Before this awaited match, the German champion will start his career in the first continental competition on September 7 at Inter, in Milan, in a third iron group, which also includes Czech Viktoria Plzen.
On September 6, Real Madrid will begin the campaign to defend its title on Scottish land Celtic, in a sixth group that includes Germany’s Leipzig and Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk.
At the same time, Paris Saint-Germain and its stars are facing Italian Juventus at Parc des Princes, where the 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.
The last sixth stage of the group stage will be held on 1 and 2 November.