Champions League: Chelsea face toughest challenge as English sides land favourable draw
Reigning champions Liverpool will face Napoli, Salzburg and Genk in the UEFA Champions League as they look to defend their title and lift the trophy for the seventh time.
Last season’s runners-up, Tottenham will face Bayern Munich as their toughest opponents in Group B, while Chelsea will play an Ajax side whose young squad stunned Europe with their run to the semi-finals last season, as well as Valencia and Lille in a tough group for Frank Lampard’s first season in charge.
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Premier League champions Manchester City take on the long trip to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk, as well as Dinamo Zagreb and Champions League debutants Atalanta.
Group F looks the most exciting foursome with Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Slavia Prague battling it out for the two positions to qualify for the knockout stages.
The 32 teams that qualified for this seasons competition have been split into eight groups of four and will battle it out to be crowned the best team in Europe.
Group A:
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Club Brugge
Galatasaray
Group B:
Bayern Munich
Tottenham
Olympiacos
Crvena zvezda
Group C:
Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta
Group D:
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Lokomotiv Moscow
Group E:
Liverpool
Naopli
Salzburg
Genk
Group F:
Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan
Slavia Prague
Group G:
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Benfica
Lyon
RB Leipzig
Group H:
Chelsea
Ajax
Valencia
Lille
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