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Interesting groups drawn for the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League

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The UEFA Champions League group stage draw took place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco moments ago and it has once again produced various interesting groups.

A total of 32 clubs – 22 of which qualified automatically and ten of whom won through from the play-offs – were split into four seeding pots according to their coefficient for the draw ceremony.

Defending champions Real Madrid CF have been drawn to Group B together with FC Basel 1893, Liverpool FC and newcomers PFC Ludogorets Razgrad.

The 2014-15 UEFA Champions League Final will take place at the Olympiastadion, Berlin, on June 6, 2015.

Group A
Club Atlético de Madrid, Juventus, Olympiacos FC, Malmö FF

Group B
Real Madrid CF, FC Basel 1893, Liverpool FC, PFC Ludogorets Razgrad

Group C
SL Benfica, FC Zenit, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, AS Monaco FC

Group D
Arsenal FC, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray AŞ, RSC Anderlecht

Group E
FC Bayern Munich, Manchester City FC, CSKA Moskva, AS Roma

Group F
FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AFC Ajax, APOEL FC

Group G
Chelsea FC, FC Schalke 04, Sporting Clube de Portugal, NK Maribor

Group H
FC Porto, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Club, FC BATE Borisov