Manchester City drawn in group of death again

Manchester City’s Champions League curse returned to haunt them yesterday after they were drawn with last season’s finalists Juventus and Europa League winners Seville for the group stage of the competition.

City, who have suffered tough draws in the last four seasons of the Champions League, were selected in Group D — with the other team being Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach.

Arsenal also face a tough task in Group F against Bayern Munich, who have eliminated the Gunners from the competition in two out of the last three seasons — but have more straightforward opposition from Greek side Olympiacos — who are in the middle of a match-fixing scandal — and Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia.