Champions League draw: AC Milan meets Barcelona, Manchester City takes on Bayern Munich & Real Madrid faces Ajax

The Seven-time winners take on the Spanish and European champions in the pick of the games for the curtain-raiser of this season's competition, while Group A also stands out

Aug 25, 2011 

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AC Milan meets Barcelona in the Champions League in one of the top European clashes of the group stages.

Group A meanwhile promises to be 2011's 'Group of Death'. Roberto Mancini's Manchester City will surely be in for a tough test as it faces Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Napoli.

Manchester United faces Portuguese side Benfica in its Group C, while Real Madrid renew old European rivalries with Ajax.

Elsewhere Chelsea meets Valencia, Arsenal plays Borussia Dortmund and Porto meets Shakhtar Donetsk, while Inter faces French champions Lille.

GROUP A   Bayern Munich   Villarreal   Manchester City   Napoli	GROUP B   Inter   CSKA Moscow   Lille   Trabzonspor
GROUP C   Manchester United    Benfica   Basel   Otelul Galati	GROUP D   Real Madrid    Olympique Lyonnais   Ajax   Dinamo Zagreb
GROUP E   Chelsea   Valencia   Bayer Leverkusen   Genk	GROUP F   Arsenal   Olympique Marseille   Olympiakos   Borussia Dortmund
GROUP G   Porto   Shakhtar Donetsk   Zenit St Petersburg   APOEL Nicosia	GROUP H   Barcelona   AC Milan   Bate Borisov   Viktoria Plzen