The drawing for the 2012-2013 Champions League group stage was held in Monaco on Thursday.
Turkey's sole contender Galatasaray has been paired with the likes of Manchester United, Sporting
Braga and CFR Cluj in Group H. Galatasaray's first game in this year's Champions League will be played in England against Manchester United on September 19th.
On October 2nd, Galatasaray hosts Sporting Braga. On October 23rd, Galatasaray hosts CFR Cluj, then on November 2nd CFR Cluj returns the favor. On November 20th Galatasaray hosts Manchester United and on December 5th Sporting Braga hosts Galatasaray for their final game in the group stage.
The draw included 11 former European champions as well as holders Chelsea, 20 teams who competed last season and three newcomers including Montpellier, who won the French League for
the first time.
The drawing results are as follows:
Group A
Porto
Dynamo Kiev
Paris St Germain
Dinamo Zagreb
Group B
Arsenal
Schalke 04
Olympiakos Piraeus
Montpellier HSC
Group C
AC Milan
Zenit St Petersburg
Anderlecht
Malaga
Group D
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Ajax Amsterdam
Borussia Dortmund
Group E
Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk
Juventus
Nordsjaelland
Group F
Bayern Munich
Valencia
Lille
BATE Borisov
Group G
Barcelona
Benfica
Spartak Moscow
Celtic
Group H
Manchester United
Braga
Galatasaray
CFR Cluj