By kehinde Okeowo
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of European football and the umbrella organisation for 55 national associations, has released the timetable for the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League.
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club football competition organised by UEFA and contested by top-division European clubs.
The winners are decided through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a final.
The final of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League will be played on May 28, 2022 at Saint Petersburg’s Krestovsky Stadium.
It is the second time that Russia will be hosting the final final, after Manchester United beat Chelsea there in 2008.
This is the 2021/22 Champions League group stage draw:
Group A: Manchester City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C: Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
Group D: Inter, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
Group G: Lille, Sevilla, RB Salzburg, Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit, Malmo
