Champions League draw

Draw for the group stage of the 2005/06 Champions League, made on Thursday:

GROUP A
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Juventus (Italy)
Club Bruges (Belgium)
Rapid Vienna (Austria)

GROUP B
Arsenal (England)
Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Thun (Switzerland)

GROUP C
Barcelona (Spain)
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Werder Bremen (Germany)
Udinese (Italy)

GROUP D
Manchester United (England)
Villarreal (Spain)
Lille (France)
Benfica (Portugal)

GROUP E
AC Milan (Italy)
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Schalke 04 (Germany)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)

GROUP F
Real Madrid (Spain)
Olympique Lyon (France)
Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece)
Rosenborg Trondheim (Norway)

GROUP G
Liverpool (England)
Chelsea (England)
Anderlecht (Belgium)
Real Betis (Spain) 

GROUP H
Inter Milan (Italy)
Porto (Portugal)
Rangers (Scotland)
Artmedia Bratislava (Slovakia)

Fixtures:

Matchday 1: September 13 & 14

Matchday 2: September 27 & 28

Matchday 3: October 18 & 19

Matchday 4: November 1 & 2

Matchday 5: November 22 & 23

Matchday 6: December 6 & 7

2006

First knockout round:  February 21 & March 8

Quarter-finals: March 28 & April 5

Semi-finals: April 18 & 26

Final: May 17 - Paris

Note: Top two teams in each group qualify for the first knockout round. Third placed team to play in the UEFA Cup.