{"id":2940,"date":"2018-08-30T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2018-09-02T09:33:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T14:33:07","slug":"manchester-united-to-face-ronaldos-juve-in-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2940","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United to Face Ronaldo&#8217;s Juve in Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/champions-league-draw-results-monaco-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/champions-league-draw-results-monaco-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/champions-league-draw-results-monaco-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/champions-league-draw-results-monaco-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/champions-league-draw-results-monaco.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Manchester United have drawn Juventus in the Champions League group stage to set-up a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>With pressure and scrutiny building at Old Trafford, the club will now welcome back their former star after being drawn alongside the Italian champions in Group H.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham will face Barcelona in mouth-watering Group B encounters, while Premier League champions Manchester City will again face Shakhtar Donetsk in Group F.<\/p>\n<p>Lyon and Hoffenheim joined Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men in that group, while Valencia and Young Boys entered Group H with United and Juventus.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool entered the draw in pot three and were handed a tough been drawn against Paris St Germain, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade in Group C.<\/p>\n<p>Life looks difficult for Spurs as well, with PSV Eindhoven and Inter Milan joining them and Barcelona in Group B.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Group stage draw in full:<br \/>\nGroup A:<\/strong> Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group B:<\/strong> Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group C:<\/strong> Paris St-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group D:<\/strong> Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group E:<\/strong> Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group F:<\/strong> Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group G:<\/strong> Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group H:<\/strong> Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys.<\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2940\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2940&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2940\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2940&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2940\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2940&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2940\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have drawn Juventus in the Champions League group stage to set-up a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo. 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