Champions League draw: Inter face Real Madrid, Shakhtar and Sheriff

Inter, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sheriff Tiraspol will do battle in the Champions League group stage in 2021/22, with three of the four teams familiar foes from the same stage last season, while the Nerazzurri are set to take on Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol for the first time.

THE 2021/22 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPS

Group A Manchester City Paris Saint-Germain Leipzig Bruges

Group B Atletico Madrid Liverpool Porto Milan

Group C Sporting  Borussia Dortmund Ajax Besiktas

Group D Inter Real Madrid Shakhtar Donetsk Sheriff Tiraspol

Group E Bayern Munich Barcelona Benfica Dynamo Kyiv

Group F Villarreal Manchester United Atalanta Young Boys

Group G Lille Sevilla Salzburg Wolfsburg

Group H Chelsea Juventus Zenit Malmo

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DATES The finalised schedule for the group stage will be confirmed by Saturday at the latest. The dates are: 

GROUP STAGE Matchday one: 14/15 September Matchday two: 28/29 September Matchday three: 19/20 October Matchday four: 2/3 November Matchday five: 23/24 November Matchday six: 7/8 December

KNOCKOUT STAGE Round of 16: 15/16/22/23 February and 8/9/15/16 March 2022 Quarter-finals: 5/6 and 12/13 April 2022 Semi-finals: 26/27 April and 3/4 May 2022 Final: 28 May 2022 (Saint Petersburg)

AWARDS FOR THE UEFA PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Best goalkeeper in the Champions League 20/21: Benjamin Mendy (Chelsea) Best goalkeeper in the Women’s Champions League 20/21: Sandra Paños (Barcelona) Best defender in the Champions League 20/21: Ruben Dias (Manchester City) Best defender in the Women’s Champions League 20/21: Irene Paredes (PSG) Best midfielder in the Champions League 20/21: N'Golo Kante (Chelsea) Best midfielder in the Women’s Champions League 20/21: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) Best forward in the Champions League 20/21: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) Best forward in the Women’s Champions League 20/21: Jenni Hermoso (Barcelona) Best coach in the Champions League 20/21: Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) Best coach in the Women’s Champions League 20/21: Lluis Cortes (Barcelona) UEFA Player of the Year: Jorginho (Chelsea)

UEFA PRESIDENT'S AWARD GIVEN TO THE HEROES OF COPENHAGEN

There was an emotional moment in Istanbul when images and interviews were shown featuring the key people who were involved in the medical intervention on 12 June at the Park Stadion in Copenhagen that saved Christian Eriksen’s life. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin handed the award to Morten Skjoldager and Morten Boesen (Denmark’s medical staff), Simon Kjær (Denmark captain) as well as: Mogens Kreutzfeldt (chief medical officer), Frederik Flensted (stadium medical manager), Anders Boesen (pitchside emergency doctor), Peder Ersgaard (paramedic), Jens Kleinefeld and Valentin Velikov.