by Mark Bassey
On Thursday evening, the draws for the UEFA Champions League group stage was conducted in Monaco, France and some interesting fixtures were thrown up.
Group E, which contains Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow and Roma, has already been dubbed the group of death. Liverpool and Real Madrid are expected to battle for top spot, in Group that also has Basle and Ludogorets.
Arsenal will once again face Borussia Dortmund like they did last year, just like Paris Saint-Germain will play Barcelona.
Group A
Atletico Madrid
Juventus
Olympiacos
Malmo
Group B
Real Madrid
Basle
Liverpool
Ludogorets
Group C
Benfica
Zenit St. Petersburg
Bayer Leverkusen
Monaco
Group D
Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund
Galatasaray
Anderlecht
Group E
Bayern Munich
Man City
CSKA Moscow
Roma
Group F
Barcelona
PSG
Ajax
Apoel Nicosia
Group G
Chelsea
Schalke
Sporting
Maribor
Group H
FC Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Athletic Bilbao
BATE
Ifreke Inyang is a public commentator and social media critic who has worked with a number of high profile publications across the country.
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