Ballack back in Blues' first Champions League match

Groups dates announced Michael Ballack will return to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea will open their Champions league campaign against his side Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, September 13. Chelsea then head to Spain to face Valencia later in the month. The full fixtures for Group E are as follows: Tuesday September 13Chelsea v Bayer Leverkusen Wednesday September 28Valencia v Chelsea Wednesday October 19Chelsea v RC Genk Tuesday November 1RC Genk v Chelsea Wednesday November 23Bayer Leverkusen v Chelsea Tuesday December 6Chelsea v Valencia The Champions League draw matched the following sides together: Group ABayern MunichVillarrealManchester CityNapoli Group BInterCSKA MoscowLilleTrabzonspor Group CManchester UnitedBenficaFC BaselOtelul Galati Group DReal MadridLyonAjaxDinamo Zagreb Group EChelseaValenciaBayer LeverkusenRC Genk Group FArsenalMarseilleOlympiacosBorussia Dortmund Group GPortoShakhtar DonetskZenit St PetersburgAPOEL Group HBarcelonaAC MilanBATE BorisovViktoria Plzen

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