by Chris Asbrock

The eight groups have been announced for the UEFA Champions League.

If you are not a fan of soccer, this is one tournament that you should tune in to. There is so much excitement and drama in these matches.

Add in the top teams in Europe along with the atmosphere, it makes for a fantastic tournament.

Here are the groups (teams in bold are my picks to advance…teams in italic move to Europa League):

Group A:
Manchester United
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Real Sociedad de Futbol

Group B:
Real Madrid
Juventus
Galatasaray AS
FC Kobenhaven

Group C:
SL Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Olympiacos FC
RSC Anderlecht

Group D:
FC Bayern Munich
PFC CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
FC Viktoria Plzen

Group E:
Chelsea
FC Schalke 04
FC Basel 1893
FC Steaua Bucuresti

Group F:
Arsenal
Olympique de Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
SSC Napoli

Group G:
FC Porto
Athletico Madrid
FC Zenit
Austria Wien

Group H:
FC Barcelona
AC Milan
AFC Ajax
Celtic FC