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London side, Arsenal face a difficult task in maintaining their record of consistently reaching the knockout stages after they were drawn in Group F by Marseille, Napoli, and last season's beaten finalists, Borussia Dortmund. Italian giants, Juventus travel to the Spanish capital while Lionel Messi and Co meet familiar opponents after being paired with the Rossoneri for the third year in a row Nine-time European champions Real Madridhave been paired with Juventusin the pick of Thursday afternoon's Champions League draw in Monaco. Carlo Ancelotti's men and the current Serie A champions, whomet in the final in 1998, have been joined by Galatasaray and Copenhagen in Group B. Barcelona and AC Milan will resume rivalries again after meeting four times in the last three seasons, with Lionel Messiinspiring theBlaugranato a memorable comeback at the last16 stage last time round. Joining them in an intriguing Group H is Ajax and Celtic. Elsewhere, holders Bayern Munich will take on Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City for the second time in three years, and Real Sociedad are rewardedfor their play-off victory over Lyon with a trip to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. The 2013-14 final will be held inthe Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. GROUP A Man Utd Shakhtar Donetsk Bayer Leverkusen Real Sociedad GROUP B Real Madrid Juventus Galatasaray Copenhagen GROUP C Benfica Paris Saint-Germain Olympiakos Anderlecht GROUP D Bayern Munich CSKA Moscow Manchester City Viktoria Plzen GROUP E Chelsea Schalke Basel Steaua Bucharest GROUP F Arsenal Olympique de Marseille Borussia Dortmund Napoli GROUP G Porto Atletico Madrid Zenit St Petersburg Austria Wien GROUP H Barcelona AC Milan Ajax Celtic