Cristiano Ronaldo will face former club Manchester United in a reunion that will see the former Real Madrid forward return to England for the first time since 2013.
Currently a Juventus player, the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner played for United between 2003 and 2009. He won his first champions league and first FIFA player of the year award at Manchester and has strong support from the Premiership club’s fans.
La Liga’s Valencia and Swiss’ Young Boys will join Juventus and United in Group H.
33-year old Ronaldo last faced United in February and March 2013 as he played for Real Madrid and scored in both matches.
Awards Ceremony
At the awards ceremony held on Wednesday evening, Ronaldo won the forward of the season award. Former teammates Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric won best defender and midfielder of the year respectively. The Croatian also won the award for the overall best player awards.
“From winning the Champions League with Real Madrid, achieving a historic result with Croatia, now this, it is amazing,” Modric said after receiving both awards.
Former United midfielder David Beckham won the Uefa President’s award.
Meanwhile, Barcelona will face off Tottenham, Inter Milan, and PS Eindhoven. Last year’s Champions League runners-up Liverpool were drawn together with PSG, Napoli, and Red Star Belgrade. Real Madrid FC was grouped together with Roma, CSKA Moscow, and Viktoria Plzen.
