The group stages are set for this year’s UEFA Champions League

Following the playoff rounds to get in to the group stage the UEFA Champions League draw has commenced. With the drawings there is no bonafide “group of death,” but there are some very solid groups top to bottom.

Will Bayern Munich repeat as champions of Europe, or will a new club claim themselves as champions? Find out who your team will be competing against in the group stages listed below.

Group A
Club

Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad

Group B
Club

Real Madrid
Juventus
Galatasaray
Copenhagen

Group C
Club

Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Olympiacos
Anderlecht

Group D
Club

Bayern Munich
CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
Viktoria Plzen

Group E
Club

Chelsea
Schalke
Basel
Steaua Bucuresti

Group F
Club

Arsenal
Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
Napoli

Group G
Club

Porto
Atletico Madrid
Zenit St. Petersburg
Austria Wien

Group H
Club

Barcelona
AC Milan
Ajax
Celtic

Match Dates

Matchday 1: Sept. 17 and 18
Matchday 2: Oct. 1 and 2
Matchday 3: Oct. 22 and 23
Matchday 4: Nov. 5 and 6
Matchday 5: Nov. 26 and 27
Matchday 6: Dec. 10 and 11

– John McAuliffe (@John_Mac310)