Holders Manchester United will face Celtic in the Champions League group stages following the draw in Monaco. Alex Ferguson's side were also joined by Spanish side Villarreal and Danish club Aalborg in Group E.

The trip to Spain to play Villarreal will bring back bad memories for England striker Wayne Rooney who was sent off playing against the same club in September 2005.

Rooney was dismissed after reacting to a booking by sarcastically applauding Kim Milton Nielsen's decision right under the referee's nose.

It left the man who famously sent David Beckham off during England's World Cup clash with Argentina in 1998 with little alternative other than to brandish a second yellow and dismiss Rooney from the field.

Runners-up Chelsea have been drawn in Group A along with Italian giants Roma, French side Bordeaux and Romanian club Cluj. Luiz Felipe Scolari's team will look to go one better than last season when they were beaten on penalties by United.

Arsenal have been drawn in Group G with Porto, Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kiev.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres faces an emotional return to former club Atletico Madrid after the Anfield outfit were drawn in Group D along with PSV Eindhoven and Marseille.

Former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, now in charge at Inter Milan, sees his side up against Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos and Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta in Group B.

Spanish giants Barcelona were drawn in a relatively easy Group C along with Sporting Lisbon, Basle and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Lyon are joined by Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest and Fiorentina in Group F.

Spanish champions Real Madrid will face Juventus, UEFA Cup winners Zenit St Petersburg and Bate Borisov in Group H.

Full Draw and Fixtures

Group A
Chelsea
Roma
Bordeaux
CFR Cluj

Fixtures
Tues September 16th:Chelsea v Bordeaux, AS Roma v CFR Cluj. Weds October 1st:CFR Cluj v Chelsea, Bordeaux v AS Roma. Weds October 22nd:Bordeaux v CFR Cluj, Chelsea v AS Roma. Tues November 4th:CFR Cluj v Bordeaux, AS Roma v Chelsea. Weds November 26th:Bordeaux v Chelsea, CFR Cluj v AS Roma. Tues December 9th:Chelsea v CFR Cluj, AS Roma v Bordeaux.

Group B
Internazionale
Werder Bremen
Panathinaikos
Anorthosis

Fixtures
Tues September 16th:Panathinaikos v Inter, Bremen v Anorthosis. Wed October 1st:Anorthosis v Panathinaikos, Inter v Bremen. Wed October 22nd:Inter v Anorthosis, Panathinaikos v Bremen. Tues November 4th:Anorthosis v Inter, Bremen v Panathinaikos. Wed November 26th:Inter v Panathinaikos, Anorthosis v Bremen. Tues Dec 9th:Panathinaikos v Anorthosis, Bremen v Inter

Group C
Barcelona
Sporting Lisbon
Basle
Shakhtar Donetsk

Fixtures
Tues September 16th:Basel v Shakhtar, Barcelona v Sporting Wed October 1st:Sporting v Basel, Shakhtar v Barcelona Wed October 22nd:Shakhtar v Sporting, Basel v Barcelona Tues November 4th:Sporting v Shakhtar, Barcelona v Basel Wed November 26th:Shakhtar v Basel, Sporting v Barcelona Tues December 9th:Basel v Sporting, Barcelona v Shakhtar

Group D
Liverpool
PSV Eindhoven
Marseille
Atletico Madrid

Fixtures
Tues September 16th:PSV v Atletico Madrid, Marseille v Liverpool. Wed October 1st:Liverpool v PSV, Atletico Madrid v Marseille. Wed October 22nd:Atletico Madrid v Liverpool, PSV v Marseille. Tues November 4th:Liverpool v Atletico Madrid, Marseille v PSV. Wed November 26th:Atletico Madrid v PSV, Liverpool v Marseille. Tues December 9th:PSV v Liverpool, Marseille v Atletico Madrid.

Group E
Manchester Utd
Villarreal
Celtic
Aalborge

Fixtures
Weds September 17th:Manchester United v Villarreal, Celtic v AaB. Tues September 30th:AaB v Manchester United, Villarreal v Celtic. Tues October 21st:Villarreal v AaB, Manchester United v Celtic. Wed November 5th:AaB v Villarreal, Celtic v Manchester United. Tues November 25th:Villarreal v Manchester United, AaB v Celtic. Wed December 10th:Manchester United v AaB, Celtic v Villarreal.

Group F
Lyon
Bayern Munich
Steaua
Fiorentina

Fixtures
Wed September 16th:Steaua v Bayern, Lyon v Fiorentina. Tue September 30th:Fiorentina v Steaua, Bayern v Lyon. Tue October 21st:Bayern v Fiorentina, Steaua v Lyon. Wed November 5th:Fiorentina v Bayern, Lyon v Steaua. Tue November 25th:Bayern v Steaua, Fiorentina v Lyon. Wed December 10th:Steaua v Fiorentina, Lyon v Bayern

Group G
Arsenal
Porto
Fenerbahce
Dynamo Kiev

Fixtures
Weds September 17th:Porto v Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev v Arsenal. Tues September 30th:Arsenal v Porto, Fenerbahce v Dynamo Kiev Tues October 21st:Fenerbahce v Arsenal, Porto v Dynamo Kiev Weds November 5th:Arsenal v Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev v Porto Tues November 25th:Fenerbahce v Porto, Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev Weds December 10th:Porto v Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev v Fenerbahce

Group H
Real Madrid
Juventus
Zenit
BATE

Fixtures
Wed September 17th:Juventus v Zenit, Real Madrid v BATE. Tues September 30th:BATE v Juventus, Zenit v Real Madrid. Tues October 21st:Zenit v BATE, Juventus v Real Madrid. Wed November 5th:BATE v Zenit, Real Madrid v Juventus. Tues November 25th:Zenit v Juventus, BATE v Real Madrid. Wed December 10th:Juventus v BATE, Real Madrid v Zenit