[1]Chelsea, the current holders of the Champions League, were put into Group ‘E’ of this seasons draw held today.
First club to join us in the group stages were Shakhtar Dontesk [2] from the Ukraine, first time Chelsea have met Shakhtar and a bit of a long trip for those going.
Second club drawn were Juventus [3] from Italy, a return trip to the home of ‘The Old Lady’ for many Chelsea supporters and an opportunity to see their new stadium.
Third and final team to join the group were Nordssjaelland [4] of Denmark, newcomers to the Champions League, a small stadium of just over 10K will mean tickets will be at a premium. (Have heard a rumour thie venue may change to Copenhagen-TBC)
Full draw as follows:
GROUP A
Porto
Dynamo Kiev
Paris Saint-Germain
Dinamo Zagreb
GROUP B
Arsenal
Schalke
Olympiakos
Montpellier
GROUP C
AC Milan
Zenit St Petersburg
Anderlecht
Malaga
GROUP D
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Ajax
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