Steaua Bucharest, the only Romanian team to qualify for Champions League was placed in Champions League Group H in a UEFA ceremony at Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo on Thursday. Steaua was placed in the same group with Arsenal London, Slavia Prague and the future winner between FC Sevilla and AEK Athens.
The game between the Spanish and the Greeks was postponed due to the death of Sevilla player Antonio Puerto.
Steaua officials said they wish to play against a Spanish team, preferably FC Barcelona.
The Champions League matches will be played on September 18/19, October 2/3, October 23/24, November 6/7, November 27/28, December 11/12.
The 8 groups
Group A
FC Liverpool
FC Porto
Olimpique Marseille
Besiktas Istanbul
Group B
FC Chelsea
FC Valencia
Schalke 04
FC Rosenborg
Group C
Real Madrid
Werder Brehmen
Lazio
Olimpiacos Pireus
Group D
AC Milan
Benfica Lisabo
Celtic
Sahtior Donetk
Group E
FC Barcelona
Olimpique Lyon
VFB Stuttgart
Glasgow Rangers
Group F
Manchester United
AS Roma
Sporting Lisabon
Dynamo Kiev
Group G
Inter Milan
PSV Eindhoven
TSKA Moscow
Fenerbahce Istanbul
Group H
FC Arsenal
FC Sevilla/AEK Athens
FC Steaua
FC Slavia Prague
The four valoric draws had the following component:
• Draw 1
AC Milan (ITA, troffee owner)
FC Barcelona (ESP)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
Manchester United FC (ENG)
• Draw 2
Valencia CF (ESP)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
FC Porto (POR)
Sevilla FC (ESP) / AEK Athens FC (GRE)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
AS Roma (ITA)
SL Benfica (POR)
Werder Bremen (GER)
• Draw 3
Celtic FC (SCO)
FC Schalke 04 (GER)
VfB Stuttgart (GER)
FC STEAUA BUCHAREST (ROM)
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
S.S. Lazio (ITA)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
• Draw 4
Rangers FC (SCO)
FC Sahtior Donetk (UKR)
Besiktas JK (TUR)
Olympiacos CFP (GRE)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Fenerbahce SK (TUR)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Rosenborg BK (NOR)
