Pep Guardiola returns to Barcelona with Manchester City as Leicester, Tottenham and Arsenal are handed favourable Champions League draws
** Pep Guardiola's Manchester City face Barcelona in the group stage
** City will also face Scottish champions Celtic and Monchengladbach
** Leicester will take on Porto, Club Bruges and Copenhagen
** Tottenham face Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow
** Arsenal drawn in Group A with PSG, Basle and Ludogorets
Pep Guardiola will return to Barcelona with Manchester City after his new club were paired with the Catalan giants in the Champions League.
City's new manager, who twice won the competition during his illustrious spell in charge at Barca, guided City into the group stage with victory over Steaua Bucharest in the play-off round.
The two sides were drawn together in Group C alongside Borussia Monchengladbach and Scottish champions Celtic.
**** GROUP A : < Paris Saint-Germain > < Arsenal > < Basle > < Ludogorets>
**** GROUP B : < Benfica --> Napoli --> Dynamo Kyiv --> Besiktas >
**** GROUP C : Barcelona -- Manchester City --Borussia Monchengladbach -- Celtic
**** GROUP D : Bayern Munich --Atletico Madrid --PSV Eindhoven -- Rostov
**** GROUP E: CSKA Moscow -- Bayer Leverkusen -- Tottenham - Monaco
**** GROUP F: Real Madrid -- Borussia Dortmund -- Sporting Lisbon -- Legia Warsaw
**** GROUP G : Leicester -- Porto -- Club Bruges --Copenhagen
**** GROUP H : Juventus -- Sevilla -- Lyon --Dinamo Zagreb
Surprise Premier League winners Leicester came out in Group G at UEFA's draw with Porto, Bruges and Copenhagen.
Arsenal will face Paris St Germain, Basle and Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Group A, with Tottenham playing CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E.
Holders Real Madrid will meet Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw while last year's beaten finalists Atletico Madrid were pitted against Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven and Rostov.
Yet there was no doubting the most eye-catching group, with Guardiola given a trip back to the Nou Camp.
The 45-year-old also won La Liga three times in four years at the Barca helm.
But while he will be highly familiar with the club, many of City's players will also know them well.
The Spanish champions beat City at the last-16 stage in both 2014 and 2015 while goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has just completed a move from Barca to Guardiola's new side.
** Pep Guardiola's Manchester City face Barcelona in the group stage
** City will also face Scottish champions Celtic and Monchengladbach
** Leicester will take on Porto, Club Bruges and Copenhagen
** Tottenham face Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow
** Arsenal drawn in Group A with PSG, Basle and Ludogorets
Pep Guardiola will return to Barcelona with Manchester City after his new club were paired with the Catalan giants in the Champions League.
City's new manager, who twice won the competition during his illustrious spell in charge at Barca, guided City into the group stage with victory over Steaua Bucharest in the play-off round.
The two sides were drawn together in Group C alongside Borussia Monchengladbach and Scottish champions Celtic.
**** GROUP A : < Paris Saint-Germain > < Arsenal > < Basle > < Ludogorets>
**** GROUP B : < Benfica --> Napoli --> Dynamo Kyiv --> Besiktas >
**** GROUP C : Barcelona -- Manchester City --Borussia Monchengladbach -- Celtic
**** GROUP D : Bayern Munich --Atletico Madrid --PSV Eindhoven -- Rostov
**** GROUP E: CSKA Moscow -- Bayer Leverkusen -- Tottenham - Monaco
**** GROUP F: Real Madrid -- Borussia Dortmund -- Sporting Lisbon -- Legia Warsaw
**** GROUP G : Leicester -- Porto -- Club Bruges --Copenhagen
**** GROUP H : Juventus -- Sevilla -- Lyon --Dinamo Zagreb
Surprise Premier League winners Leicester came out in Group G at UEFA's draw with Porto, Bruges and Copenhagen.
Arsenal will face Paris St Germain, Basle and Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Group A, with Tottenham playing CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E.
Holders Real Madrid will meet Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw while last year's beaten finalists Atletico Madrid were pitted against Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven and Rostov.
Yet there was no doubting the most eye-catching group, with Guardiola given a trip back to the Nou Camp.
The 45-year-old also won La Liga three times in four years at the Barca helm.
But while he will be highly familiar with the club, many of City's players will also know them well.
The Spanish champions beat City at the last-16 stage in both 2014 and 2015 while goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has just completed a move from Barca to Guardiola's new side.
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