Winners and Losers of the UEFA Champions League Draw

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid Secured Favorable Draws

FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid CF, two of the most successful clubs in the history of the UEFA Champions League, were both handed favorable draws in the group stage. Bayern Munich was drawn into Group C alongside FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen. Real Madrid CF was drawn into Group F alongside RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic FC.

Both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid CF will be confident of reaching the knockout stages of the competition. Bayern Munich has reached the semi-finals or better in each of the last six seasons, while Real Madrid CF has won the competition a record 14 times.

Dinamo Zagreb Handed Tough Draw

GNK Dinamo Zagreb, the Croatian champions, were handed a tough draw in the group stage. Dinamo Zagreb was drawn into Group E alongside Chelsea FC, AC Milan, and RB Salzburg. Chelsea FC is the current UEFA Champions League holders, while AC Milan is a seven-time winner of the competition.

Dinamo Zagreb will be the underdogs in Group E, but they will be hoping to cause an upset and reach the knockout stages of the competition.

Harry Kane Stays at Tottenham, Vincent Kompany Moves to Burnley

In other news from the world of football, Harry Kane has decided to stay at Tottenham Hotspur. Kane had been linked with a move to Manchester City this summer, but he has now committed his future to Tottenham.

Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany has left Anderlecht to become the manager of Burnley. Kompany is a former Manchester City captain and he will be hoping to lead Burnley back to the Premier League.