Man U gets Celtic in Champions draw (AP)

Courtesy Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Thu, 08/28/2008 - 13:54

Defending champion Manchester United will face British rival Celtic in the group stage of the Champions League.

United will also meet Villarreal and Aalborg in the 32-team phase, with the first round scheduled for Sept. 16-17.

"We always love to draw the champion of Europe as we did last year (with FC Barcelona)," Celtic striker Scott McDonald said after the draw Thursday.


 

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