UEFA Champions League Group-Stage Draw: Bayern Munich, Citizens, Yellow Submarine In Group A; Inter, Replacement Trabzonspor In Group B; Red Devils and Benfica In Group C; Galacticos, Lyon, Ajax In Group D; Chelsea, Leverkusen In Group E; Gunners, Marseille In Group F; Dragons, Zenit In Group G; Barca, Rossoneri In Group H

The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League took place on Thursday in Monaco.

GROUP A:

Bayern Munich (Germany)
Villarreal (Spain)
Manchester City (England)
Napoli (Italy)

GROUP B:

Inter Milan (Italy)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
LOSC Lille Metropole (France)
Trabzonspor (Turkey)

GROUP C:


Manchester United (England)
SL Benfica (Portugal)
FC Basel (Switzerland)
FC Otelul Galati (Romania)

GROUP D:

Real Madrid (Spain)
Lyon (France)
Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

GROUP E:

Chelsea (England)
Valencia (Spain)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
KRC Genk (Belgium)

GROUP F:

Arsenal (England)
Marseille (France)
Olympiacos (Greece)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

GROUP G:

FC Porto (Portugal)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
APOEL FC (Cyprus)

GROUP H:

Barcelona (Spain; defending champions)
AC Milan (Italy)
FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)
FC Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)


Group stage action begins on September 13.  Each team plays each other team in its group twice, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage (starting with the Round of 16).  The third place teams would go on to the Europa League's Round of 32.