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Europes elite clubs await Champions League draw

Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid will join Englands elite clubs Manchester United and Chelsea in Thursdays Champions League group stage draw.

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Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid will join Englands elite clubs Manchester United and Chelsea as among the top seeded teams in Thursdays Champions League group stage draw.

Inter Milan,the 2010 winner which lost its title to Barcelona,also heads one of eight four-team groups to be drawn in Monaco.

AC Milan needs Serie A rival Udinese to eliminate high-ranked Arsenal in Wednesdays playoffs for the seven-time European champions to avoid dropping into the pot of No. 2 seeded teams.

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Big-spending Manchester City seems the most dangerous opponent of the third-seeded clubs.

Bundesliga winner Borussia Dortmund returns after a nine-year absence as a No. 4 seeded side.

The 32 clubs will share $1 billion in prize money.

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