Antono Colak’s goal on the hour mark ended the 12 year wait for Gers to return to the competition proper, and now they can look forward to six matches between now and the World Cup starting in November.
It all kicks off from 5pm UK time in Istanbul, and for the draw, Rangers are in pot four, meaning they will draw one team from each of pot one, two and three.
As ever, country protection applies at this stage, so two clubs from the same nation cannot be drawn together (i.e. Real Madrid and Barcelona couldn’t be paired In the same group).
Therefore, Gers will be playing one team from each of the below :
Pot One
Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt
Manchester City
AC Milan
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
FC Porto
Ajax
Pot Two
Liverpool
Chelsea
FC Barcelona
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Sevilla
RB Leipzig
Tottenham Hotspur
Pot Three
Borussia Dortmund
FC Salzburg
Shakhtar Donetsk
Internazionale Milano
Napoli
Benfica
Sporting Lisbon
Bayer Leverkusen
The dates for the fixtures are as follows – games take place on either a Tuesday or Wednesday, and the exact schedule will be confirmed soon after the draw has been made.
Matchday 1: 6/7 September
Matchday 2: 13/14 September
Matchday 3: 4/5 October
Matchday 4: 11/12 October
Matchday 5: 25/26 October
Matchday 6: 1/2 November
The top two in each group progress to the Last 16 of the tournament in February, with third place moving to the Europa League.
The group line-up will also match that of the UEFA Youth League, which Gers will enter in the group stage for the first time
This season’s Champions League final is in Istanbul on 10 June.
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