Champions League Group Stage Draw

The Champions Leaue draw has taken place and the 32 teams at this stage of the competition now though what fate will await them over the next few months.

Premier League champions Chelsea have been paired with Atletico Madrid, Roma and Qarabag  in Group C. Not necessarily easy for Antonio Conte’s men. Two solid European sides and a long distance journey to boot

Last seasons Premier League runners up Tottenham have been paired in the group of death along with holders Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund while the other team in Group H is APOEL Nicosia

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are in Group F with Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli and Feyenoord. On balance the draw could have been a lot worse

Last season’s Europa League winners Manchester United find thesmselves in Group A with Benfica, Basel and  CSKA Moscow this is a draw that Jose Mourinho cannot have too many complaints about

Liverpool who secured their path to the group stages with a win over Hoffenheim last night will have to get the better of Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Maribor, That is a group they should definitely be qualifying from.

While Brendan Rodgers Celtic side who just about avoided the banana skin of FC Astan on Tuesday night find themselves with a very tricky group of Bayern Munich, PSG and Anderlecht in Group B

Group D have thrown up a fantastic pairing with Juventus and Barcelona going head to head

Here is the group in full

Group A

Benfica
Manchester United
Basel
CSKA Moscow

Group B

Bayern Munich
PSG
Anderlecht
Celtic

Group C

Chelsea
Atletico Madrid
Roma
Qarabag

Group D

Juventus
Barcelona
Olympiakos
Sporting Lisbon

Group E

Spartak Moscow
Sevilla
Liverpool
Maribor

Group F

Shakhtar Donetsk
Manchester City
Napoli
Feyenoord

Group G

Monaco
Porto
Besiktas
RB Leipzig

Group H

Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund
Tottenham
APOEL