Austria’s champions FC Salzburg are in pot three in the group stage draw of the UEFA Champions League on Thursday (6 p.m.) in Istanbul. There are enticing duels with defending champion Chelsea, finalist Manchester City, the Spanish top clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona or the new team of superstar Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain.
Pot 1: Chelsea, Villarreal, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern München, Inter Mailland (Lazaro), OSC Lille, Sporting Lissabon
Pot 2: Real Madrid (Alaba), FC Barcelona (Demir), Juventus Turin, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, FC Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund
Pot 3: FC Porto, Ajax Amsterdam, Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Leipzig, Salzburg, Benfica Lissabon, Atalanta Bergamo, Zenit St. Petersburg
Pot 4: Besiktas Istanbul, Dynamo Kiev, Club Bruges, Young Boys Bern, AC Milan, Malmö FF, VfL Wolfsburg (X. Schlager, Pervan), Sheriff Tiraspol
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