Champions League group stage draw: Messi vs Ronaldo showdown, PSG clash with Man Utd

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Robert Lewandowski is UEFA's Men's Player of the Year! 🥇

Group A: Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 Atletico Madrid 🇪🇸 RB Salzburg&nbsp;🇦🇹 Lokomotiv Moscow&nbsp;🇷🇺 Group B: Real Madrid 🇪🇸 Shakhtar Donetsk 🇺🇦 Inter 🇮🇹 Borussia Moenchengladbach 🇩🇪 Group C: Porto 🇵🇹 Man City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Olympiacos 🇬🇷 Marseille 🇫🇷 Group D: Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ajax 🇳🇱 Atalanta 🇮🇹 Midtjylland 🇩🇰 Group E: Sevilla 🇪🇸 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Krasnodar 🇷🇺 Rennes 🇫🇷 Group F: Zenit 🇷🇺 Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪 Lazio 🇮🇹 Brugge 🇧🇪 Group G:&nbsp; Juventus 🇮🇹 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Dynamo Kiev 🇺🇦 Ferencvaros 🇭🇺 Group H: PSG 🇫🇷 Man Utd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 RB Leipzig 🇩🇪 Istanbul Basaksehir 🇹🇷

UCL 20-21 group stage in FULL ✅

Here's what the 20-21 UCL group stage looks like 🤩

Barcelona vs Juventus PSG vs Man Utd Bayern vs Atletico Liverpool vs Ajax Sevilla vs Chelsea Zenit vs Dortmund 🤩

Barcelona vs Juventus, PSG vs Man Utd, Bayern vs Atletico 🔥

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> JUVENTUS AND BARCELONA ARE DRAWN IN THE SAME GROUP 🤩 RONALDO VS MESSI 🐐<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/8WUxxuhSun">pic.twitter.com/8WUxxuhSun</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311694626982637569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

We're on for a Ronaldo vs Messi face-off! 🤩

The Champions League 2020-21 group stage starts with games on&nbsp;Tuesday October 20 and Wednesday October 21. There will be a total of six gameweeks in the group stage, with the last cluster of matches taking place on Tuesday December 8 and Wednesday December 9.

When does the UCL 20-21 group stage start? 📅

Today's Champions League live draw will begin at 4pm&nbsp;BST&nbsp;(11am&nbsp;ET). UEFA's official website will broadcast the draw ceremony live and you can watch that <a href="https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2021/2001252/" target="_blank">here</a>!

When does the UCL group stage draw start & how can I watch?

Pot 1: Bayern Munich Sevilla Real Madrid Liverpool Juventus PSG Zenit Porto Pot 2: Barcelona Atletico Madrid Manchester City Manchester United Shakhtar Donetsk Borussia Dortmund Chelsea Ajax Pot 3: Dynamo Kiev RB Salzburg RB Leipzig Inter Olympiacos Lazio Krasnodar Atalanta Pot 4: Lokomotiv Moscow Marseille Club Brugge Borussia&nbsp;Monchengladbach Istanbul&nbsp;Basaksehir FC Midtjylland Rennes Ferencvaros

Which teams are in the Champions League 20-21 group stage?

Here's what you need to know about which teams are involved in today's draw.

FULL STORY:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/champions-league-2020-21-teams-groups-fixtures-results/b6ol8ke6atrn1tuk4tfcevurr" target="_blank">Champions League 2020-21: Teams, groups, fixtures, results &amp; everything you need to know</a> We're signing off on today's live blog, and we can't wait for all the tasty Champions League match-ups and the battle between Ronaldo and Messi! See you soon for the group stages, and in the meantime... <center>⚪️&nbsp;1:03 -3:01&nbsp;⚪️ "Champions League Anthem" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra&nbsp; ◄◄⠀▐▐ ⠀►► 🔈––––––––––––––––––🔊 </center>

That's all for today, folks!

