Two of the tournament's most decorated clubs, with 15 titles
between them, were pulled out together in Group B at the draw in Monaco
.
Swiss champions Basel
and Bulgaria's Ludogorets Razgrad, who qualified for the group stage for the
first time thanks to two shoot-out saves from emergency goalkeeper Cosmin Moti,
are the other teams in the group.
England's other three
representatives, meanwhile, will all meet the same German opposition as last
year.
Manchester City and
Bayern Munich make up Group E with CSKA Moscow and Roma, while Chelsea join
Schalke, Sporting Lisbon and Maribor of Slovenia in Group G.
Arsenal are again drawn
with Borussia Dortmund, with Galatasaray and Belgium's Anderlecht completing
Group D.
Liverpool chief
executive Ian Ayre admitted that he was particularly looking forward to the two
games against Real Madrid.
He told Sky Sports News
HQ: “I am pleased. They are all tough groups but it is particularly special to
have Real Madrid in the group.
“We respect everyone but
obviously have some great memories of games against Real Madrid, so I think it
makes for a great competition for us.”
Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiakos, Malmo
Group B: Real Madrid, Basel, LIVERPOOL, Ludogorets
Group C: Benfica, Zenit St Petersburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco
Group D: ARSENAL, Borussia Dortmund,
Galatasaray, Anderlecht
Group E: Bayern Munich, MANCHESTER CITY, CSKA Moscow, Roma
Group F: Barcelona, PSG, Ajax, APOEL
Group G: CHELSEA, Schalke, Sporting
Lisbon, Maribor
Group H: Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Bilbao, BATE Borisov
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