The draw for the Champions League deparó a clash full of morbidity among the athletes Madrid and Liverpool for Fernando Torres. The draw for the Champions League deparó a clash full of morbidity among the athletes Madrid and Liverpool for Fernando Torres. In addition, Real Madrid and Juventus will be the faces four years later. Villarreal, and especially Barcelona, had more luck.
The fate wished the athletes Madrid, the last Spanish team to qualify in the Champions League, will be hosted in Group D, next to Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven and Olympique de Marseilles. The return of Fernando Torres at Vicente Calderon will be one of the great moments in this edition of the Champions League.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, was framed in Group H, along with Juventus of Turin, Zenit St. Petersburg and drummer Borisov. The Italians, who returned to Europe after its descent administrative, will be reunited with whites, who eliminated in 2003 and 2005. This group will also have much to say Zenit St Petersburg, current champion of the Uefa Cup.
Many more had the luck Barcelona, who will face three rivals in advance affordable: Sporting Lisbon, Basle and Shakthar. For his part, Villarreal was cross with two teams already know, Manchester United and Celtic Glasgow, in his return to the first continental competition. The Danish Aalborg complete this group.
During the draw, Uefa distributed prizes to the best of the last edition of the Champions League. The best goalkeeper award went to the Chelsea goalkeeper Cech. Also for the London club's players were the titles of best defense and best midfielder, Terry and Lampard respectively. Cristiano Ronaldo, who witnessed the gala alongside Alex Ferguson, was named best striker.
Battle of Britain set up
Manchester United will face Celtic in a Battle of Britain in the UEFA Champions League and Fernando Torres can look forward to a return to Atletico Madrid with Liverpool following the draw in Monaco. Last season's losing finalists Chelsea have been pitted against Italian side Roma, Bordeaux and Romanian champions CFR Cluj.
United and Celtic locked horns in the group stages two years ago, with both sides claiming one win apiece in the two meetings, and it will be Gordon Strachan who pits his wits against former boss Sir Alex Ferguson again. Bruce Rioch's Aalborg and Spanish side Villarreal make up the rest of Group E.
Elsewhere, Group H looks the toughest one to call with nine-times winners Real Madrid, returning Italians Juventus, Uefa Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg and Belarus champions Bate Borisov making up the group.
Barcelona have been handed a favourable draw in Group C, as they face Sporting Lisbon, Basel and Shakhtar Donetsk. Rome's Stadio Olimpico will stage the final on 27th May 2009. The first set of matches are due to be played on 16/17 September.
Group A -- Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, CFR Cluj
Group B-- Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis Famagusta
Group C -- Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk
Group D -- Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid
Group E -- Manchester United, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg
Group F -- Lyon, Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina
Group G -- Arsenal, FC Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev
Group H -- Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg, Bate Borisov
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