The Champions League group stage draw has been revealed: F group awaits a battle to the death. © EuroFootball.com

On Thursday, the draw for the new UEFA Champions League season group stage took place in Monaco. 32 teams will participate in the tournament, competing in 8 groups.

After the draw ceremony, the groups were revealed, in which the strongest European clubs will compete. The main goal for all teams is to perform successfully and perhaps triumph in the tournament.

One of the most interesting battles awaits in Group F, where London's "Arsenal", Dortmund's "Borussia", "Marseille" and "Napoli" will face each other.

Also anticipated is the clash in Group B, where Turin's "Juventus" and Madrid's "Real" will meet twice face to face. In their group, Istanbul's "Galatasaray" and Denmark's "Kobenhavn" club will also play.

The champions of England will test their strength against Donetsk's "Shakhtar", Leverkusen's "Bayer" and San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad".

There will be fierce battles in the last group as well, where Barcelona, Glasgow's "Celtic", "Milan" and Amsterdam's "Ajax" players will face each other.

All groups:

Group A: 1. "Manchester United" 2. "Shakhtar" 3. "Bayer" 4. "Real Sociedad"

Group B: 1. "Real Madrid" 2. "Juventus" 3. "Galatasaray" 4. "Kobenhavn"

Group C: 1. "Benfica" 2. "Paris Saint-Germain" 3. "Olympiacos" 4. "Anderlecht"

Group D: 1. "Bayern" 2. CSKA 3. "Manchester City" 4. "Viktoria Plzen"

Group E: 1. "Chelsea" 2. "Schalke" 3. "Basel" 4. "Steaua"

Group F: 1. "Arsenal" 2. "Marseille" 3. "Borussia" 4. "Napoli"

Group G: 1. "Porto" 2. "Atletico Madrid" 3. "Zenit" 4. "Austria Wien"

Group H: 1. "Barcelona" 2. "Milan" 3. "Ajax" 4. "Celtic"