U.S. Men’s National Team fans will be paying particular attention to the UEFA Champions League’s Group H after three USMNT players were drawn together into the group.
Christian Pulisic’s Chelsea, Tim Weah’s Lille and Sergino Dest’s Ajax were all drawn into UCL Group H in Thursday’s group stage draw. They will also be facing Spanish side Valencia in one of the draw’s tougher groups.
There were several Americas awaiting their group stage fate on Thursday, including Tyler Adams, who saw his RB Leipzig draw into a wide open Group G, and Ethan Horvath, who watched his Club Brugge be drawn into a brutal Group A with Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid.
American manager Jesse Marsch and his Red Bull Salzburg side will have a tough challenge in Group E, as the Austrian-based club faces off against Liverpool, Napoli and Genk.
Here’s a look at the full UEFA Champions League for the 2019-20 season.
Group A
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Club Brugge
Galatasaray
Group B
Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
Olympiacos
Red Star Belgrade
Group C
Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta
Group D
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Lokomotiv Moscow
Group E
Liverpool
Napoli
Red Bull Salzburg
Genk
Group F
Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan
Slavia Prague
Group G
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Benfica
Lyon
RB Leipzig
Group H
Chelsea
Ajax
Valencia
Lille
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Which teams were dealt the toughest draw this season? Which American player and his club will progress the furthest in this year’s competition?
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Cool article title lol! Will def watch every game! GO USA! ⚽
Incredible we have 3 different players for different teams in the same Champions League Group. As USMNT fans when could we have ever say that? Exciting times.
I’m actually kind of disappointed by this. I was hoping for each of them to be drawn against some European heavyweights that didn’t include…each other, so that I’d have a clear rooting interest in some of the best matches in Europe this season, and so that they would not run the risk of knocking each other out prior to the knockout stages.
the good news is at least one of the three is guaranteed to advance
As a longtime USMNT fan, this is one of the best headlines ever!
Yep, I agree! I’ve been on board since the early 1970’s.