Villa discover Champions League opponents
Draw sets up mouth-watering clashes with Real Madrid, Manchester City and Atalanta
Villa will face Real Madrid, Manchester City and Atalanta in the group stage of the Champions League.
The draw was made in Nyon, Switzerland, on Thursday and it handed Villa a tough group. Real Madrid are the current holders of the trophy, while Manchester City are the Premier League champions.
Atalanta are the underdogs of the group, but they have a good record in the Champions League and will be no pushovers.
Villa will be looking to make an impact in the Champions League this season. They have a talented squad and will be confident of causing an upset or two.
Here is the full draw for the Champions League group stage:
- Group A: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Lokomotiv Moscow, Red Bull Salzburg
- Group B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach
- Group C: Manchester City, Porto, Olympiacos, Marseille
- Group D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland
- Group E: Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes
- Group F: Zenit Saint Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Club Brugge
- Group G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvaros
- Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir
The group stage matches will be played on the following dates:
- Matchday 1: October 20/21
- Matchday 2: October 27/28
- Matchday 3: November 3/4
- Matchday 4: November 24/25
- Matchday 5: December 1/2
- Matchday 6: December 8/9
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