Barcelona will have to go through tough rivals as a group containing both Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan after the three former winners all came out together in Thursday’s UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco.
Barcelona, Dortmund and Inter, with nine European Cups between them, were drawn together in Group F along with the Czech champions Slavia Prague.
Champions League opening group fixtures
Tuesday, September 17
Group E
At Naples, Italy
Napoli (ITA) v Liverpool (ENG)
At Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg (AUT) v Genk (BEL)
Group F
At Milan, Italy (1655 GMT)
Inter Milan (ITA) v Slavia Prague (CZE)
At Dortmund, Germany
Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Barcelona (ESP)
Group G
At Lyon, France (1655 GMT)
Lyon (FRA) v Zenit Saint Petersburg (RUS)
At Lisbon
Benfica (POR) v RB Leipzig (GER)
Group H
At London
Chelsea (ENG) v Valencia (ESP)
At Amsterdam
Ajax (NED) v Lille (FRA)
Wednesday, September 18
Group A
At Bruges, Belgium (1655 GMT)
Club Brugge (BEL) v Galatasaray (TUR)
At Paris
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) v Real Madrid (ESP)
Group B
At Piraeus, Greece (1655 GMT)
Olympiakos (GRE) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
At Munich
Bayern Munich (GER) v Red Star Belgrade (SRB)
Group C
At Kharkiv, Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Manchester City (ENG)
At Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Atalanta (ITA)
Group D
At Madrid
Atletico Madrid (ESP) v Juventus (ITA)
At Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
Subsequent dates:
Matchday 2: October 1/2
Matchday 3: October 22/23
Matchday 4: November 5/6
Matchday 5: November 26/27
Matchday 6: December 10/11