PSG have been placed in Group H, which also contains&nbsp;Man Utd and RB Leipzig 👀 Ander Herrera to&nbsp;Telefoot: “A very strong group, I think. Perhaps the most spicy of all. But we are ready." <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> PSG and Manchester United in the same Champions League group, you say? 😱<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/kuWRCaXlvs">pic.twitter.com/kuWRCaXlvs</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311716246845562880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Herrera has his say!

Bayern Munich are defending Champions League holders, and will be aiming to retain the trophy&nbsp;for the first time since winning it three seasons in a row between 1973-74 and 1975-76.

Can Bayern do a historic repeat?

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> FIVE trophies with Bayern Munich and UEFA Men's Player of the Year 🏆 2020 was Robert Lewandowski's year 🤜🤛 Congratulations, <a href="https://twitter.com/lewy_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lewy_official</a>! 👏 <a href="https://t.co/QG5IOcMZQ6">pic.twitter.com/QG5IOcMZQ6</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311713089327333376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Lewandowski is unstoppable 🔥

A UEFA statement said: "Both the admission of fans and the capacity limit are subject to decision of local authorities. UEFA matches cannot be played with spectators where local authorities do not allow it and the limit of 30% may be reached only where the limit set by local authorities is not lower, in which case such limit would apply. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/fans-to-return-to-champions-league-europa-league/guywofdlgk9n1ikbfq0vfq2bu" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal here!</a>

UEFA have confirmed that fans will return to UCL, UEL & international matches

They will be re-introduced at 30 per cent capacity.

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Champions League Group G 🌟 Juventus vs Barcelona 🤩 Ronaldo vs Messi 🐐 Let the battle of the GOATs commence 🍿<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/K0Gxb5qz79">pic.twitter.com/K0Gxb5qz79</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311710597122338817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Ronaldo vs Messi. It's on.

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> 🤩🏆🙏🏼 <a href="https://t.co/T0YmPn2JRv">pic.twitter.com/T0YmPn2JRv</a> — Pernille Harder (@PernilleMHarder) <a href="https://twitter.com/PernilleMHarder/status/1311709572436983810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Congratulations to Pernille Harder!

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Can't wait to be back! 💪🏻 <a href="https://t.co/dDFmecrr7K">https://t.co/dDFmecrr7K</a> — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErlingHaaland/status/1311709868710072331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Haaland's excited 💪

Dortmund face off against Inter, Lazio and Zenit!

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/champions-league-group-stage-barcelona-paired-with-juventus/eb0jorqwpmpr1oobi9jtfn42b" target="_blank">Read the full story here!</a>

Barcelona paired with Juventus, Man United face PSG & draw in full

The Champions League is just the gift that keeps on giving 🎁

THAT'S A WRAP ON THE DRAW!

Robert Lewandowski said on winning the top individual honour: "It feels amazing. If you work so hard and you win this trophy, it's something special. I have to say thank you to my team-mates and to my coaches and the staff. They work very hard every day to help prepare me for the game, and to my family who support me a lot. "I've always dreamed of playing in the biggest stadiums at the biggest club in the world. I'm very grateful and very proud and very happy." <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> OFFICIAL: Robert Lewandowski is UEFA Men's Player of the Year 🥇 <a href="https://t.co/9901humvWL">pic.twitter.com/9901humvWL</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311705775920885760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

What a win for RobertlewanGOALSKI!

She thanks her team-mates and highlights her excitement with hopefully lifting the Champions League trophy with Chelsea. 🔵

Pernille Harder is UEFA's Women's Player of the Season!

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> The 2020-21 Champions League group stage draw is set 🤩<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/1jxrl2qIQ5">pic.twitter.com/1jxrl2qIQ5</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311703185636167681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Introducing your 20-21 UCL group stage!

