Chelsea and Tottenham have both been handed tricky draws in the group stages of this season’s Champions League, with the Premier League champions facing Atlético Madrid, Roma and Azerbaijani champions Qarabag.
Tottenham’s reward for finishing as runners-up is a showdown with reigning champions Real Madrid, with Germans Borussia Dortmund and Cypriot champions Apoel making up the rest of the group.
There was better fortune for both Manchster clubs, with City paired with Shakhtar Donetsk, Napoli and Feyenoord while José Mourinho’s United will play Benfica, Basel and CSKA Moscow on their return to Europe’s premier club competition. Liverpool, who beat Hoffenheim to reach the group stages, will face Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Maribor.
Meanwhile Celtic, who beat Astana in the playoffs, must get past Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Anderlecht if they are to reach the last-16.
Champions League draw in full
Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, CSKA Moscow
Group B: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Anderlecht, Celtic
Group C: Chelsea, Atlético Madrid, Roma, Qarabag
Group D: Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting
Group E: Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor
Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord
Group G: Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, Leipzig
Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, APOEL
