Champions League group draw (photo Ansa)
ROME – The Champions League group draw has just ended. Juventus and Napoli smile, they have fished a very favorable group, Inter is less happy because it has fished an insidious group with Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, while Atalanta, who started from the fourth and last band, can be considered very happy. caught a not impossible group where the only big one is Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
Juventus was included in Group D with Atletico Madrid , Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow . The bianconeri are the favorites for the final success in this group. His antagonist is Atletico. The two teams have already met last year with Juve which eliminated Atletico Madrid in the Champions League knockout rounds. The bianconeri won thanks to a hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo who signed a legendary comeback, nullifying the two to zero achieved by Simeone's team in Madrid. Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow are not of the same level as Juventus and Atletico, the two big names should have no problems passing the round together.
Napoli has been included in Girone E with Liverpool , Salzburg and Genk . This is a group that is largely within the reach of Carlo Ancelotti's team. Liverpool remains the favorite for first-place finish but Napoli should have no difficulty in snatching one of the two seats needed to fly in the knockout rounds because Salzburg and Genk are not up to its heights. The bells have already met and eliminated Salzburg during last year's Europa League.
The Inter was entered in Pool F with Barcelona , Borussia Dortmund and Slavia Prague . The Nerazzurri could have done better. The Barcelona is the favorite for the triumph in the group while for the second place there will be a nice duel between the team of Antonio Conte and Borussia Dortmund that is doing great things in the Bundesliga. Slavia Prague is destined to arrive last.
The Atalanta was included in Group C with Manchester City , Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Zagreb . Good draw for the Goddess. The Nerazzurri were at the first participation in the Champions League and for this they started in the last band. The Bergamo people could have fished a group of iron and instead they only fished a big one, that is the City of Guardiola. Gasperini's team should play second place with Shakhtar. Dinamo Zagreb looks like the poorest team in the group.
Finished draw. All the rounds of the 2019-2020 edition of the Champions League.
Group A : Psg, Real Madrid, Bruges, Galatasaray.
Group B : Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Olympiakos, Red Star.
Group C : Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, ATALANTA,
Group D : JUVENTUS, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow.
Pool E : Liverpool, NAPLES, Salzburg, Genk.
Pool F : Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, INTER, Slavia Prague.
Pool G : Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, Leipzig.
Pool H : Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille.
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