The Guardian - 30.08.2019

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• The Guardian
  ‘You’re joking’ Friday 30 August 2019

Defender Mings

thought his

England call

was a wind-up

Great Brits

Konta and

Evans power

into US Open

third round

Page 53  Page 48 

Lionesses salvage pride

Parris penalty saves England

after Belgium punish Neville’s side

Match report, Page 52

LYNNE CAMERON/

THE FA/SHUTTERSTOCK

Jürgen Klopp had claimed another

season of English dominance in

Europe was unlikely but in private the

draw for the Champions League group

stage may prompt a rethink. Liverpool

and Manchester City landed inviting

groups in Monaco while Tottenham

and Chelsea, though facing more awk-

ward assignments, will be confi dent of

continuing Premier League progress

through the European elite.

Bayern Munich pose the greatest

threat to Spurs’ hopes of building on

last season’s thrilling run to the fi nal,

on paper at least. But they are the

only club ranked in Uefa’s top 14 that

an English club will face in the group

phase.

Mauri cio Pochettino’s side also

face two hostile trips to Olympia kos

and Red Star Belgrade, who defeated

Liverpool in Serbia last season, but a

glance at Group F confi rms it could

have been worse. Barcelona, Borussia

Dortmund, Antonio Conte’s new-look

Internazionale plus Slavia Prague

comprise the toughest set. Juventus,

Atlético Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen,

in Group D alongside Lokomotiv

Moscow, will beg to diff er.

Liverpool’s defence of their sixth

European crown contains a familiar

foe in Napoli, plus two domestic cham-

pions in Red Bull Salzburg and Genk.

The holders were beaten in Naples in

last year’s group stage but pipped Carlo

Ancelotti’s team to a place in the last

16 in the fi nal game. Mohamed Salah

struck the decisive goal at Anfi eld

while Alisson Becker’s stoppage time

save from Arkadiusz Milik proved the

diff erence between elimination and,

ultimately, glory.

Alisson was named the goalkeeper

of the year at the drawn-out ceremony.

His team mate Virgil van Dijk

won both the defender of the

Andy Hunter

Inside

Champions

League

group by

group guide

Page 54 

European

ticket to ride

Liverpool and

Manchester

City land kind

group draws

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Wolves, Celtic and Rangers make Europa League group stages
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