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.
file photo A woman identified as Obiageli Ezeanowiyi is currently being investigated by operatives of the Lagos State Police after she reportedly rammed into her fellow church member, killing her instantly. It was learned that the accident occurred while Ezeanowiyi was driving and making a phone call at Jakande Estate junction at Oke-Afa, Isolo, close to St. Peters’ Catholic Church, where both of them worshipped. An eyewitness told Vanguard on the condition of anonymity, that Ezeanowiyi lost control of the car and killed the victim, known as Madam Chichi, who was on her way to church. The source said: “The deceased, who ran a popular ‘joint’ at Isolo, was going for Sunday Adoration Service when the incident happened. “It was while at Jakande Junction, waiting to get a tricycle that will take her to the church that Mrs. Obiageli, who was driving her Nissan Pathfinder SUV, ran into her and killed her instantly.” Vanguard learned that the mother of three ha...
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