Arsenal face Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev


Arsenal will play FC Porto, Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kiev in the Group Stage of the Champions League.

Arsène Wenger's team will travel to Portugal, Turkey and Ukraine after beating Dutch side FC Twente in the Third Qualifying Round.

Arsenal were among the eight top seeds when the draw took place in Monaco on Thursday.

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Champions League draw

Group A: Chelsea, AS Roma, Bordeaux, CFR 1907 Cluj
Group B: Internazionale, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis Famagusta
Group C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, FC Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk
Group D: Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Marseilles, Atletico Madrid
Group E: Manchester United, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg BK
Group F: Lyon, Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina
Group G: Arsenal, FC Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev
Group H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St. Petersburg, FC BATE Borisov

The fixture dates for the group stage have been confirmed as follows:

Match Day 1
Dynamo Kiev v Arsenal
Wednesday 17th September 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Valery Lobanovskiy, Kyiv

Match Day 2
Arsenal v FC Porto
Tuesday 30th September 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 3
Fenerbahce v Arsenal
Tuesday 21st October 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

Match Day 4
Arsenal v Fenerbahce
Wednesday 5th November 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 5
Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev
Tuesday 25th November 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Match Day 6
FC Porto v Arsenal
Wednesday 10th December 2008
Kick Off: 19:45
To be played at Estádio do Dragão, Portugal