The draw for the Group Stage of the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League was held in Monaco on Thursday.
The resulting eight groups of four teams will kick off round robin action on September 17th with the top two teams advancing to the competition’s elimination round.
A notable group and challenging group for all teams involved is Group F featuring Arsenal FC, Olympique Marseille, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli. Group H including FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic FC is also expected to be very competitive.
Defending champions FC Bayern Munich are pooled with CSKA Moscow, Manchester City and Viktoria Plzen in Group D of this year’s UEFA Champions League.
2013/14 UEFA Champions League Draw
Group A
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad
Group B
Real Madrid
Juventus
Galatasaray
FC Copenhagen
Group C
Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Olympiakos
Anderlecht
Group D
Bayern Munich
CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
Viktoria Plzen
Group E
Chelsea FC
Schalke 04
FC Basel
Steaua Bucharest
Group F
Arsenal FC
Olympique Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
Napoli
Group G
FC Porto
Atletico Madrid
Zenit St. Petersburg
Austria Vienna
Group H
FC Barcelona
AC Milan
Ajax Amsterdam
Celtic FC
The full fixture list for the Group Stage of the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League may be found at this link as a PDF document.