The Champions League group stage draw took place in Istanbul, Turkey with several stars, most notably Hamid Al-Tintop and Yaya Toure, and there were difficult groups for us, most notably the third group which included Barcelona. , Bayern Munich and Inter Milan and the return of Lewandowski to the Allianz Arena, his former stronghold, as well as Group H, which included Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, while giving defending champions Real Madrid » easy competition to Shakhtar, Leipzig and Celtic.

Group A: Ajax (Netherlands) – Liverpool (England) – Napoli (Italy) – Rangers (Scotland).

Group B: Porto (Portugal) – Atlético Madrid (Spain) – Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) – Club Brugge (Belgium).

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Spain, Inter Milan, Viktoria Pilsen, Czech Republic.

Group D: Frankfurt, Germany, Tottenham, England, Sporting Lisbon, Marseille, France.

Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, Austria, Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia.

Group F: Real Madrid (Spain) – Leipzig (Germany) – Shakhtar (Ukraine) – Celtic (Scotland).

Group G: Manchester City, England, Sevilla, Germany, Borussia D, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa.

For prizes:

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti won the Coach of the Year award, Milan’s Arrigo Sacchi won the UEFA award and Netherlands coach Sarina Wegmann won the Women’s Coach of the Year award. season with the Royal Club and won the European Player of the Year award, Barcelona’s Alexia Botias was crowned the Player of the Year.

Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds advanced to the final after defeating South Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-1 on penalties after the two teams drew 1-1 in regular time and 2-2 in extra time on Thursday at Saitama Stadium 2002, in the semi-finals. – Asian Champions League final 2022.

Brazil tops the rankings…

Brazil retained its first place in the FIFA rankings for August, while the top ten teams remained unchanged. Brazil ranks first, followed by Belgium, Argentina, France, England, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark.

Djokovic out of US Open

Serbian former number one Novak Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament, due to the fact that he cannot enter American soil due to not being given a coronavirus vaccine.

International and local miscellaneous:

Barcelona have officially announced the loan of their French defender Samuel Umtiti to recently transferred to the Italian Serie A club Lecce.

Juventus have agreed to sign striker Arkadiusz Milik from Marseille. Thus, Juventus terminated the contract with the Dutch player Memphis Depay from Barcelona.

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $31 million in damages for photographs taken by sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and paramedics at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.

It looks like the house that Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo intends to move into with Georgina Rodriguez and his five children will have distinctive and modern features, according to the English newspaper The Sun. According to the publication, Ronaldo intends to buy the Oitavos golf club in order to later demolish it, as it distorts the view of his picturesque house on the Portuguese Riviera. Ronaldo wants a £17million house to give him privacy with his family.