Inter are in the Group of Death with Bayern Munich and Barcelona, while Milan face Chelsea, Juventus are in with PSG and Napoli take on Liverpool and Ajax in the Champions League group phase.
The draw was held this evening in Istanbul and the group stage games will run from September 6 to November 2.
It is far more compressed than usual in order to be completed before the break in domestic football for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November and December.
The top two in the groups will go through to the Round of 16, while third go into the Europa League knockout round play-offs.
Milan were top seeds after winning the Serie A title, Juventus in Pot 2, while Inter and Napoli were in Pot 3.
The Rossoneri were placed in Group E along with Jorginho and Kalidou Koulibaly’s Chelsea, FC Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb.
Juventus have a tough draw, as they will face Paris Saint-Germain, who of course have Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marco Verratti and represent the former club of new Bianconeri signing Angel Di Maria.
The group is completed by Benfica and Maccabi Haifa.
Napoli were third seeds and placed in Group A with Liverpool, Ajax and Glasgow Rangers.
Undoubtedly, Inter have the toughest draw, placed with Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen.
Group A
Ajax (NED)
Liverpool (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Rangers (SCO)
Group B
FC Porto (POR)
Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Group C
Bayern Munich (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Inter (ITA)
Viktoria Plzen (CZE)
Group D
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Tottenham (ENG)
Sporting CP (POR)
Olympique Marseille (FRA)
Group E
Milan (ITA)
Chelsea (ENG)
FC Salzburg (AUT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Group F
Real Madrid (ESP)
RB Leipzig (GER)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Celtic (SCO)
Group G
Manchester City (ENG)
Sevilla (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
FC Copenhagen (DEN)
Group H
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Juventus (ITA)
Benfica (POR)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR)
Group B 😂😂😂😂😂😂
The pick from pot 2 could’ve been more favourable, but overall Milan can’t complain. Saying that, Milan’s worst two games last season were vs the so called perceived ‘worst’ side in the group – Porto. Absolutely cannot take any of the games lightly.
Are the 2 milan clubs the only teams in European football still sharing stadium?
Italian teams always end up in groups of death, and I also notice English clubs always get the easier draws.
Inter have now played Barcelona 3 times in 4 years in the group stages, they never won against them. Napoli‘s third group stage with Liverpool but they did well against them but still failed to get out the group. Looks like the Italians are waiting to be thrashed again unless they can deliver.
5 out of 8 groups are ridiculous. Funny
FI’s comment section gets more ridiculous by the day. Can’t even write two or three sentences most of the time. It won’t go through.
some how i am not suprised here, Inter were thrown into death groups including Barca since they came back yo C. L. But this year Inter have some edge on Barca, and the Catalans tend to drop points against the Bavarians, so let’s see!
Well, I cant see milan selling Leao to Chelsea now.
These groups are easy for the Italian teams. No Biggie. Inter shoild easily win their group as bayern and Barca are old and slow.
Psg will win the Champions league Cup
@Mr Bone.
That’s because they are all high seeds nowadays. Chances are they’ll get it easier than the Italian sides who are hopeless in this competition.
Tough for all 4, but could have been even worse.
Inter got the hardest draw, but we’ll see what state Barca are in. It’s not as if they are the powerhouse they once were. Inter will need to be getting at least something from those 2 games