ROAD TO ROME 2009 : REDS FACE PSV, MARSEILLE AND ATLETICO MADRID

Jimmy Rice

Liverpool have been drawn in Champions League Group D alongside PSV, Marseille and Fernando Torres' former club Atletico Madrid.
The draw will take El Nino back to the Vicente Calderon for the first time since his record transfer last summer. Atletico, whose squad includes former Reds Luis Garcia and Florent Sinama-Pongolle, finished fourth in La Liga last term. Marseille, meanwhile, were the third best team in France during 2007-08. They twice faced the Reds in last season's group stages, winning 1-0 at Anfield before missing out on a place in the second round following a 4-0 home defeat. Ex Red Bolo Zenden still plays at the Stade Velodrome. Dutch champions PSV make up Group D, a side Liverpool faced four times en route to Athens in 2006-07, with Gerrard and co recording three wins and a draw.
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Group A
CHELSEA
ROMA
BORDEAUX
CFR CLUJ
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Group B
INTER MILAN
WERDER BREMEN
PANATHINAKOS
ANOTHOSIS FAMAGUSTA
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Group C
BARCELONA
SPORTING LISBON
BASEL
SHAKHTAR DONESTSK
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Group D
LIVERPOOL
PSV
MARSEILLE
ATLETICO MADRID
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Group E
MAN UTD
VILLARREAL
CELTIC
AALBORG
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Group F
LYON
BAYERN MUNICH
STEAUA BUCHAREST
FIORENTINA
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Group G
ARSENAL
PORTO
FENERBACHE
DYNAMO KIEV
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Group H
REAL MADRID
JUVENTUS
ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
BATE BORSOV
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