Champions League draw provides European trips for footie fans

Champions League draw provides European trips for footie fans

British football fans will soon be planning their trips across Europe following last night's (August 27th) draw for the group stage of the 2009-10 Champions League tournament.

Chelsea supporters can look forward to trips to Spain, Portugal and Cyprus as their side were drawn against Atletico Madrid, FC Porto and Apoel FC.

Manchester United have a couple of long trips in store, firstly to Istanbul to play Besiktas and also to Moscow to face local side CSKA.

The Premier League champions will also be travelling to Germany to take on VfL Wolfsburg.

Supporters of Liverpool can look forward to visiting the scenic regions of south-west France and Tuscany in Italy as their side have been grouped with Olympique Lyonnais and Fiorentina, who are based in Florence.

Arsenal were drawn in Group H with AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands, Belgian side Standard Liege and Athens-based club Olympiacos.

The 2009-10 Champions League tournament will get underway with the first set of group games on September 15th.

Posted by Penny, 28 August 2009 15:36

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