Man City and PSG joined in Group A by RB Leipzig and Club Brugge. Club Brugge was placed in group A of the Champions League with Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig after the draw on Thursday in Istanbul.
Chelsea and Juventus will play Zenit and Malmo; Liverpool in Group B with Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Porto; Man Utd to face Villarreal, Atalanta and Young Boys
Chelsea – who beat Manchester City in last season’s final to lift their second Champions League trophy – will play Juventus, as well as Russian champions Zenit and Swedish champions Malmo.
Liverpool have been drawn into a tough Group B, where they will take on three-time runners-up Atletico Madrid, seven-time winners AC Milan and two-time winners Porto.
Manchester United face a rematch with Villarreal, who beat them on penalties in the final of last season’s Europa League. Also in Group F are Atalanta and Swiss champions Young Boys.
Bayern Munich and Barcelona – who have won 11 Champions Leagues between them – headline Group E. Barcelona will be competing in the competition without Messi for the first time in 17 years.
Also in Group E are Benfica and Ukrainian title-winners Dynamo Kiev.
Champions League group stage results
- Groupe A : Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge
- Groupe B : Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan
- Groupe C : Sporting, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas
- Groupe D : Inter MIlan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff
- Groupe E : Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv
- Groupe F : Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys
- Groupe G : Lille, Séville, Red Bull Salzburg, Wolfsburg
- Groupe H : Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Malmö
