UEFA Champions League Draw: CIty handed Bayern test as Liverpool gets Real Madrid

Manchester City were handed a tough Champions League test as they were drawn against German champions Bayern Munich during the ceremony held in Monaco France

The Premier League champions will also play CSKA Moscow and Roma in Group E.

Liverpool will have a glamorous return to the Champions League after being drawn against holders Real Madrid in the group stage.

Five-times European champions Liverpool will face 10-times winners Real Madrid as well as Basle and Ludogorets - the Bulgarian side who had a fairy-tale win in the play-offs - in Group B while there was a familiar look to the draw for the other English sides.

Real may be a daunting prospect for Brendan Rodgers' side, but Liverpool beat the Spanish giants 5-0 on aggregate in 2009 including a 4-0 hammering at Anfield.

Arsenal, who made sure of their place in the group stage of the Champions League for the 17th successive season with 1-0 win over Besiktas, will play Borussia Dortmund for the second year running as well as Galatasaray and Anderlecht in Group D

Chelsea were also handed a German test with in Group G, where they will play Schalke for the second consecutive season plus Sporting Lisbon and Maribor.

Barcelona and Paris St Germain should dominate Group F, where they were drawn with Ajax and APOEL from Cyprus, while last season's beaten finalists Atletico Madrid are in Group A with Juventus, Olympiacos and Malmo.

Benfica, Zenit St Petersburg, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco make up Group C while in Group H Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Bilbao and Belarus side BATE Borisov will battle it out.

Opening matches for the group stage of the competition starts September 16th 2014


SEE FULL GROUP:

GROUP A

Atletico Madrid

Juventus

Olympiakos

Malmo


GROUP B

Real Madrid

Basle

Liverpool

Ludogorets


GROUP C

Benfica

Zenit St Petersburg

Bayer Leverkusen

Monaco


GROUP D

Arsenal

Borussia Dortmund

Galatasaray

Anderlecht


GROUP E

Bayern Munich

Manchester City

CSKA Moscow

Roma


GROUP F

Barcelona

Paris St-Germain

Ajax

Apoel Nicosia


GROUP G

Chelsea

Schalke

Sporting Lisbon

Maribor


GROUP H

Porto

Shakhtar Donetsk

Athletic Bilbao

Bate Borisov