
They're strong teams and we'll look to qualify because the Champions League is an important trophy that we're out to win". The Real Madrid man offered his thoughts on the draw: "It's a very similar group to last year. (Feb 2021), put out by our friends at Reds Independent.With the League of Ireland season now up and running again, it seemed perfect timing to unleash the article upon the world with some extra pictures and an old school slide-show video at the end. The conclusion of the draw brought the presentation of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez finishing behind Lionel Messi. The following was originally published in issue 71 of the Shelbourne fanzine Red Inc. Ronaldo a UEFA Best Player in Europe Award finalist Group H: Zenit, Valencia, Olympique Lyonnais and Gent. Group G: Chelsea, Porto, Dinamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Rapid Vienna (Austrian Bundesliga) Total Gross Salaries for the 2023-2024 Season is 7470000, or 143654 per week. Group F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb. Group E: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and Bate Borisov. Group D: Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Group C: Benfica, Atlético Madrid, Galatasaray and Astana. Group B: PSV, Manchester United, CSKA and Wolfsburg. Group A: PSG, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk and Malmo. Malmo were European Cup finalists in 1979. Zalgiris Vilnius, Red Bull Salzburg and Celtic were their opponents. The Swedish champions have reached the Group Stage after coming through three qualifiers. They saw off Fenerbahçe 3-0 on aggregate in the first, before going on to defeat Rapid Vienna 3-2 over two legs. Second in the Ukrainian league last year, they have negotiated two qualifying rounds to make the Group Stage. It will be the first meeting in the tournament between Real Madrid and PSG, although the sides have previously played each other in the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup.

The French outfit qualified for this edition of Europe's elite club competition as champions of Ligue 1. The final will be played on 28 May at the San Siro.

The Whites have been placed in Group A and will come up against the champions of France and Sweden, as well as the runners-up from last season's Ukrainian league.

Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk and Malmo will be Real Madrid's opponents in the Group Stage of the 2015/16 Champions League, following the draw held this evening at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Match 1, vs Iran: After defeat in the final of the 1974 World Cup to West Germany, the Netherlands returned in 1978 with a 3-0 victory against tournament newcomers Iran on June 3rd.
