The Montecarlo casket is crying for Inter, who will have to get behind one of Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, in addition to Slavia Prague, to overcome the first phase of the Champions League. The draws have reserved for both Juventus and Napoli top opponents (Atletico Madrid for the Bianconeri, Liverpool champion for the Neapolitans) but a qualification within reach. Atalanta smiles, welcomed on the maximum European stage by Manchester City but also by a non-prohibitive group. Here begins the race to raise the large-eared cup in the final on 30 May 2020 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.

CROSSES - Juventus (Group D) found Atletico Madrid eliminated in the first knockout round of last year, with a 3-0 win in Turin after the Wanda Metropolitano 2-0, but Bayer Leverkusen is also a third force to be reckoned with. Inter (Group F) had also crossed Barcelona last year (2-0 in Catalonia, 1-1 at San Siro), but the other danger is Borussia Dortmund from the second bracket. Also Napoli (Group E) is facing an opponent of last year, Liverpool, Europe's champion today: at that time he finished both the first leg and the return with the home team's 1-0; eye to the Salzburg. In addition to the pleasure of finding the City of Pep Guardiola, Atalanta (Group C) hopes to try against Shakhtar and Dinamo Zagreb.

THE CALENDAR— Start with a bang for both Napoli, who in the first round receives Liverpool on September 17th at 9pm, and for Juventus, who immediately goes to Madrid on the Atletico court, on September 18th at 9pm. fields reversed on the penultimate day (at Anfield on November 25th, in Turin on the 26th). Inter will debut on September 17th at 6.55pm with Slavia Praga, then go to Barcelona on the second day on October 2nd at 9pm: the Catalans will be at San Siro for the last day of the group, December 10th at 9pm. 'Atalanta starts from Zagreb on September 18th at 9 pm. The Bergamo players will go to Manchester on the last day of travel, October 22nd at 9 pm, and will receive the Citizens on the first return, November 6th at 9 pm

THE GROUP - Group A: Paris Saint-Germain (Fra), Real Madrid (Spa), Bruges (Bel), Galatasaray (Tur)

Group B: Bayern Munich (Ger), Tottenham (Ing), Olympiacos (Gre), Red Star (Ser)

Group C: Manchester City (Ing), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ucr), Dinamo Zagreb (Cro), ATALANTA

Group D: JUVENTUS, Atletico Madrid (Spa), Bayer Leverkusen (Ger), Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus)

Group E: Liverpool (Ing), NAPLES, Salzburg (Aut), Genk (Bel)

Group F: Barcelona (Spa), Borussia Dortmund (Ger), INTER, Slavia Prague (R.Cec).

Group G: Zenit St. Petersburg (Rus), Benfica (Por), Lyon (Fra), Leipzig (Ger)

Group H: Chelsea (Ing), Ajax (Ola), Valencia (Spa), Lilla (Fra).

THE FORMULA - The first two runners-up in each of the eight groups of four teams qualify for the first knockout round, the third ranked "relegates" to the Europa League and the fourth is eliminated.

THE DATES OF THE GROUP - First day: 17-18 September.

Second day: 1-2 October.

Third day: 22-23 October.

Fourth day: 5-6 November.

Fifth day: 26-27 November.

Sixth day: 10-11 December.

THE DATE OF NEXT STAGE — Octavi: draw 16 December, round 18-19 and 25-26 February, return 10-11 and 17-18 March.

Quarters: 20 March draw, 7-8 April round and 14-15 April return.

Semi-finals: March 20 draw, round April 28-29, return May 5-6.

Final: May 30 in Istanbul (Ataturk Stadium)