The Champions League draw decided the three opponents in the Group Stage

This Thursday, Sporting Clube de Portugal's opponents in the Group Stage of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League were revealed, in a draw held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Os Leões, the reigning Portuguese league champions, were in Pot 1 and were drawn in Group C, where they will face German side Borussia Dortmund (Pot 2), Dutch team AFC Ajax (Pot 3) and Beşiktaş JK (Pot 4) of Turkey. The match schedule for the Group Stage will only be known this Saturday.

Sporting CP return to the European elite for the first time since the 2017/2018 edition of the Champions League.