Premier League holders Manchester City will face nine-times European champions Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund in this season's group stages of the UEFA Champions league 2012/2013 season.
Champions League holders Chelsea begin their defence in a tough group with Juventus, while Celtic have been drawn with Barcelona in Group G.
Manchester United face Galatasaray, Braga and FC Cluj while Arsenal have Schalke, Olympiakos and Montpellier.
Chelsea, who beat Bayern Munich on penalties in the
final last season, also come up against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and
Denmark's FC Nordsjaelland.
As well as Barcelona, Celtic face trips to Benfica and Spartak Moscow but all eyes will be on their two games against the 2011 Champions League winners.
All of the teams in Manchester City's group are national champions of their respective leagues and City's task was made harder because their Uefa co-efficient - determined by their recent record in European competition - is not as high as their English rivals.
Facing Real Madrid means that former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will enjoy a return to England, while Arsenal come up against Montpellier, who were the former employers of new striker Olivier Giroud.
The Champions League group stage draw in full:
GROUP A
PORTO
DINAMO KIEV
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
DINAMO ZAGREB
GROUP B
ARSENAL
SCHALKE
OLYMPIAKOS
MONTPELLIER
GROUP C
AC MILAN
ZENIT
ANDERLECHT
MALAGA
GROUP D (The Group of Death?)
REAL MADRID
MANCHESTER CITY
AJAX
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
GROUP E
CHELSEA
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
JUVENTUS
NORDSJAELLAND
GROUP F
BAYERN MUNICH
VALENCIA
LILLE
BATE BORISOV
GROUP G
BARCELONA
BENFICA
SPARTAK MOSCOW
CELTIC
GROUP H
MANCHESTER UNITED
BRAGA
GALATASARAY
CLUJ
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