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Champions League draw: Chelsea face Atletico, Man Utd get Benfica & Tottenham in group of death

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Champions League draw: Chelsea get Atletico, Man Utd v Benfica & Spurs in group of death
Five Premier League teams, and Celtic, will learn their European fate on Thursday (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea will take on Atletico Madrid and Roma, Manchester United avoided any tough ties and Tottenham are in a group of death in this season’s Champions League group stages, with the draw now over at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Four ways Man Utd could line-up when Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to action Delegations from Europe’s biggest clubs descended on the French principality to learn their fate in this year’s tournament, with several groups of death pulled out of the pots.
The Premier League’s top seeded clubs have largely avoided the biggest teams, but Tottenham have landed in a very difficult group that features Champions League holders Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea face several stern tests involving a trip back to Italy for Antonio Conte, Liverpool have a group they will expect to win and both Manchester clubs will be optimistic about progressing. Check out the finalised groups below…

Group A

Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, CSKA Moscow

Group B

Bayern Munich, PSG, Anderlecht, Celtic

Group C

Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Qarabag

Group D

Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting Lisbon

Group E

Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor

Group F

Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord

Group G

Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, RB Leipzig

Group H

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, APOEL

WHEN WILL THE MATCHES TAKE PLACE?

Champions League draw: Chelsea get Atletico, Man Utd v Benfica & Spurs in group of death
UEFA will release the confirmed fixtures and dates shortly after the draw is made (Picture: Getty)
Each team will play their group opponents twice, home and away, over six gameweeks. The group stage begins at the start of September and runs until the start of December, with matches played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

Champions League group stage dates

12-13 September
26-27 September
17-18 October
31 October-1 November
21-22 November
5-6 December

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