Manchester City will take on Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain in this season's Champions League group stage.
In the draw that took place in Istanbul on Thursday, the English Premier League champions found out they will be taking on PSG's superstar squad in Group A, as well as German side RB Leipzig and Belgium's Club Bruges.
City and the Ligue 1 side faced off in the semi-final last season, when Pep Guardiola's team ran out 4-1 winners on aggregate before they were defeated by Chelsea in the final.
Thomas Tuchel's reigning champions were drawn against Serie A giants Juventus, Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg and Malmo of Sweden.
Messi's former club Barcelona will take on 2020 winners Bayern Munich - for the first time since the Germans ran out 8-2 victors at Camp Nou during that same campaign - in Group E, along with Portuguese club Benfica and Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev
Manchester United find themselves in the same group as Villarreal in a repeat of last season's Europa League final that the Spaniards won 11-10 on penalties. Italy's Atalanta and Young Boys of Switzerland complete Group F.
Liverpool, who last won the competition in 2019, find themsleves in a tough Group B up against La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, Portuguese runners-up Porto and seven-time European champions AC Milan of Serie A.
The first round of group matches take place on September 14/15, while the final will be held at the St Petersburg Stadium in Russia on May 28.
DRAW IN FULL
Group A Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Club Bruges
Group B Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
Group C Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
Group D Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol
Group E Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kiev
Group F Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
Group G Lille, Sevilla, FC Salzburg, Wolfsburg
Group H Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg, Malmo
Gallery: Chelsea win 202/21 Champions League
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Chelsea players celebrate after beating Manchester City 1-0 to win the Champions League final on Saturday, May 30. -
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel celebrates after Kai Havertz's winning goal. -
Chelsea players celebrate after beating Manchester City in Porto. -
Chelsea players celebrate after the match. -
Chelsea players celebrate after the match. -
Dejected City players Phil Foden and Sergio Aguero after the match. -
Chelsea's Kai Havertz skips past City goalkeeper Ederson to put his team ahead in the first half. -
City's Phil Foden on the attack being chased by Reece James of Chelsea. -
City forward Raheem Sterling sees an early chance saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. -
City manager Pep Guardiola. -
Chelsea striker Timo Werner shoots at goal in the first half but City goalkeeper Ederson saves his weak finish easily. -
Kai Havertz celebrates his first-half goal. Getty -
City players see their penalty appeals turned down in the second half. -
Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante heads over the bar in the first half. -
City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne receives treatment after being caught in the face by Antonio Rudiger's shoulder. -
Kevin de Bruyne with his eye injury clearly visible. -
City's Kevin de Bruyne is substituted due to his face injury. -
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger slides in to deny Phil Foden a shot at goal. -
Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta and Kevin de Bruyne of City challenge for a header. -
Chelsea's Thiago Silva on the ground due to an injury that led to him being substituted in the first half. -
Chelsea's Kai Havertz is mobbed by teammates after scoring. -
Christian Pulisic misses a chance to make it 2-0 to Chelsea. -
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel after a missed chance in the second half.
