Champions League draw

Manchester United, last year's finalists, have been drawn with CSKA Moscow, Besiktas and Wolfsburg in the Champions League group stages draw.

Chelsea, beaten in the semi-finals last year by eventual winners Barcelona, were grouped with Porto, Atletico Madrid and Apoel Nicosia in Group D.

Premier League runners-up Liverpool face Lyon, Fiorentina and Debreceni in Group E and Arsenal tackle AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos and Standard Liege in Group H.

Scottish champions Rangers were drawn against Sevilla, Stuttgart and Romanian champions and Champions League newcomers Unirea Urziceni in Group G.

Holders Barcelona will face Inter Milan, Dynamo Kiev and Rubin Kazan in Group F.

AC Milan were drawn against nine-times winners Real Madrid, Marseille and FC Zurich in Group C, and Bayern Munich were joined by Juventus, Bordeaux and Maccabi Haifa in Group A.

Champions League Groups 2009/10

Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux
Group B: MANCHESTER UNITED, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas
Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille
Group D: CHELSEA, FC Porto, Atletico Madrid
Group E: LIVERPOOL, Lyon, Fiorentina
Group F: FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dinamo Kiev
Group G: Sevilla, RANGERS, Stuttgart
Group H: ARSENAL, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos

Source: Team Talk
Date Published: 27 August 2009