Ronaldo’s Juventus drawn with Man United in Champions League

MONACO (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is going back to Manchester United and Paul Pogba will return to Juventus after the storied teams were drawn together in a Champions League group on Thursday.

After winning four titles at Real Madrid, and one with United, Ronaldo aims to end Juventus’ 23-year wait for a third European title.

Pogba played for Juventus in its 2015 final loss against Barcelona before moving back to Manchester — where he was first recruited as a teenager — for a then worldrecord fee in 2016.

Valencia and Young Boys are also in Group H with United and Juventus.

Three-time defending champ Real Madrid will start its quest for a record-extending 14th European title in Group G with Roma, CSKA Moscow and Viktoria Plzen.

Barcelona heads a tough-looking Group B with Tottenham, plus former champions PSV Eindhoven and Inter Milan, while three more former European champions Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax are together with underdog AEK Athens in Group E.

Liverpool, the runner-up last season, was the toughest third-seeded team and landed with Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, and Red Star Belgrade in Group C.

English champion Manchester City got a favourable draw in Group F with Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon and Hoffenheim.

The 32 teams, including 13 former champs, will share 1.95 billion euros ($2.28 billion) in prize money from UEFA.

Games kick off on Sept. 18, and two teams from each group advance to the Round of 16.