Champions Real Madrid will play five-time former winners Liverpool while fellow Spanish giants Barcelona plucked big-spending Paris Saint-Germain as the Champions League group stage draw was made in Monaco on Thursday.

But the most mouth-watering draw saw 2013 champions Bayern Munich paired with Manchester City, Roma and CSKA Moscow in Group E.

Collated draw for the 2014/2015 European Champions League group stages made in Monaco on Thursday:

Group A

Atletico Madrid (ESP)

Juventus (ITA)

Olympiakos (GRE)

Malmo (SWE)

Group B

Real Madrid (ESP)

Basel (SUI)

Liverpool (ENG)

Ludogorets (BUL)

Group C

Benfica (POR)

Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)

Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

Monaco (FRA)

Group D

Arsenal (ENG)

Borussia Dortmund (GER)

Galatasaray (TUR)

Anderlecht (BEL)

Group E

Bayern Munich (GER)

Manchester City (ENG)

CSKA Moscow (RUS)

Roma (ITA)

Group F

Barcelona (ESP)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

Ajax (NED)

Apoel (CYP)

Group G

Chelsea (ENG)

Schalke 04 (GER)

Sporting Lisbon (POR)

Maribor (SLO)

Group H

Porto (POR)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Athletic Bilbao (ESP)