Bayern Munich face a tough test against Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Sporting with Real Madrid and Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in an intriguing draw.
Pep Guardiola will return to Camp Nou to take on Barcelona with
Manchester City in the Champions League group stage.
Barca and City, who reached the semi-finals last season before
being defeated by eventual winners Real Madrid, will also face
Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic in Group C. Defending champions Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in
Group F, with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his first club to face Sporting and Legia Warsaw completing their list of first-round opponents. In Group A, Arsenal will meet Paris Saint-Germain in another clash of two big hitters, with Basel and Ludogorets also standing
in their way of a place in the knockout stage. Leicester City and Tottenham will be optimistic of reaching the
second round, with the Premier League champions facing Porto,
Club Brugge and Copenhagen in Group G and Spurs taking on CSKA
Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E.
There is a tougher path through for Bayern Munich, who will meet
last season's runners up Atletico Madrid as well as PSV Eindhoven
and Rostov in Group D.
Juventus will also be tested by Europa League champions Sevilla,
Lyon and Dinamo Zagreb in Group H, while Benfica, Napoli,
Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas are in Group B.
A prostitute and an entertainer, both aged 22, who allegedly stole property valued at N1.6 million, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The prostitute, Emmanuel Carol and Precious Aboh, who claimed to be into entertainment, are facing a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and attempted murder. The Carol resides at the Oshodi area of Lagos, and Aboh lives at No. 15, Olaore St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos. The prosecutor, Insp. Ezekiel Ayorinde, said that the duo stole gold chains, wrist watches and phones all valued at N1.6 million from Mr Darlington Ezenwaka on Nov. 15 at about 11.30p.m. at Church St., along Oshodi road, Oshodi, Lagos. Ayorinde said that the accused conspired with four others still at large to assault and rob the complainant. “The complainant, a returnee from the United States of America, left to a club somewhere around Oshodi in company of his friend, Mr Madu Izuchukwu. The complainants wer...
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