Chelsea to face Ajax, Valencia and Lille in Champions League

Chelsea will face Ajax, Valencia and Lille in the group stage of the Champions League.

It will be the first time that the Blues have played against Ajax – who were semi-finalists last season – or Lille in European competition. They have met Valencia three times before.

The draw took place in Monaco on Thursday afternoon and the order of games will be announced shortly.

Group stage draw in full:

Group A: Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, Club Bruges, Galatasaray

Group B: Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Olympiakos, Red Star Belgrade

Group C: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta

Group D: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow

Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk

Group F: Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Slavia Prague

Group G: Zenit St Petersburg, Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig

Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille