The holders were given a reasonably attractive group, and Argentina will be the clear favourites to progress as the best of the four. That will bring a round-of-32 tie in Messi’s adopted home of Miami, and it could be a juicy one if Uruguay finish runners-up in Group H.

Bayern Munich returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga with a 6-2 thrashing of Freiburg, as RB Leipzig kept the gap to six points with a win. Marseille briefly went top of Ligue 1 with a 5-1 win away to Nice, only for PSG to reclaim their position with a 3-0 win over Le Havre.