Atlético to face Chelsea, Oporto and APOEL Nicosia in Champions League

The Atlético de Madrid supporters will once again be able to enjoy an exciting Champions League Group Stage. Last season, three historic clubs crossed the path of the ‘rojiblanco’ side and one year later just about the same thing will occur. The draw, held in Mónaco on the afternoon of Thursday 27 August, placed Atlético de Madrid in Group D, together with Chelsea, Oporto and APOEL Nicosia. The ‘rojiblanco’ organization was represented at this draw by Jesús García Pitarch (Sports Director) and Fernando Fariza (Director of the Social Department).

The match schedule for Atlético de Madrid is as follows:

Atlético-APOEL (Tuesday 15 September).

Oporto-Atlético (Wednesday 30 September).

Chelsea-Atlético (Wednesday 21 October).

Atlético-Chelsea (Tuesday 3 November).

APOEL-Atlético (Wednesday 25 November).

Atlético-Oporto (Tuesday 8 December).


For their part, Real Madrid will face off against AC Milan, Olympique Marseille and Zurich in Group C; Barcelona, placed in Group F, will take on Inter Milan, Dynamo Kyiv and Rubin Kazan; and to finish, Sevilla will play in Group G along with Glasgow Rangers, Stuttgart and Unirea Urziceni.

The 32 participating teams have been divided into 8 groups, with the top two teams of each group qualifying for the round of 16 (16/17 and 23/24 February 2010). The teams that finish in third place will drop into the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, formerly known as the UEFA Cup, which will be played on 18 and 25 February.

The participating teams have been distributed into the following groups:

GROUP A
Bayern München
Juventus
Girondins Burdeaux
Maccabi Haifa

GROUP B
Manchester United
CSKA Moskva
Beţiktaţ
Wolfsburg

GROUP C
AC Milan
Real Madrid
Olympique Marseille
FC Zürich

GROUP D
Chelsea
Oporto
Atlético de Madrid
APOEL FC

GROUP E
Liverpool
Olympique Lyonnais
Fiorentina
Debreceni

GROUP F
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Dynamo Kyiv
Rubin Kazan

GROUP G
Sevilla
Glasgow Rangers
Stuttgart
Unirea Urziceni

GROUP H
Arsenal
AZ Alkmaar
Olympiacos
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