All the British clubs involved in the Champions league may fancy their chances of progression after tonight’s draw meant they avoided the heavyweight second seeds.

the full draw is:

Group A
Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa

Group B
Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Wolfsburg

Group C

AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich

Group D

Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid, APOEL Nicosia

Group E

Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, Debrecen

Group F

Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dinamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan

Group G

Sevilla, Rangers , Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni

Group H

Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Standard Liege

Most attention will be focused on the Italy v Spain clashes in Group C between giants AC Milan and the new galatico’s at Real Madrid with Kaka making a return to the San Siro, and Group F’s clash between Barcelona and Inter Milan whilst group A has an intriguing tie between Bayern Munich and Juventus.