Paris (AFP)
Barcelona will face its host Bayern Munich, in the strongest group stage matches in the European Champions League, next September 13 in the second round, according to the program announced by the European Union for the game “UEFA”.
Before this awaited match, the German champion will start his campaign in the first continental competition on September 7 at Italian Inter in Milan, in a third iron group that also includes Czech Viktoria Plzen.
On September 6, Real Madrid will start the campaign to defend their title on the Scottish land Celtic, in a sixth group that includes Leipzig of Germany and Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine.
At the same time, Paris Saint-Germain and its stars will face Juventus at the Parc des Princes stadium, where veteran Argentine Angel Di Maria may return to face his former colleagues, in an eighth group that also includes Benfica of Portugal and Maccabi Haifa of Israel.
This year’s edition will be held on a tight schedule, due to the organization of the World Cup in Qatar on the verge of winter (between November 20 and December 18), due to the high summer temperatures in the Gulf region, and the last sixth stage of the group stage will be held on November 1 and 2.
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