Draw: Champions' League & UEFA Cup

Milan, Internazionale and Roma have been told of their Champions' League fate. Milan and Roma will be relatively happy with this evening’s draw in Monaco, but Inter have a more complicated route to the Last 16.

The Rossoneri, who only qualified via the back door after the match-fixing scandal, should comfortably finish in the top two after being grouped with Lille, AEK Athens and Anderlecht.

Roma will also be smiling. Despite being in the second seed of pots, the Giallorossi will face Valencia, Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiakos.

The Nerazzurri, representing Italy as champions, will come up against German champions Bayern Munich. They will also confront Sporting Lisbon, who they drew with 0-0 in a recent friendly, and Spartak Moscow.

Elsewhere, Barcelona and Chelsea will renew their rivalry, while Manchester United and Celtic will clash in a real Battle of Britain.

Group A: FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Werder Bremen & Levski Sofia.
Group B: Internazionale, Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon & Spartak Moscow.
Group C: Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Bordeaux & Galatasaray.
Group D: Valencia, AS Roma, Olympiakos & Shakhtar Donetsk.
Group E: Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais, Steaua Bucharest & Dynamo Kiev.
Group F: Manchester United, Celtic, Benfica & Copenhagen.
Group G: Arsenal, FC Porto, CSKA Moscow & Hamburg.
Group H: AC Milan, Lille, AEK Athens & Anderlecht.


Meanwhile, Italy’s four UEFA Cup entrants have been told of their first round opponents in this season’s competition, with Palermo netting West Ham United.

The Rosanero’s second consecutive UEFA Cup bid will begin with an away tie against the Premiership side. Chievo, who failed to win entry into the Champions' League after losing to Levski Sofia, face a tricky test against Portuguese side Braga. Parma will have to face the Russian winter after they were paired with Rubin during Friday afternoon’s draw in Monaco. European virgins Livorno were the last Serie A side to be plucked out of the hat and they’ll meet Pasching of Austria. The first round ties will be two-legged affairs which will take place on September 14 and 28.

This season’s Final will take place on May 16 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.

Selected Fixtures:
Sporting Braga (Por) v Chievo
Rubin (Rus) v Parma
West Ham (Eng) v Palermo
Livorno v Pasching (Aus)


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