The draw for the group stage of the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League campaign took place in Monaco on Thursday and
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Giants collide in Group A with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain squaring off, while Arsenal meet Bayern Munich in Group F and Manchester City will clash with Juventus in Group D.
Once again City got unlucky with their draw as they were paired against last season’s runners up Juventus, reigning Europa League champs Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach. Their city rivals Manchester United were very happy with their draw on their return to the UCL, as they plucked out PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg in Group B.
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Reigning champions FC Barcelona were handed a favorable draw as they face Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and BATE Borisov. Chelsea also made out with a smile on their face, although they have some tricky away tests coming up as Jose Mourinho’s side are in Group G alongside his former club FC Porto, plus Dynamo Kiev and Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
Below is the full draw for the eight groups, as play kicks off on Sept. 15 and concludes on Dec. 9 before the tournament resumes with the knockout rounds in February 2016.
Each team will play home and away against the three other teams in their group, with the top two teams going through to the last 16 and the third-placed team qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League.
All eight UCL groups in full
Group A
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk
Malmo
Group B
PSV Eindhoven
Manchester United
CSKA Moscow
Wolfsburg
Group C
Benfica
Atletico Madrid
Galatasaray
Astana
Group D
Juventus
Manchester City
Sevilla
Borussia Monchengladbach
Group E
Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen
Roma
BATE Borisov
Group F
Bayern Munich
Arsenal
Olympiakos
Dinamo Zagreb
Group G
Chelsea
FC Porto
Dynamo Kiev
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Group H
Zenit
Valencia
Lyon
Gent