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

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:

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