Madrid start defence with tough group

Real Madrid start the defence of their Champions League title with a tough group which includes Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham Hotspur.

Zinedine Zidane’s side have won back-to-back European titles – the first club to do so in its current format – with a 4-1 defeat of Juventus in June’s final.

Madrid face Dortmund in last year’s tournament in the group stages, when both matches finished in 2-2 draws, before going on to knock their German rivals Bayern Munich out in the quarter-finals.

Spurs failed to make it out of last year’s group stages and will be hoping to improve this time around, while Cypriot side APOEL complete the group.

GROUP H

Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, APOEL, Tottenham Hotspur

Wednesday 13 September

Real Madrid-APOEL

Tottenham-Borussia Dortmund

Tuesday 26 September

Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid

APOEL-Tottenham

Tuesday 17 October

APOEL-Borussia Dortmund

Real Madrid-Tottenham

Wednesday 1 November

Borussia Dortmund-APOEL

Tottenham-Real Madrid

Tuesday 21 November

APOEL-Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund-Tottenham

Wednesday 6 December

Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund

Tottenham-APOEL

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