At 0:00 on August 29th, Beijing time (18:00 on the 28th in Monaco, local time), the European Champions League group stage draw ceremony was held in Monte Carlo. Real Madrid encountered "nemesis" Juventus. In the two knockout matches in the new century, Juventus eliminated Real Madrid (the total score was 2-1 in the 2005 1/8 finals, and the total score was 4-3 in the semi-finals of the 2003 season). Manchester United drew its old rival Villarreal. In the 2005-06 group stage, both sides ended in 0-0. Liverpool was drawn to Atletico Madrid, while Bayern was in the same group as Lyon and Fiorentina;

The specific draw results are as follows:

Group A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, Cluj (Romania).

Group B: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis (Cyprus).

Group C: Barcelona, ??Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk.

Group D: Liverpool, PSV, Marseille, Atletico Madrid.

Group E: Manchester United, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg (Denmark).

Group F: Lyon, Bayern, Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina.

Group G: Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev.

Group H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St. Petersburg, Borisol (Belarus).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Chelsea

Inter Milan

Barcelona

Liverpool

Manchester United

Lyon

Arsenal

Real Madrid

Roma

Werder Bremen

Sporting Lisbon

Eindhoven

Villarreal

Bayern Munich

Porto

Juventus

Bordeaux

Panathinaikos

Basel

Marseille

Celtic

Steaua Bucharest

Fenerbahce

Zenit

Cluj

Anrokosas

Shakhtar Donetsk

Atletico Madrid

Aalborg

Fiorentina

Dynamo Kyiv

BATE Borisov

The 16 teams participating in the draw include defending champion Manchester United and other 16 teams that will enter directly For the teams in the group stage, there are 16 teams that have qualified through the qualifying rounds. The 32 teams come from 17 countries. Among them, UEFA Cup champions Zenit St. Petersburg, Aalborg (Denmark), Anorthosis (Cyprus), and Borisol (Belarus) participated in the Champions League group stage draw for the first time. According to UEFA's club points, Manchester United and the 7 teams with the highest points are listed as seed teams (first pot), and 4 Premier League teams occupy half of the country. Other teams are also divided into three tiers based on points. During the draw, a team is drawn from each bracket to form a group, with eight groups in total, but teams from the same league are in different groups.

The first round of the group stage will be held on September 16/17, and the following five rounds will be on September 30/October 1, October 21/22, and November 4/5. , November 25/26, December 9/10. The top two teams in the group advance to the knockout round of 16, and the third place in the group advances to the top 32 of the UEFA Cup. The Champions League final will be held in Rome on May 27 next year.

Attachment: Division of the top 32 teams

First pot (seeded teams): Manchester United (defending champion), Chelsea, Liverpool 118.996, Barcelona, ??Arsenal, Lyon, Inter Milan, Real Madrid .

Second Pot: Bayern, PSV, Villarreal, Roma, Porto, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon, Juventus.

Third pot: Marseille, Zenit St. Petersburg, Steaua Bucharest, Panathinaikos, Bordeaux, Celtic, Basel, Fenerbahce.

Fourth Pot: Shakhtar Donetsk, Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Dynamo Kyiv, Cluj (Romania), Aalborg (Denmark), Anorthosis (Cyprus), Bo Risol (Belarus).