Champions League 2008/09 starting in 16/17 September. Manchester United FC will begin their trophy defence in Group E with a Villarreal, Celtic and Aalborg. Very hard group is Group H where plays Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit (UEFA Cup holders) and fellow new boys FC BATE Borisov. And other groups are interesting and they look like this:
Group A
1. Chelsea FC (ENG)
2. AS Roma (ITA)
3. FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA)
4. CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)
Group B
1. FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
2. Werder Bremen (GER)
3. Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
4. Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)
Group C
1. FC Barcelona (ESP)
2. Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
3. FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
4. FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Group D
1. Liverpool FC (ENG)
2. PSV Eindhoven (NED)
3. Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
4. Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Group E
1. Manchester United FC (ENG, holders)
2. Villarreal CF (ESP)
3. Celtic FC (SCO)
4. Aalborg BK (DEN)
Group F
1.Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
2. FC Bayern München (GER)
3. FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)
4. ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
Group G
1. Arsenal FC (ENG)
2. FC Porto (POR)
3. Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
4. FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Group H
1. Real Madrid CF (ESP)
2. Juventus (ITA)
3. FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS)
4. FC BATE Borisov (BLR)