On Wednesday evening in Monaco, the draws for the UEFA Champions League were held, revealing which teams will face off in the elite Old Continent tournament in groups with their opponents. In Group A, last year's finalists will meet the Italian champions Juventus, Greek Olympiacos, and Swedish Malmo clubs. European champions Real Madrid landed in Group B, where they will clash with Basel, the returning Liverpool to the Champions League, and Bulgarian Ludogrets. In Group C, Lisbon's Benfica, Leverkusen's Bayer, St. Petersburg's Zenit, and Monaco clubs will battle for a place in the quarterfinals. London's Arsenal and Dortmund's Borussia paths crossed again. These two teams will face Galatasaray and Anderlecht players in Group D. The group of death this year is marked with the letter E. Munich's Bayern team will have to compete with Manchester City, Moscow's CSKA, and Roma clubs. In Group F, Barcelona, Paris St. Germain, Amsterdam's Ajax, and APOEL clubs will meet. London's Chelsea turned out to have less serious opponents. Jose Mourinho's players will play against Gelsenkirchen's Schalke, Lisbon's Sporting, and Maribor in Group G. In the Group of Death H, Porto, Donetsk's Shakhtar, Bilbao's Athletic, and neighbors from Belarus, Borisov's BATE players, will clash. After the drawing of lots ceremony, the best player of last season was also awarded. Outperforming Arjen Robben and his teammate at Bayern, Manuel Neuer, Cristiano Ronaldo, the superstar of Real Madrid, won the best title. Groups: Group A: - Atletico - Juventus - Olympiacos - Malmo Group B: - Real Madrid - Basel - Liverpool - Ludogrets Group C: - Benfica - Zenit - Bayer Leverkusen - Monaco Group D: - Arsenal - Borussia - Galatasaray - Anderlecht Group E: - Bayern Munich - Manchester City - CSKA Moscow - Roma Group F: - Barcelona - Paris St. Germain - Ajax - APOEL Group G: - Chelsea - Schalke - Sporting - Maribor Group H: - Porto - Shakhtar - Athletic Bilbao - BATE
