Champions League 2013 draw revealed

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has revealed the groups placed together during a draw for the upcoming Champions League.

The Champions League is one of the most prestigious soccer tournaments in Europe. As of 2012-2013 UEFA awards €2.1 million to each team in the play-off round, €8.6 million for reaching the group stage and €1 million for every with within the group. In the end, the winning finalist is awarded €10,500,000 and the losing finalist €6,500,000

Matches for the group stages will begin on September 17 and 18. You can check out the full draw below.

Group A Manchester United (England) Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Real Sociedad (Spain)

Group B Real Madrid (Spain) Juventus (Italy) Galatasaray (Turkey) Copenhagen (Denmark)

Group C Benfica (Portugal) Paris Saint-Germain (France) Olympiacos (Greece) Anderlecht (Belgium)

Group D

Bayern Munich (Germany) CSKA Moscow (Russia) Manchester City (England) Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

Group E Chelsea (England) Schalke (Germany) Basel (Switzerland) Steaua Bucuresti (Romania)

Group F Arsenal (England) Marseille (France) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Napoli (Italy)

Group G

Porto (Portugal) Atletico Madrid (Spain) Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) Austria Wien (Austria)

Group H

Barcelona (Spain) AC Milan (Italy) Ajax (Netherlands) Celtic (Scotland)

Group Stage Fixture Dates

Matchday 1: Sept. 17 and 18

Matchday 2: Oct. 1 and 2

Matchday 3: Oct. 22 and 23

Matchday 4: Nov. 5 and 6

Matchday 5: Nov. 26 and 27

Matchday 6: Dec. 10 and 11