As well as Inter, bossed by Jose Mourinho who was a member of the Barcelona coaching staff early on in his career, Barcelona will also play Dynamo Kiev and Rubin Kazan in Group F.

Barca and Inter were involved in one of the summer's biggest transfers when Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic moved to the Nou Camp and Samuel Eto'o moved in the opposite direction in a part-exchange deal.


AC Milan was drawn against nine-times winner Real Madrid, Marseille and FC Zurich in Group C.

The clashes between Milan and Madrid will be among the most anticipated in the group stages, and will see the Spanish side showcase its star-studded line-up, among them Cristiano Ronaldo and former Rossoneri attacker Kaka, the Brazilian who made the move to the Bernabeu during the close-season.

Bayern Munich was joined by Juventus, Bordeaux and Maccabi Haifa in Group A.

Manchester United, last year's losing finalist, was drawn to play CSKA Moscow, Besiktas and Wolfsburg in Group B at the draw in Monaco.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson told ManUtd.com: "These are difficult ties, especially the trips to Russia and Turkey."

"CSKA have developed strongly in the last few years, and games in Turkey are always difficult."

"We also know the quality that we're up against with Wolfsburg, with what they achieved in the Bundesliga last season."

Chelsea, beaten in the semi-finals last year by Barcelona, was grouped with Porto, Atletico Madrid and Apoel Nicosia in Group D.

Liverpool faces Lyon, Fiorentina and Debreceni in Group E and Arsenal tackles AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos and Standard Liege in Group H.

Sevilla, Stuttgart, Rangers and Romanian champion Unirea Urziceni are featured in Group G.