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The Swiss champions were drawn in Group E, alongside Chelsea, Germany’s Schalke and Steaua Bucharest of Romania.
Egypt forward Mohamed Salah played well against the Londoners in last season’s Europa League semi-final, but couldn’t help his team avoid defeat.
The group stage opens on September 17 as Basel start with the toughest fixture against Chelsea away on the 18th.
The Groups
Group A: Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad
Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, Copenhagen
Group C: Benfica, Paris St-Germain, Olympiakos, Anderlecht
Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Viktoria Plzen
Group E: Chelsea, Schalke, Basel, Steaua Bucharest
Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli
Group G: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg, Austria Vienna
Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic