UCL: Munich, Barcelona headline Group C; Benzema wins menтАЩs player of the year | Football News
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) draws are out and defending champions Real Madrid are placed in Group F. RB Lepzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic are the other three teams pooled in the same group.
Meanwhile, Premier League winners Manchester City face a tricky test, with Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund also part of the same group. Copenhagen is the fourth team in Group G.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich have been clubbed in the same pool, which is Group C.
Here are the team wise distribution of all the groups for Round of 32:
Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers FC
Group B: FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, FC Viktoria Plzen
Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting Clube De Portugal, Olympique de Marseille
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea FC, FC Salzburg, GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic FC
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, FC Copenhagen
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa FC
Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was awarded the UEFA MenтАЩs Coach of the Year. He guided Madrid to the UCL title last season, which was also his second with the club. Overall he has won four Champions League titles, the most by any managers in the history of the competition.
The English WomenтАЩs team coach Sarina Wiegman was awarded the UEFA WomenтАЩs Coach of the Year award. She was the coach of the England team, which went to clinch the WomenтАЩs Euro 2022 title recently.
Among the players, Alexia Putellas won the UEFA WomenтАЩs Player of the Year award. Karim Benzema won the UEFA MenтАЩs Player of the Year award. The Madrid forward had won the La Liga and Champions League last season. He was also the top scorer in both the Champions League and La Liga in the previous season. He had scored 15 goals in the elite European footballing event and had netted 27 times in the Spanish league.
