEFA Men’s Midfielder of the Year:
â—‰ Frank Lampard (2007/08)
◉ N’Golo Kanté (2020/21)
Between them, they could do absolutely everything.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:03pm
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N’Golo Kanté was named UEFA Player of the Match in four out of Chelsea’s seven UCL knockout games last season:
◉ R16 second leg vs. Atlético
â—‰ SF first leg vs. Real Madrid
â—‰ SF second leg vs. Real Madrid
â—‰ Final vs. Man City
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:04pm
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Erling Haaland is the youngest player in the award’s history to be named UEFA Men’s Forward of the Year.
He was made for this competition.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:04pm
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OFFICIAL: Thomas Tuchel has been named the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:05pm
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Since Thomas Tuchel was named Chelsea manager on 26th January 2021:
â—‰ UEFA Champions League winner
â—‰ UEFA Super Cup winner
◉ UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year
Sweeping up.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:05pm
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OFFICIAL: Jorginho has been named the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:06pm
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Jorginho is the second player after Cristiano Ronaldo to win the following trophies and awards in the same year:
â—‰ UEFA Champions League
â—‰ UEFA European Championship
◉ UEFA Men’s Player of the Year
The ultimate hat-trick.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:07pm
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Jorginho is the first Chelsea player to be crowned UEFA Men’s Player of the Year since the awards inception.
Up next, the Ballon d’Or.
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:08pm
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Chelsea dominated the UEFA men’s awards
Player of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
L̶o̶n̶d̶o̶n̶ Europe is blue!
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Yusuf
August 26, 2021, 8:09pm
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The last time Barcelona faced Bayern Munich in the UCL …
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August 26, 2021, 8:13pm
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“I would also like to thank the people who didn’t believe in me. Because they motivated me to work even harder.”
Jorginho
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August 27, 2021, 10:43am
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Gerard Moreno wins Europa League Player of the Season!
His seven goals took Villarreal to the title
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