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Group stage set for 2012-13 UEFA Champions League

UEFA revealed this year's full Champions League group stage with Group D emerging as the clear Group of Death, as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund will fight it out for two spots towards the Round of 16.

Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 will be grouped in a good Group B that features Arsenal, French champs Montpellier and Olympiakos. Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht will face Milan, Zenit and Malaga in Group C. Michael Parkhurst will be in Group E as Nordsjaelland will face Chelsea, Shakhtar and Juventus.

Chicharito's Manchester United will head Group H, facing Braga, Galatasaray and Cluj. Andres Guardado and Valencia squares off against Bayern Munich, Lille and BATE.

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The Champions League group stage draw in full:

GROUP A
PORTO
DINAMO KIEV
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
DINAMO ZAGREB

GROUP B
ARSENAL
SCHALKE
OLYMPIAKOS
MONTPELLIER

GROUP C
AC MILAN
ZENIT
ANDERLECHT
MALAGA

GROUP D
REAL MADRID
MANCHESTER CITY
AJAX
BORUSSIA DORTMUND

GROUP E
CHELSEA
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
JUVENTUS
NORDSJAELLAND

GROUP F
BAYERN MUNICH
VALENCIA
LILLE
BATE BORISOV

GROUP G
BARCELONA
BENFICA
SPARTAK MOSCOW
CELTIC

GROUP H
MANCHESTER UNITED
BRAGA
GALATASARAY
CLUJ

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