Messi, Ronaldo to renew rivalry as Barca face Juve


FILE PHOTO: La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - May 6, 2018 General view of Barcelona fans holding up "Llibertat" banners, as Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi look on REUTERS/Albert Gea

GENEVA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will face each other for the first time in more than two years after their teams, Barcelona and Juventus, were drawn together on Thursday in the Champions League group stage.

Defending champions Bayern Munich face a potentially bruising two matches against Atletico Madrid while the draw also produced several other heavyweight clashes including Paris St Germain v Manchester United and Real Madrid v Inter Milan.

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