Champions League draw: Pep Guardiola set for Barcelona return with Manchester City as Leicester City get gentle group

The Calatan suffered defeat to the five-time European Cup winners last season

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have been pitted against his former club Barcelona in one of many fascinating match-ups to emerge from the Champions League group stage draw.

The Calatan suffered defeat to the five-time European Cup winners in 2015 to deny him a third Champions League title as a manager. City and Barca are joined in Group C by Borussia Monchengladbach and Scottish champions Celtic.

Premier League holders Leicester City, gifted a gentler route owing to their Pot 1 status, will face Porto, Club Brugge and Copenhagen in Group G upon their maiden campaign in European football's platinum competition.

Arsenal's hopes of emerging from the group stage, meanwhile, were dented when Paris Saint-Germain were revealed as their primary competition in Group A. FC Basel and Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets are expected to fight it out for the third-place berth, which automatically ensures safe passage into the Europa League.

Elsewhere, north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur are set to face CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E as Mauricio Pochettino prepares for his first Champions League campaign as a manager.

Last season's defeated finalists Atletico Madrid will have to overcome Bayern Munich, managed by Carlo Ancelotti, if they are to win Group D - which also includes PSV Eindhoven and Russian side Rostov - while holders Real Madrid enjoyed a more favourable draw.

Zinedine Zidane's 11-time European champions will come up against Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund while Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw pose considerable threats in Group F also. Juventus have been drawn with Europa League winners Sevilla, Lyon and Dinamo Zagreb in Group H while Group B houses Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kyiv and Besiktas.

The draw in full:

Group A

Paris Saint-Germain

Arsenal

Basel

Ludogorets

Group B

Benfica

Napoli

Dynamo Kyiv

Besiktas

Group C

Barcelona

Manchester City

Borussia Monchengladbach

Celtic

Group D

Bayern Munich

Atletico Madrid

PSV Eindhoven

Rostov

Group E

CSKA Moscow

Bayer Leverkusen

Tottenham Hotspur

Monaco

Group F

Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund

Sporting Lisbon

Legia Warsaw

Group G

Leicester City

Porto

Club Brugge

Copenhagen

Group H

Juventus

Sevilla

Lyon

Dinamo Zagreb

Please note: Placings within the group may change to dictate fixture timings.