A famed first in UEFA Champions League, Cristiano’s Juventus vs. Messi’s Barcelona in Group Stages, PSG to encounter Manchester United
Both Ronaldo and Messi are amongst the current greats of the game, and would clash for the first time in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League as Juventus FC will come blows with Barcelona FC as the teams have been drawn in the group.
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It would be a momentous first occasion to witness when two greats of the game Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will meet in a clash between Juventus vs. Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League game, the duo will face each other in a group stage game.
The two teams along with Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencváros were pulled into Group G and are committed to confront each other in an awaited clash. Both the teams failed to qualify the semi-finals in the last season.
The UEFA Champions League draw for the upcoming 2020-21 season came off on Thursday 1st October, the teams marked their presence online in the ceremony due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Shortly after the ceremony, UEFA announced that spectators would be allowed to watch matches, upto a maximum of 30% of stadium capacity, only if permitted by local authorities.
Defending champions Bayern Munich is drawn into Group A along with Atletico de Madrid, RB Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moskva.
Another major big clash would be between Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United.
Two teams in Group H are RB Leipzig, stanbul Baakehir.
RB Leipzig was a surprise package in last season, after it suddenly made it to the semi-finals but was ousted by PSG. Leipzig will look forward to seek revenge from PSG in the group stages this season.
Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved said “It will be a huge clash with Barcelona and a fascinating encounter because it allows the two best players in the world – Ronaldo and Messi – to face off against each other.”