Champions League draw
by setantasports.com staff, 29 August 2008
Manchester United and Celtic meet again after the Champions League draw in Monaco pitted the holders with Gordon Strachan's SPL champions, Villarreal and Aalborg.
Giuseppe Rossi returns to his former club and there is a similar reunion in Group D as Liverpool face Atletico Madrid. Fernando Torres and Luis Garcia come against their old pals with the Spanish side rounding off a tough group that also contains PSV Eindhoven and Marseille.
Chelsea take on Roma, Bordeaux and Romanian champions CFR Cluj while Arsenal must overcome Porto, Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kiev.
Group H looks tricky on paper with Real Madrid, Juventus and Uefa Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg joined by new boys from Belarus in BATE Borisov.
Barcelona, Sporting, Basel and Shakhtar Donetsk are in Group C while Inter, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos and Anorthosis Famagusta clash in Pool B.
The remaining group contains Lyon, Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest and Fiorentina.
| GROUP A |
| Chelsea (ENG) |
| Roma (ITA) |
| Bordeaux (FRA) |
| CFR Cluj (ROM) |
| GROUP B |
| Inter (ITA) |
| Werder Bremen (GER) |
| Panathinaikos (GRE) |
| Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP) |
| GROUP C |
| Barcelona (SPA) |
| Sporting (POR) |
| FC Basel (SWI) |
| Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) |
| GROUP D |
| Liverpool (ENG) |
| PSV Eindhoven (HOL) |
| Marseille (FRA) |
| Atletico Madrid (SPA) |
| GROUP E |
| Manchester United (ENG) |
| Villarreal (SPA) |
| Celtic (SCO) |
| Aalborg (DEN) |
| GROUP F |
| Lyon (FRA) |
| Bayern Munich (GER) |
| Steaua Bucharest (ROM) |
| Fiorentina (ITA) |
| GROUP G |
| Arsenal (ENG) |
| Porto (POR) |
| Fenerbahce (TUR) |
| Dynamo Kiev (UKR) |
| GROUP H |
| Real Madrid (SPA) |
| Juventus (ITA) |
| Zenit St Petersburg (RUS) |
| FC BATE Borisov (BEL) |