Pep Guardiola will return to the Nou Camp this season after Manchester City were drawn alongside Barcelona in the Champions League group stage.
The Spaniard won the competition twice when he was in charge of Barca and will face a reunion this term in Group C, which also features Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic.
Arsenal, meanwhile, come up against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, FC Basel and PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in Group A.
Leicester City, who shocked the world to win the Premier League title last season, are competing at Europe’s top table for the first time in the club’s history.
And the Foxes will be playing against Portugal’s FC Porto, Belgium’s Club Brugge and Denmark’s FC Copenhagen in Group G.
No Champions League winner has ever been drawn in Group G before but given Leicester’s performance last season, perhaps it’s unfair to write them off just yet!
Tottenham, English football’s other representative, have been drawn in Group E along with CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkussen and AS Monaco.
Elsewhere, reigning champions Real Madrid are in Group F with Borusssia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Leiga Warsaw.
Last season’s runners-up Atletico Madrid are in Group D with Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven and newcomers FC Rostov of Russia.
Group H features Juventus, Sevilla Lyon and Dinamo Zagreb; and Group B comprises of Benfica, Napoli, Besiktas and Dynamo Kiev.
Champions League group stage draw: In full
Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Basel, Ludogorets
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas
Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic
Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV, Rostov
Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco
Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting CP, Legia Warsaw
Group G: Leicester City, Porto, Club Brugge, FC Copenhagen
Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
The first matchday is the 13/14 September with the final games in the four- team groups taking place on 6/7 December.
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