After last year’s exciting finale, the UEFA Champions League 2014/2015 was drawn today in Monaco. The world’s most important club competition defined the eight groups in which defending Champion Real Madrid will try to become the first to win back-to-back championships with the current format.
Los Blancos will start their title defense in Group B facing FC Basel, English side Liverpool and first timer PFC Ludogorets from Bulgaria. Eternal spanish rival Barcelona, with Lionel Messi at the helm, will try to win the trophy one more time starting their run against Paris Saint-Germain , Ajax and APOEL FC after being drawn in Group F.
Group E has to be billed as the Group of Death. Bayern Munchen has been drawn with English champion Manchester City, Russian side CSKA Moskva and AS Roma, in a series of matches that will drive fans to the edge of their seats.
Thirty two teams will start the competition, with their hopes set on playing the Final Match in Berlin on June 6th,2015. Here is the complete set of UEFA Champions League Groups:
Group A
ATLETICO DE MADRID
JUVENTUS FC
OLYMPIAKOS FC
MALMO FF
Group B
REAL MADRID CF
FC BASEL 1893
LIVERPOOL FC
PFC LUDOGORETS
Group C
SL BENFICA
FC ZENIT
BAYER LEVERKUSEN
AS MONACO
Group D
ARSENAL FC
BORUSSIA DORTUND
GALATASARAY FC
RSC ANDERLECHT
Group E
FC BAYERN MUNCHEN
MANCHESTER CITY FC
CSKA MOSKVA
AS ROMA
Group F
FC BARCELONA
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
AFC AJAX
APOEL FC
Group G
CHELSEA FC
SCHALKE 04
SPORTING CP
MARIBOR
Group H
