This Thursday has celebrated in Istanbul the draw of the UEFA Champions League 2021-2022, with which defined the members of the eight groups of the continental competition more important to level of clubs. The Real Madrid split from the bass drum 2, after remaining like runner-up of the past edition of LaLiga Santander and this Thursday has known to his rivals.
The group directed by Carlo Ancelotti will start his way in the Champions League, competition that has won in 13 occasions, in the group D, beside the following teams: Inter of Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sheriff. The group of Chamartín has achieved one of the most affordable groups of the draw, remaining matched with two teams to which already confronted in the past season.
The Inter of Milan, in theory, is the most complicated rival for the Madrilenian. The past year, with Zidane to the control, won the two clashes, in Valdebebas and Milan and, in fact, left went to the nerazzurri in the competition, classifying 'in extremis' the Madrid and the Mönchengladbach in the last day of the phase of groups.
With the Shakthar the Madrid also has history. In the past edition of the UCL, the Ukrainians put against the ropes to the 'merengues'. First they won in Valdebebas with a historical 2-3. In the party of turn, remained with three new points after winning to the ones of Zidane by a 2-0. The group directed by Of Zerbi is far to be an easy white for the Madrid.
Finally it is the Sheriff, that put in phase of groups after winning in the 'playoff' to the Dinamo Zagreb, a team that always accustoms to be in phase of groups. They carried the first party with a comfortable 3-0, whereas in the turn did not happen of the tables.
The groups of the Spanish teams
The Athletic of Madrid, by his part, that started in the bass drum 1 after having topped like champion of LaLiga 2020-2021, has remained placed in the group B, beside the Liverpool, Carry and AC Milan. The Villarreal, also in the first bass drum after being champion of the Europe League past, has remained in the F in which it will compete with the Manchester United, Atalanta and Young Boys.
Likewise, the Seville, to the equal that the Barça and Madrid, has split in the second bass drum. The ones of Julen Lopetegui achieved his note for the present edition of the League of Champions after reaching the fourth position of the domestic championship Spanish. Now, it is in the group G in which it will confront to Lille, Salzburg and Wolfsburg.
Finally, the FC Barcelona of Ronald Koeman has remained in the group And, where will have to see the faces with the following teams: Bayern Munich, Benfica and the Dynamo of Kiev.