Champions League draw: Cristiano Ronaldo handed mouthwatering reunion with Manchester United in Champions League as Tottenham are grouped with Barcelona as Liverpool are handed nightmare group with PSG and Napoli.
Cristiano Ronaldo will head back to Old Trafford after Manchester United were drawn in Group H with Italian champions Juventus.
Tottenham have a tough task to make it through to the last 16 of the Champions League after they were drawn in Group B with Barcelona.
Manchester City have an easier route to the knockout stages with Shakhtar Donetsk the toughest opponents in Group F.
Liverpool will come up against Paris Saint- Germain and Napoli in a nightmare Group C.
Aside from Ronaldo and Juventus providing a difficult challenge, United should face easier rides against Valencia and Young Boys.
But Ronaldo's reunion can't be dismissed as the 33-year-old tries to win the Champions League for a fourth year in a row.
In Group B, Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham will be tested for a second year running. Pochettino's side are no strangers to tough groups. They were pitted against Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid last season and both were beaten.
But this season has presented a scenario that will put his side under more scrutiny.
As well as Barcelona, who Tottenham have never beaten, Pochettino's side will play PSV Eindhoven and Inter Milan.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Kaka and Manchester United favourite Diego Forlan conducted Thursday's draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
- GROUP A
Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Monaco (France)
Club Brugge (Belgium)
- GROUP B
Barcelona (Spain)
TOTTENHAM (England)
PSV Eindhoven (Holland)
Inter Milan (Italy)
- GROUP C
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Napoli (Italy)
LIVERPOOL (England)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
- GROUP D
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
Porto (Portugal)
Schalke (Germany)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
- GROUP E
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Benfica (Portugal)
Ajax (Holland)
AEK Athens (Greece)
- GROUP F
MANCHESTER CITY (England)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Lyon (France)
Hoffenheim (Germany)
- GROUP G
Real Madrid (Spain)
Roma (Italy)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
- GROUP H
Juventus (Italy)
MANCHESTER UNITED (England)
Valencia (Spain)
Young Boys (Switzerland)
The first round of group stage fixtures will start on Tuesday, September 18.
The final will be played on June 1 at Atletico Madrid's home, the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
MAN UTD FIXTURES
September 19 - Young Boys (a)
October 2 - Valencia (h)
October 23 - Juventus (h)
November 7 - Juventus (a)
November 27 - Young Boys (h)
December 12 - Valencia (a)
- LIVERPOOL FIXTURES
September 18 - PSG (h)
October 3 - Napoli (a)
October 24 - Red Star (h)
November 6 - Red Star (a)
November 28 - PSG (a)
December 11 - Napoli (h)
- SPURS FIXTURES
September 18 - Inter Milan (A)
October 3 - Barcelona (H - at Wembley)
October 24 - PSV (A)
November 6 - PSV (H - Venue TBC)
November 28 - Inter (H - Venue TBC)
December 11 - Barcelona (A)
- MAN CITY FIXTURES
September 19 - Lyon (H)
October 2 - Hoffenheim (A)
October 23 - Shakhtar Donetsk (A)
November 7 - Shakhtar Donetsk (H)
November 27 - Lyon (A)
December 12 - Valencia (H)
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