Rather than complaining about their bad luck, perhaps Manchester City should be grateful they are still in the competition.
The draw was made on Monday morning in Nyon, Switzerland.
Chelsea were paired with French champions Paris St Germain and Arsenal will be happiest after being drawn against Arsene Wenger's former club Monaco.
Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain v Chelsea
Manchester City v Barcelona
Bayern Munich v Atletico Madrid
Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
Schalke v Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich
Arsenal v Monaco
Basel v Porto
Liverpool face Turkish side Besiktas in the Europa Cup, and the prospect of meeting former Newcastle United favourite Demba Ba.
Tottenham play Serie A club Fiorentina, while Everton will face Swiss club Young Boys.
Europa League
Young Boys v Everton
Torino v Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla v Borussia Monchengladbach
Wolfsburg v Sporting Lisbon
Ajax v Legia Warsaw
Aalborg v Club Brugge
Anderlecht v Dynamo Moscow
Dnipro v Olympiakos
Trabzonspor v Napoli
Guingamp v Dynamo Kiev
Villarreal v Red Bull Salzburg
Roma v Feyenoord
PSV Eindhoven v Zenit St Petersburg
Liverpool v Besiktas
Tottenham v Fiorentina
Celtic v Inter Milan