Both are Champions League winners this year 🏆 <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> OFFICIAL: Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick wins UEFA Men's Coach of the Year 🥇 <a href="https://t.co/OJBznGtEKV">pic.twitter.com/OJBznGtEKV</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311704390118649857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Hansi Flick & Jean-Luc Vasseur are UEFA's Coaches of the Year!

Juventus vs Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev vs Ferencvaros OR PSG vs Man Utd vs RB Leipzig vs&nbsp;Istanbul Basaksehir 🤑

Which group are you the most excited for? 🔥

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Time for a revenge, <a href="https://twitter.com/PSG_English?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PSG_English</a> 😈😈 — Die Roten Bullen (@DieRotenBullen) <a href="https://twitter.com/DieRotenBullen/status/1311698179721768960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

RB Leipzig are on for the showdown...

What a season he's had, winning the Champions League and scoring 16 goals 😍 Robert Lewandowski: "I remember what happened in the last final that we lost. I say to myself, I can't ever give up, and I'm trying to win the trophy. It's something I've dreamt of as a young boy. Now I know what it means, I'm so proud of what the team did this season."

Lewandowski looking dapper with a bow tie and a suit!

Surprise, surprise... Lewy has scooped the men's prize for Forward of the Season! While Pernille Harder is the most expensive women's footballer in history 💫 Harder: "I want to help take women's football to the next step. I'm really proud to be one of the first to make the next step." <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> OFFICIAL: Robert Lewandowski wins Champions League Men's Forward of the Year 🥇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/07j89cva3H">pic.twitter.com/07j89cva3H</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311699011020226563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Robert Lewandowski & Pernille Harder are UEFA's Forwards of the Season!

Group A: Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 Atletico Madrid 🇪🇸 RB Salzburg&nbsp; 🇦🇹 Group B: Real Madrid 🇪🇸 Shakhtar Donetsk 🇺🇦 Inter 🇮🇹 Group C: Porto 🇵🇹 Man City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Olympiacos 🇬🇷 Group D: Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ajax 🇳🇱 Atalanta 🇮🇹 Group E: Sevilla 🇪🇸 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Krasnodar 🇷🇺 Group F: Zenit 🇷🇺 Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪 Lazio 🇮🇹 Group G:&nbsp; Juventus 🇮🇹 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Dynamo Kiev 🇺🇦 Group H: PSG 🇫🇷 Man Utd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 RB Leipzig 🇩🇪

The Pot 3 teams have been drawn!

De Bruyne is now the third Premier League midfielder to win the award. <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> OFFICIAL: Kevin De Bruyne wins Champions League Men's Midfielder of the Season 🥇 <a href="https://t.co/5Y79PCwvq6">pic.twitter.com/5Y79PCwvq6</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311696194444447744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Kevin De Bruyne & Dzsenifer Marozsan are UEFA's Midfielders of the Sason!

Group A: Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 Atletico Madrid 🇪🇸 Group B: Real Madrid 🇪🇸 Shakhtar Donetsk 🇺🇦 Group C: Porto 🇵🇹 Man City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Group D: Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ajax 🇳🇱 Group E: Sevilla 🇪🇸 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Group F: Zenit 🇷🇺 Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪 Group G:&nbsp; Juventus 🇮🇹 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Group H: PSG 🇫🇷 Man Utd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The Pot 2 teams have been drawn!

We're having a Ronaldo vs Messi battle in the group stage!!

Are we set for a Bayern sweep for the men's players and a Lyon sweep for the women's? 🌟 <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> OFFICIAL: Joshua Kimmich wins Champions League Men's Defender of the Year 🥇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/zQJA96FtQt">pic.twitter.com/zQJA96FtQt</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311692403598917634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Joshua Kimmich and Wendie Renard are UEFA Defenders of the Season!

