2019-2020 Champions League draw: Group stage meeting schedule | Bleacher's report

The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 was made Thursday. The holders, Liverpool, should face Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in the group E.

The Spanish champions Barcelona are joined by Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Slavia Prague in the group F, while the English champions Manchester City are competing at Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and the United States. Atalanta to group C.

The Champions League has provided the full draw:

The first group matches will take place on 17 and 18 September. The following rounds will take place as follows:

Round 1: September 17-18

2nd round: 1-2 October

Round 3: October 22-23

Round 4: 5-6 November

Tour 5: 26-27 November

Round 6: December 10-11

The knockout stages will be held on December 16

Overview

Liverpool took only 12 months to avenge his 3-1 defeat at Real Madrid in the 2017 Champions League final, with the Reds winning 2-0 over Tottenham Hotspur in last season's decisive match at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.

Jurgen Klopp 's team was beaten to the post in the Premier League title race by Manchester City last quarter, losing just one point, and the duo will be among the favorites to make it all the way back. Europe this season.

The director of the city, Pep Guardiola, will be eager to replicate the national domination of European silverware. The Sky Blues have not won the Champions League yet and Kevin De Bruyne's recovery could help the club to stand out.

From Barcelona Lionel Messi will be hungry to bring his team back to the top of Europe. Barca has appeared in the finals only once in the last eight seasons, which is not enough for a team of his caliber.

The recent absence of Real Madrid's success in the Liga has been complemented by four Champions League trophies in five years, but last season their form sank after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Juventus .

Zinedine Zidane takes control of the The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium as manager and the French have called on Eden Hazard to give Madrid the superstar they need.

Juve will expect to return to the competition after the arrival of Maurizio Sarri as a coach. The former boss of Chelsea led the Blues under the UEFA Europa League last season before leaving Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are back in the Champions League thanks to their triumph in the Europa League, and the fans are hoping Former legend Frank Lampard can guide the team to fame during his first season.

Lampard competed in two Champions League finals for Chelsea during his career. He gave his team a shootout victory in the 2011-12 final against Bayern Munich.