Champions League Draw: Manchester City face a tough task to promote

Face of the city delicate group is just the club are confident the team to success in Europe, while Liverpool draw. 
Yaya Toure should CSKA Moscow to Manchester City, where he breeds of abuse from the crowd returned. Photo: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

 Manchester City UEFA coefficient improves year after year but their fortune in the Champions League draw. "A little luck over the last few years" is Pablo Zabaleta feel the club before the group stage in Monaco again arduous route to the knockout stage confronts thePremier Champions League. Maybe next year, Pablo.

City and Arsenal landing in two of the most competitive groups but there is relief for back Chelsea and Liverpool, the second draw against reigning champions, Real Madrid, but probably not as Basel challenges and Ludogorets complete Group B.

Jose Mourinho will not unduly worry Schalke, Sporting Lisbon and Maribor in Group G. Arsene Wenger guided Arsenal awarded to a consecutive term of 17 is a Group D Champions League with Borussia Dortmund tough, Galatasaray and Anderlecht. Manuel Pellegrini and the City, however, there is no relief.

Bayern Munich, for the third time in four seasons, CSKA Moscow, where abuse was Yaya Touré at the home fans last season, and the strongest opponent in the pot, Roma, waiting for Pellegrini's team. The city should fear no one - they are in group E are equally representative of the Moscow Munich and Rome - but the second pot to draw the symbol of the club's position on at least one of the European elite.

"I think it's the toughest group," said City director of football, Txiki Begiristain. "We are what happened last season, but the team is very difficult - Roma are a strong team is a tough group but we all know the team effort. Playing football. Delighted with the team we have now the season and we are ready to shoot again. for all of us, the aim is to improve. sign good players, we have spent the last season 16 and we want to do better. us much this season. strive to win every game we play, whether it is domestic or European competition. "

Bayern, smarting from last season's 5-0 aggregate semi-final defeat to Real, City topped the group at the Premier League club failed in the past to promote the German champions, Napoli and Villarreal in 2011-12. The following season brought out by a group featuring Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax - before the City's development when we did last year, after the Bayern on goal difference. They topped the group with a 4-2 victory at the Allianz Arena is not, Barcelona and, often, a last-16, except for Pellegrini to miscalculate the permutations as City finally received a stirring 3-2 comeback sides PEP Guardiola 's.

Can not return to Munich to be much to worry as another way to travel to the Arena Khimki CSKA, however. Moscow stadium was partially closed by UEFA after racist chanting was Touré during City's 2-1 defeat in Russia in October. CSKA Touré dispute official complaint but was forced to close one end of the ground - a decision that fell short against European Football - Champions League tie against Bayern. In the aftermath, Touré see black players to boycott the 2018 World Cup issue. "If we do not believe the World Cup, came to Russia, we can not," said the midfielder.

Last season the serie A runner-up Roma to the Abstract City Council, as well as the prospect of the former Chelsea team-mates Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard together in competition before they are in 2012.

There is little indication in Dortmund Arsenal also, they are in the country Germany 1-0 thanks to a goal Aaron Ramsey last season, but suffered a 2-1 defeat against the Emirates, and there is no clear relationship with Galatasaray hotels in Istanbul and signing Anderlecht.

Chelsea arguably the greatest art of the Premier League and also representatives supported Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool, five years on from their last Champions League match against Fiorentina in December 2009.

Real Madrid, a team trounced 5-0 by Rafael Benitez in the last 16 of the competition in the years 2008-09, the ominous threat when they became the first club to take the trophy in the Champions League era. Basel and Ludogorets, reached the group stage for the first time courtesy of a large crowd shootout win at Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday, when the lift save Cosmin Moti two penalty after goalkeeper sent off in extra-time, Group B open, however.

"Yes," his chief of Liverpool, Ian Ayre. "I said to Brendan on my way out. Him for his work on the training ground. They are a tough group, but I'm happy with this group of people. Particular is especially Real Madrid in the group. Appreciate each one of us but we have good memories of playing against Real Madrid and I think it does a great challenge for us.

"If you see Liverpool football club, this is our competition - five-time games against other winners just beat him for 10 points on a very special part of the competition. Makes it a group of -Specially. "