UEFA Champions League: Arsenal Get Generous Draw

The 2008 Champions League quarter-finalists, Arsenal have got a fairly generous, albeit, tricky draw in the Champions League.

Arsenal, who beat Dutch side Twente 6-0 on aggregate have been placed in Group G along with Porto, Fenerbahce and Dinamo Kiev. There are some tricky away ties but Arsenal will be expected to qualify from the group.

Tournament holders, Manchester United have also got a fairly easy assignment in the group stages. They head Group E with Villareal, Celtic and Danish side Aalborg.

Chelsea have got a decent draw as well. The beaten finalists of the 2008 Champions League have been placed in Group A with Roma, Bordeaux and Romanian side Cluj.

Liverpool will be the most disappointed of the English teams. They've found themselves in a difficult group with the likes of PSV Eindhoven, Athletico Madrid and Marseille—who make up Group D.

The draw in full:

Group A
CHELSEA
Roma
Bordeaux
CFR Cluj

Group B
Inter Milan
Werder Bremen
Panathinaikos
Anorthosis Famagusta

Group C
Barcelona
Sporting Lisbon
Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk

Group D
LIVERPOOL
PSV Eindhoven
Marseille
Atletico Madrid

Group E
MAN UTD
Villarreal
Celtic
Aalborg

Group F
Lyon
Bayern Munich
Steaua Bucharest
Fiorentina

Group G
ARSENAL
Porto
Fenerbahce
Dynamo Kiev

Group H
Real Madrid
Juventus
Zenit St Petersburg
Bate Borisov

Source: The BBC