AMSTERDAM – Fabian Johnson and Borussia Monchengladbach were given quite the tall task in Thursday's draw for the Champions League group stage, with 2015 runners-up Juventus, Manchester City and Europa League holders Sevilla lining up for Group D battle.
The Foals have never faced the Citizens, but were dealt a pair of losses by Sevilla on their way to the 2014-15 Europa League crown. Johnson played in both games, with a start in the 1-0 away loss and 12 minutes at the end of leg two. The US international was not yet alive when 'Gladbach scored a European Cup win and draw over Juventus 40 years ago.
Matchday One will kick off the group phase proceedings on September 15-16.
Full draw:
Group A: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmo
Group B: PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg
Group C: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Astana
Group D: Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Monchengladbach
Group E: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Bate Borisov
Group F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiakos, Dinamo Zagreb
Group G: Chelsea, Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Maccabi Tel Aviv
Group H: Zenit Saint Petersburg, Valencia, Lyon, Gent