Group A: Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 Group B: Real Madrid 🇪🇸 Group C: Porto 🇵🇹 Group D: Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Group E: Sevilla 🇪🇸 Group F: Zenit 🇷🇺 Group G:&nbsp; Juventus 🇮🇹 Group H: PSG 🇫🇷

The Pot 1 teams have been drawn! 🍯

𝙋𝙊𝙏 𝟭 🌟 Bayern Munich 🇩🇪 Sevilla 🇪🇸 Real Madrid 🇪🇸 Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Juventus 🇮🇹 PSG 🇫🇷 Zenit 🇷🇺

A quick reminder at who's in Pot 1...

THE ACTUAL DRAW IS NOW (FINALLY) BEGINNING!

We are seeing light at the end of this tunnel!

Manuel Neuer and Sarah&nbsp;Bouhaddi have been named as UEFA's Goalkeepers of the Year. <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> ✨ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCL</a> Goalkeeper of the Season ✨ 🥇 𝗡𝗘𝗨𝗘𝗥 🔴<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UEFAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UEFAawards</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/kkJJxpgIs3">pic.twitter.com/kkJJxpgIs3</a> — #UCLdraw (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1311687099993784326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 7-times <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UWCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UWCL</a> winner🏆 Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/BouhaddiSarah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BouhaddiSarah</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UEFAawards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UEFAawards</a> <a href="https://t.co/SIi1HlJzHg">pic.twitter.com/SIi1HlJzHg</a> — #UWCL (@UWCL) <a href="https://twitter.com/UWCL/status/1311687869195485185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

UEFA present accolades for women's players for the time alongside the men

Lovely touch by UEFA to celebrate Bayern's status as the&nbsp;defending Champions League winners by inviting the entire Chelsea squad who beat them in the final in 2012 onto the stage. 🤭

Florent Malouda has arrived!

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> OFFICIAL: Didier Drogba wins the 2020 UEFA President's Award 🥇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/SVCsY1JRgo">pic.twitter.com/SVCsY1JRgo</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311685344329334787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Congrats, Didier!

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin&nbsp;has said: "Didier Drogba was one of the best forwards of all-time - we all enjoyed him scoring - although we have Bayern fans here. But it's not enough to be a super good player - it's important to do something more, and he never forgot where he comes from. "He helped children in the Ivory Coast to build schools and develop them - he's just a great man, and that's why he deserves this trophy."

Didier Drogba has won the UEFA President's award!

The honour recognises a player for their contributions on and off the pitch.

We're set for a new-look UCL live draw as, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the usual array of hosts and presenters are unable to attend. 

Hopefully this means that we'll be in for a quicker draw that won't take six hours this year.

AND WE'RE OFF! 👋

The live draw has now begun - follow along for any and all updates!

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Have Ronaldo and Messi had that dinner yet? 🍽<a href="https://t.co/94BZxIZE6x">pic.twitter.com/94BZxIZE6x</a> — Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1311665307719593985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Have Ronaldo and Messi had that dinner yet? 🍽

Rumour has it that the Bayern star is set to be awarded the&nbsp;European Footballer of the Year award,&nbsp;after the prolific striker netted 55 times last season on top of scooping up the Champions League trophy. Robert Lewandowksi has beaten Manuel Neuer and Kevin De Bruyne for the individual honour -&nbsp;becoming the 11th player from the Bundesliga to do so. Congrats, Lewy! 🎉

Lewandowski to be named European Footballer of the Year

It's that time again - albeit a bit later in the year than usual - that Europe's elite (and us) discover who they will face in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage. Today's draw begins at&nbsp;4pm&nbsp;BST&nbsp;(11am&nbsp;ET). Last season's champions Bayern, along with the big-name likes of Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona and Liverpool will see who they match up with in this year's edition of the competition, so buckle up and hold on for the ride! Follow along with this live blog for any and all happenings taking place across the evening 🌟 Don't forget that the awards to the best players and coaches from 2019-20 will also be distributed after the draw!

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We&apos;re live at the Champions League group stage draw at the RTS studios in Geneva, where Europe&apos;s heavyweights have discovered who they face this season