Champions League holders Barcelona will renew their rivalry Chelsea F.C after they were drawn together in the first phase of this year’s competition.
Manchester United will meet Celtic in Group F with Benfica and FC Copenhagen.Last year’s finalists Arsenal take on Porto, CSKA Moscow and Hamburg while Liverpool face PSV Eindhoven, Bordeaux and Galatasaray.AC Milan, who were found guilty in the probe into match-fixing in Serie A but were re-instated on appeal, are with Lille, AEK Athens and Anderlecht.One of the toughest groups looks to be Group B, which sees Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon and Spartak Moscow.
Group F former Rangers striker Sir Alex Ferguson sees his Manchester United side paired with Celtic and a potentially explosive clash with Gordon Strachan - a player with whom he enjoyed a fiery relationship during their time together at Old Trafford and Aberdeen.
Benfica, who United played in last season’s disappointing European campaign, make up the group along with debutants Copenhagen.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will likely be content enough with his side’s draw as they face PSV Eindhoven, Bordeaux and Galatasaray in Group C.
Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger will be less enamoured by the prospect of trips to Porto, CSKA Moscow and Hamburg.
Group ABarcelonaChelseaWerder BremenLevski Sofia
Group BInternazionaleBayern MunichSporting LisbonSpartak Moscow
Group CLiverpoolPSV EindhovenBordeauxGalatasaray
Group DValenciaRomaOlympiakosShakhtar Donetsk
Group EReal MadridLyonSteaua BucharestDinamo Kiev
Group FManchester UnitedCelticBenficaCopenhagen
Group GArsenalPortoCSKA MoscowHamburg
Group HMilanLilleAEK AthensAnderlecht