UEFA Champions League 2021-22
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MATCHDAY 1: SEP 15 Head-to-head W D L

GROUP A                Form 2020-21
Club Brugge BEL 0 0 2   Man City  Final
PSG FRA                 PSG  S-final 
Man City ENG First      Leipzig Last 16
Leipzig GER meeting     Brugge   Group
            

GROUP B
Atletico ESP 3 3 2  Atletico Last 16
Porto POR           Liverpool Q-final
Liverpool ENG 0 1 1 Porto Q-final
AC Milan ITA        Milan –

GROUP C
Besiktas TUR 0 0 2  Sporting – 
Dortmund GER        Dortmund Q-final
Sporting POR 2 0 0  Ajax Group
Ajax NED            Besiktas –

GROUP D
Sheriff MDA 0 1 1   Inter Group
Shakhtar UKR        Real S-final 
Inter ITA   7 2 8   Shakhtar Group
Real Madrid ESP     Sheriff Debut


REAL AMBITION: With Carlo Ancelotti (right) returning as coach – after guiding Madrid to 2014 Champions League triumph – Spanish heavyweights are aiming for 14th European trophy this season

Wins in Champions League
Real Madrid Win ratio: 59.1%  165
Barcelona 58.9%  156
Bayern 57.6%    151
Man Utd 52.6%  121

Ancelotti vying to become first coach in history to win four European Cups
3 Zinedine Zidane FRA 2016, 17, 18
3 Carlo Ancelotti ITA  2003, 07, 14
3 Bob Paisley ENG 1977, 78, 81

NEW CAMPAIGN
Real have won 12 of last 13 matches against Italian teams, beaten only by Juventus
in 2018

Real: Record vs Italian opposition

W41 L26 D11
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Sources: UEFA, Gracenote
Picture: Getty Images
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