{"id":88860,"date":"2023-09-01T02:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=88860"},"modified":"2023-09-01T00:50:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T19:50:35","slug":"bayern-to-face-man-utd-in-champions-league-group-stage-newcastle-draw-psg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/bayern-to-face-man-utd-in-champions-league-group-stage-newcastle-draw-psg\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern to face Man Utd in Champions\u2019 League group stage, Newcastle draw PSG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monaco, Aug 31 (AFP\/APP): Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season&#8217;s Champions League while Thursday&#8217;s draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern and United will be favourites to advance from Group A which also includes Danish champions FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray, the Turkish champions.<\/p>\n<p>Group F, in contrast, looks to be the toughest of all with Saudi-owned Newcastle facing AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund as well as Qatar-backed PSG.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle are appearing in the Champions League for the first time in 20 years and their lack of recent pedigree in Europe&#8217;s elite club competition meant they were left lurking dangerously among the sides in pot four for the draw.<\/p>\n<p>Having held on to Kylian Mbappe, French champions PSG will be expected to advance to the last 16 but Newcastle will hope to finish ahead of Dortmund and a Milan team that got to the semi-finals last season.<\/p>\n<p>Holders Manchester City, meanwhile, could hardly have asked for a kinder draw as they will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade, and Young Boys in Group G.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side can be expected to rack up goals against the champions of Serbia and Switzerland, while City hammered Leipzig 8-1 on aggregate in the last 16 last season.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the Champions League for the first time since 2016\/17, Arsenal will face Europa League winners Sevilla, former European Cup winners PSV Eindhoven, and Lens of France in Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid, the record 14-time champions who won the trophy in 2022, were drawn with Italian champions Napoli in Group C, which also features Braga of Portugal and Champions League debutants Union Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona will take on Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Royal Antwerp of Belgium in Group H.<\/p>\n<p>Last season&#8217;s runners-up Inter Milan are in Group D with Portuguese champions Benfica, Red Bull Salzburg, and Real Sociedad of Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Scottish champions Celtic will face Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid and Lazio in Group E.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monaco, Aug 31 (AFP\/APP): Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season&#8217;s Champions League while Thursday&#8217;s draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together. 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