The Champions League group stage draw was held on Thursday 30 August, 2012 in Monaco in France.
The 32 best European football clubs were divided into 8 groups. The group of death seems to be Group D which contains four domestic leagues champions: Real Madrid from Spain, Manchester City from England, Ajax from Netherlands and Borussia Dortmund from Germany.
The 2012/13 Champions League group stage phase will begin on 18 September. The next Champions League matches will be played on 2/3 October, 23/24 October, 6/7 November, 20/21 November and 4/5 December.
Champions League groups in 2012/13 season
Group A
FC Porto (Portugal)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (France)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Group B
Arsenal FC (England)
FC Schalke 04 (Germany)
Olympiacos FC (Greece)
Montpellier Hérault (France)
Group C
AC Milan (Italy)
FC Zenit St Petersburg (Russia)
RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
Málaga CF (Spain)
Group D
Real Madrid CF (Spain)
Manchester City FC (England)
AFC Ajax (Netherlands)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Group E
Chelsea FC (England, Champions League 2011/12 winner)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Juventus (Italy)
FC Nordsjælland (Denmark)
Group F
FC Bayern München (Germany)
Valencia CF (Spain)
LOSC Lille (France)
FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)
Group G
FC Barcelona (Spain)
SL Benfica (Portugal)
FC Spartak Moskva (Russia)
Celtic FC (Scotland)
Group H
Manchester United FC (England)
SC Braga (Portugal)
Galatasaray AŞ (Turkey)
CFR 1907 Cluj (Romania)