Manchester united opposition met relatively mild in group lottery league champion, Manchester United are in Group B along with CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, and Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg, unlike Barcelona that one group with a series champions Internazionale Milan or Real Madrid star set(Los galaticos II) that met with AC Milan
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009/2010 GROUP
| Group A | Group B |
| FC Bayern München (GER) | Manchester United FC (ENG) |
| Juventus (ITA) | PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) |
| FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) | Beşiktaş JK (TUR) |
| Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) |
| Group C | Group D |
| AC Milan (ITA) | Chelsea FC (ENG) |
| Real Madrid CF (ESP) | FC Porto (POR) |
| Olympique de Marseille (FRA) | Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) |
| FC Zürich (SUI) | APOEL FC (CYP) |
| Group E | Group F |
| Liverpool FC (ENG) | FC Barcelona (ESP) |
| Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) | FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) |
| ACF Fiorentina (ITA) | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| Debreceni VSC (HUN) | FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) |
| Group G | Group H |
| Sevilla FC (ESP) | Arsenal FC (ENG) |
| Rangers FC (SCO) | AZ Alkmaar (NED) |
| VfB Stuttgart (GER) | Olympiacos FC (GRE) |
| AFC Unirea Urziceni (ROU) | R. Standard de Liège (BEL) |