Champions League Draw in full
August 24th, 2006 by Adam ToppingChelsea and Champions League holders Barcelona will renew their rivalry after they were drawn together in the first phase of this year’s competition. The two sides, who have now been paired for the third time in three years, also face Werder Bremen and Levski Sofia.
Manchester United will meet Celtic in Group F with Benfica and FC Copenhagen.
Last year’s finalists Arsenal take on Porto, CSKA Moscow and Hamburg while Liverpool face PSV Eindhoven, Bordeaux and Galatasaray.
British teams in bold and the top seeds in CAPITALS.
Group A
BARCELONA
Chelsea
Werder Bremen
Levski Sofia
Group B
INTER MILAN
Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon
Spartak Moscow
Group C
LIVERPOOL
PSV Eindhoven
Bordeaux
Galatasaray
Group D
VALENCIA
Roma
Olympiakos
Shakhtar Donetsk
Group E
REAL MADRID
Lyon
Steaua Bucharest
Dynamo Kiev
Group F
MANCHESTER UNITED
Celtic
Benfica
FC Copenhagen
Group G
ARSENAL
Porto
CSKA Moscow
Hamburg
Group H
AC MILAN
Lille
AEK Athens
Anderlecht
August 24th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Barcelona again! That’ll be fun!
August 24th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
You just knew it after all of the press had made the point that you “could” get them!
August 24th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
I just think UEFA are out to get us.. guarantee we land Kiev as the last team in the group! Having to travel away up there in the middle of November!
August 24th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
Werder Bremen won’t be easy either although it could have been a lot worse than Levski Sofia as the 4th team in the group.
I don’t fancy Liverpool’s much with PSV, Bordeaux and a nice trip into Hell to play Galatasaray.
August 25th, 2006 at 8:59 am
Yeah Liverpool face a daunting trip to Turkey. Werder Bremen will be a tough nut to crack alright for Chelsea. They done quite well last year and should have put; was it Juventus out? Only the goalkeeper made a howler in the dying minutes. Arsenal and Manchester United should get out their respective groups ok but with football you just never know.