The Champions League draw took place in Monte Carlo, where Atletico Madrid discovers their opponents for the upcoming competition phase. Last season Los Rojiblancos saw the competition phase in the top eight before he was excluded in a controversial way, while Villarreal and Athletic Club returned to the competition after three and 10 years of absence respectively.
Atleti were pulled against Inter and Liverpool van Pot 1, where the Nerazzurri came to the Riyadhair Metropolitano and a journey awaiting the Premier League champions. Another trip to England is also considered because they were linked to Arsenal, and there will be further treks to PSV Eindhoven and Galatasaray.
The remaining three clubs with which Diego Simeone's side will be confronted are Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodo/Glimt and Union Saint-Gilloise.
Athletic Club returns to the Champions League and they are rewarded with a few delicious luminaires. Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal, who in the semi-final cities last season, will both find their way to San Mames, just like Will Sporting CP and Qarabag.
In terms of ex -matches, Los Leones will be confronted with Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Slavia Praha and Newcastle United.
Villarreal also organizes some blockbuster fixtures on their home patch, because the semi-finalists 2018/19 compete against Manchester City, Juventus, Ajax and FC Copenhagen in La Ceramica. The side of Marcelino Garcia Toral will also be confronted with two trips to Germany, because they are linked to Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, with their two remaining matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Champions League New Boys Pafos.
All three clubs, in addition to the other La Liga participants in Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​will eagerly anticipate the competition phase that will start in a few weeks.