Champions League draw: Celtic to face Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow

CELTIC have been drawn against Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow in Group G of the Champions League.

The draw was made in Monaco today.

It means Celtic can look forward to a trip to the Nou Camp, and will also play host to the likes of Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta in Glasgow.

• A look at Celtic’s Champions League opponents

Neil Lennon’s side qualified after beating Helsingborgs 2-0 last night, a repeat of their 2-0 victory in Sweden last week.

The Scottish champions found themselves in Pot 4 for the draw.

The draw produced eight groups of four teams, consisting of one from each pot.

Each team will play home and away matches against their three group opponents between September and December with the top two sides qualifying for the knockout stage.

The draw:

GROUP A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Paris St Germain, Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP B: Arsenal, Schalke, Olympiakos, Montpellier

GROUP C: AC Milan, Zenit St Petersburg, Anderlecht, Malaga

GROUP D: Real Madrid, Man City, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund

GROUP E: Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, FC Nordsjaelland

GROUP F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, BATE Borisov

GROUP G: Barcelona, Benfica, Spartak Moscow, Celtic

GROUP H: Man United, Braga, Galatasaray, CFR Cluj