Table of UEFA Champions League 2012 Groups

The stage is now set for the 2010 UEFA champions league. Chelsea FC will start their UEFA Champions League title defence against three domestic champions in FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus and FC Nordsjælland after the draw in Monaco. They have the added incentive of the final being in London, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 25 May 2013, while Arsenal FC – in Group A alongside FC Schalke 04, Olympiacos FC and Montpellier Hérault SC – will also hope to prevail in their home city next year.

The group stage fixtures will be played on 18/18 September, 2/3 October, 23/24 October, 6/7 November, 20/21 November and 4/5 December. The section winners and runners-up will progress to the round of 16 in the spring. Teams finishing third in each group will transfer to the UEFA Europa League round of 32.

2012/13 UEFA Champions League group stage

Group A
FC Porto (POR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

Group B
Arsenal FC (ENG)
FC Schalke 04 (GER)
Olympiacos FC (GRE)
Montpellier Hérault (FRA)

Group C
AC Milan (ITA)
FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
Málaga CF (ESP)

Group D
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Manchester City FC (ENG)
AFC Ajax (NED)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)

Group E
Chelsea FC (ENG, holders)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Juventus (ITA)
FC Nordsjælland (DEN)

Group F
FC Bayern München (GER)
Valencia CF (ESP)
LOSC Lille (FRA)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)

Group G
FC Barcelona (ESP)
SL Benfica (POR)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
Celtic FC (SCO)

Group H
Manchester United FC (ENG)
SC Braga (POR)
Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)

Source: UEFA.com