The English Premier League side were drawn in the Champions League Group C yesterday alongside Barcelona, Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic.
Guardiola spent the majority of his playing career with Barcelona and led them to two European titles as manager in 2009 and 2011.
And now in his first season as City manager, he will face off against his former club in Group C, along with Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic, when the group stage begins next month.
The draw featured some other blockbuster matchups, as defending champions Real Madrid play Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw in Group F.
In Group A, Paris Saint-German will trade tackle with Arsenal, Basel and Ludogorets Razgrad, while Bayern Munich draw last year’s runners-up Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Rostov in Group D.
There were more favourable draws for the other two English clubs where debtutants Leicester City were drawn with Porto, Club Brugge and FC Copenhagen in Group G, while Tottenham face CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E.
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And now in his first season as City manager, he will face off against his former club in Group C, along with Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic, when the group stage begins next month.
The draw featured some other blockbuster matchups, as defending champions Real Madrid play Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Legia Warsaw in Group F.
In Group A, Paris Saint-German will trade tackle with Arsenal, Basel and Ludogorets Razgrad, while Bayern Munich draw last year’s runners-up Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Rostov in Group D.
There were more favourable draws for the other two English clubs where debtutants Leicester City were drawn with Porto, Club Brugge and FC Copenhagen in Group G, while Tottenham face CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in Group E.
THE PAIRINGS
Group A: PSG, Arsenal, Basel, Ludogorets Razgrad
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Dinamo Zagreb
Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic.
Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov
Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco
Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon, Legia Warsaw
Group G: Leicester City, Porto, Club Brugge, FC Copenhagen
Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
Group B: Benfica, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Dinamo Zagreb
Group C: Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Monchengladbach, Celtic.
Group D: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov
Group E: CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Monaco
Group F: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon, Legia Warsaw
Group G: Leicester City, Porto, Club Brugge, FC Copenhagen
Group H: Juventus, Sevilla, Lyon, Dinamo Zagreb
Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/sports/ucl-barcelona-face-city-arsenal-draw-psg/160247.html#UkyHRBgRc2pfd8iK.99
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