Real Madrid in Champs League group with Dortmund and Spurs

PSG paired alongside Bayern UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw

GENEVA, Aug 24, (AP): Real Madrid’s route to retaining the Champions League title looks a lot like last year’s. Only tougher.

The two-time defending champion was on Thursday drawn again with Borussia Dortmund, which won their group last year and was unbeaten against Cristiano Ronaldo and friends.

Still, Tottenham is as classy as a third-seeded team gets, and fourthseeded APOEL of Cyprus is a recent quarterfinalist.

“Heroes are made in groups like these,” Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim

MONACO, Aug 24, (AFP): UEFA Champions League group stage draw made on Thursday:

Group A

Benfica, Man Utd, Basel, CSKA Moscow

Group B

Bayern Munich, PSG, Anderlecht, Celtic

Group C

Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Qarabag

Group D

Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting Lisbon

Group E

Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor

Group F

Shakhtar Donetsk, Man City, Napoli, Feyenoord

Group G

Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, RB Leipzig

Group H

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, APOEL.

Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos (center), passes the ball during the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy soccer match between Real Madrid and Fiorentina at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on Aug 23. (AP)