Daka, Mwepu’s Salzburg drawn against European Champions Bayern

SUN SPORTS writes@SunZambianAFTER scoring a brace to help his team reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, Zambian national team striker Patson Daka and midfielder Enock Mwepu will face one of the toughest challenges in guiding Red Bull Salzburg to the last sixteen of Europe’s elite league.The Austrian champions have been drawn against defending champions Bayern Munich, Spanish giants Atletico Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow.It’s another tough test for the Zambian duo, Daka and Mwepu who played against 2019 Champions Liverpool and Italy’s Napoli in Group E of the 2019/2020 edition where Salzburg put up some impressive performances and finished third with seven points.It will be the first time the Austrian champions Salzburg will be meeting Atletico Madrid and Bayern who will be looking to defend and win the Champions league for a second consecutive time.Daka who was hoping for a meeting with Barcelona or Real Madrid will have to guide Salzburg to the next round of the competition for his dream to become a reality.Meanwhile, Champions League draws held on Thursday night in Geneva produced some intriguing groups as four times winners Manchester United were pared 2019/2020 finalist Paris St-Germain, RB Leipzig and Istanbul Basaksehir in Group H.Premier League champions Liverpool will have to negotiate Group D containing Ajax, Atalanta and Danish side Midtjylland.Chelsea will play Europa League winners Sevilla, Krasnodar and debutants Rennes.Manchester City are in Group C with Porto, Olympiakos and Marseille.Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are set to face off after Juventus and Barcelona were drawn in Group G.The draw, which also saw Real Madrid and Inter Milan paired in Group B, took place without club officials present because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.This year’s group stage begins on Tuesday October 20 with the final set for Saturday, May 29 2021 at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul.Group-stage draws in full:Group A: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, Lokomotiv MoscowGroup B: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia MonchengladbachGroup C: Porto, Manchester City, Olympiakos, MarseilleGroup D: Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, MidtjyllandGroup E: Sevilla, Chelsea, FK Krasnodar, RennesGroup F: Zenit St Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, BrugesGroup G: Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv, FerencvarosGroup H: Paris St-Germain, Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir The Sun