Inter and Milan find Real and Atletico, an iron group for Milan. Atalanta with Villareal and United
the draw
/ MILANO
The Champions holder for Juventus, the Europa League finalists for Atalanta, Real Madrid again for Inter, an iron group for Milan. These are the responses of the Istanbul urn which for the third year in a row attempts to host the Champions League final, after moving to Lisbon and Porto in the last two editions due to Covid. It was not easy to expect comfortable groups: all twelve winners since the Champions League have been present.
Juventus has drawn the reigning champion Chelsea, directed in midfield by the blue Jorginho, awarded as Uefa player of the year. The Italian director will face his teammates in the national team: Bonucci, Chiellini, Chiesa, Bernardeschi and Locatelli. There is a component of the bianconeri’s personal scudetto revenge with Lukaku, decisive in the tri-color success of Inter, bought by Chelsea. Blues aside, the group is affordable, with Zenit St. Petersburg and Malmo.
Almost a photocopy draw for Inter, who find two out of three opponents from the last disappointing adventure, the third consecutive closed with a premature elimination in the first phase. The Italian champions find Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk. Simone Inzaghi faces two compatriots, namely Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto De Zerbi: former glory of Milan between pitch and bench, the coach of the Spaniards. The new coach of the Ukrainians, launched by Sassuolo, grew up in the Rossoneri’s youth teams. After the exception of the little “Alfredo Di Stefano” in Valdebebas, we return to play at the Bernabeu. The last days of the transfer market will tell if Mbappè will also be on the pitch for the “merengue”. The surprise was completed by Sheriff Tiraspol, the first Moldovan team to enter the magnificent 32 of the Champions League. Nice reaction from Borussia Mönchengladbach who completed the group with Real, Inter and Shakhtar last season: “We weren’t invited to the reunion,” the Germans joke on Twitter. Atalanta wants to snatch the third ticket in a row for the second round. He has to contend with Europa League winner Villareal and Manchester United, defeated by the Spaniards in the last act. The Red Devils braced themselves with the signings of Sancho and Varane. Attention to the Swiss of the Young Boys, full of technical and fast players. A very difficult task for AC Milan which, after seven years of absence, starts again in the Champions League from where it had finished, from Atletico Madrid which eliminated the Rossoneri in the round of 16 in 2014. Liverpool is also scary and Sergio Conceicao’s Porto is no less. who stopped Juve’s race five months ago. The schedule will be announced tomorrow, after today’s draws for Europe and the Conference League. The derby of the sheikhs between Manchester City and PSG in group A is fascinating: who knows if, in addition to the rematch of the last semifinal, it will also be CR7 against Leo Messi. Or Leo Messi and Ronaldo against Guardiola. –
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