UWCL draw: Man City to face holders Barca; Arsenal, Chelsea learn opponents

Manchester City will face Champions League holders Barcelona in their first group stage appearance in the competition.

Debutants City were drawn into Group D with Barca, SKN St Polten and Hammarby in Friday morning's draw in Nyon.

WSL champions Chelsea take on Celtic, Real Madrid and FC Twente in an intriguing Group B.

Meanwhile, Arsenal - who sealed their spot in the group stages with a thumping 4-0 win over Swedish side Hacken on Thursday evening to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit - are in Group C with German champions Bayern Munich, Italian giants Juventus and Norwegians Valerenga.

The Champions League group stage gets underway on October 8, with the six rounds of matches concluding on December 18.

GROUP A - Lyon, Wolfsburg, Roma, Galatasaray

GROUP B - Chelsea, Real Madrid, FC Twente, Celtic

GROUP C - Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Juventus, Valerenga

GROUP D - Barcelona, Man City, SKN St Polten, Hammarby

When are the games played?

Matchday 1: October 8 & 9

Matchday 2: October 16 & 17

Matchday 3: November 12 & 13

Matchday 4: November 20 & 21

Matchday 5: December 11& 12

Matchday 6: December 17 & 18