Milan will face Atlético Madrid, Liverpool and Porto in the upcoming Group Stage of the Champions League.
After 8 long years, Milan finally returned to the Champions League after finishing the last campaign in 2nd place.
Today in Istanbul, the draw for the Group Stage of the competition took place and Milan, represented by Club Ambassadors Franco Baresi and Daniele Massaro, Team Manager Andrea Romero and Head of Communication Pier Donato Vercellone, learned who they’ll be facing.
With a coefficient of 31.000, Milan were in Pot 4 and were destined to get a difficult draw. And that’s exactly what they got. The Rossoneri have been drawn with La Liga Champions Atlético Madrid of Diego Simeone, Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp and Porto of Sérgio Conceição.
The group stage will begin on 14-15 September and end on 7-8 December, with home and away matches being played, and the top two teams in each group will qualify for the knockout stages.
After the draw, coach Stefano Pioli made the following comments: “It is a stimulating group, very difficult, but we are Milan and it’s right that our name is associated with clubs that – like us – have made history. Together, in our group, we’ve won 15 Champions League titles. We expected it, this is the Champions League and we can’t wait to get started. We’ll try to do something important.”
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2021/22 DATES
- First matchday (start of the first set of fixtures): 14-15 September 2021
- Second matchday: 28-29 September
- Third matchday: 19-20 October
- Fourth matchday (start of the second set of fixtures): 2-3 November
- Fifth matchday: 23-24 November
- Sixth matchday: 7-8 December
