Last season’s champions league winners Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund, Apoel Nicosia and Tottenham in a group that seems to be the toughest on Thursday UEFA Champions League draws.
While five-time winners Barcelona were drawn with last season’s runners-up Juventus and Europa League winners Manchester United face Benfica, Basel and CSKA Moscow in Group A.
Premier League champions Chelsea have been drawn to play Atletico Madrid, Roma and Qarabag in Group C.
Manchester City, who finished third in the Premier League last season, are up against Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli and Feyenoord in Group F.
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Liverpool also face a trip to eastern Europe after they were drawn together with Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Maribor.
The Group Stage Table In Full:
Group A:
Benfica,
Manchester United,
Basel,
CSKA Moscow
Group B:
Bayern Munich,
Paris St-Germain,
Anderlecht,
Celtic
Group C:
Chelsea,
Atletico Madrid,
Roma,
Qarabag
Group D:
Juventus,
Barcelona,
Olympiakos,
Sporting
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 Nicosia
The last time six British teams qualified for the group stages was in 2007-08, when English sides Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal were joined by Scottish clubs Celtic and Rangers.
The final saw Sir Alex Ferguson’s United defeat Avram Grant’s Chelsea on penalties.
The Group stage matches will commence from 12 and 13 September.