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)