Man City draw Barca

MONACO: Pep Guardiola will return to the Nou Camp in the Champions League group stage after his new club Manchester City were drawn against his former Barcelona team yesterday.

The two sides were drawn in Group C alongside Borussia Moenchengladbach and former European champions Celtic.

Spanish coach Guardiola, who won the Champions League twice with Barca, faced the Catalans when he was in charge of Bayern Munich two seasons ago and suffered a 5-3 defeat in the semi-finals.

Bayern were paired in Group D along with PSV Eindhoven and group stage debutants Rostov.

Holders Real Madrid will have a tough pair of matches against Borussia Dortmund in Group F.

English Premier League winners Leicester Citywill face Porto, Club Bruges and FC Copenhagen in Group G. – Reuters