Champions League group stage draw

The draw for the Champions League has taken place today. England are represented this year by Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City.

32 teams were divided into four pots based on their position in the UEFA co-efficient ranking. The title holders and the seven top seeded clubs were drawn first. They were each allocated one after the other into groups from A to H. There are rules to make sure two teams from the same country are not drawn into the same group. 


Group A: Man Utd, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Kobenhavn

Group C: Benfica, Paris St Germain, Olympiacos, Anderlecht

Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Man City, Plzen

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke 04, FC Basel, Steaua

Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli

Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit, Austria Vienna

Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic