CHELSEA will face Ajax and last season’s finalists Tottenham must go up against Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stages.
Reigning champions Liverpool were pitted against Napoli for the second season in a row.
On paper, though, Premier League winners Manchester City have the easiest route into the knockout stages with a group including Shakthar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.
The draw, concluded this evening, has also thrown up plenty of mouth-watering ties with Real Madrid in Group A alongside Paris Saint-Germain and Group F containing Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan.
FULL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW
Group A:
PSG
Real Madrid
Club Brugge
Galatasaray
Group B:
Bayern Munich
TOTTENHAM
Olympiacos
Crvena Zvezda
Group C:
MANCHESTER CITY
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta
Group D:
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Lokomotiv Moscow
Group E:
LIVERPOOL
Napoli
RB Salzburg
Genk
Group F:
Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan
Slavia Prague
Group G:
Zenit
Benfica
Lyon
RB Leipzig
Group H:
CHELSEA
Ajax
Valencia
Lille

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