The UEFA Champions League group stage draw took place in Monaco on Thursday. Chelsea FC will start its UEFA Champions League title defense against three domestic champions in FC Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukraine, Juventus FC from Italy and FC Nordsjællands from Denmark. The group stage fixtures will be played on Sept. 18-19, Oct. 2-3, Oct. 23-24, Nov. 6-7, Nov. 20-21 and Dec. 4-5. The group winners and runner-ups will progress to the round of 16 in the spring. Teams finishing third in each group will transfer to the UEFA Europa League round of 32 (UEFA).
| Group A |
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Group B |
| FC Porto |
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Arsenal FC |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv |
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Schalke 04 |
| Paris St. Germain |
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Olympiacos FC |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
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Montpellier HSC |
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| Group C |
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Group D |
| AC Milan |
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Real Madrid |
| Zenit St. Petersburg |
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Manchester City |
| RSC Anderlecht |
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Ajax Amsterdam |
| Málaga FC |
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Borussia Dortmund |
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| Group E |
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Group F |
| Chelsea FC |
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Bayern Munich |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Valencia FC |
| Juventus FC |
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Lille OSC
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| FC Nordsjællands |
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FC BATE Borisov |
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| Group G |
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Group H |
| FC Barcelona |
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Manchester United |
| SL Benfica |
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SC Braga |
| FC Spartak Moscow |
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Galatasaray AS |
| Celtic FC |
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CFR 1907 Cluj |
