Mehdi Benatia excited by return to Roma in Champions League

Bayern Munich defender Mehdi Benatia admits that he is relishing the prospect of facing Roma in the Champions League.

Published: August 29 2014 | 04:09

Last updated: August 30 2014 | 08:29

Mehdi Benatia has revealed his delight after seeing Bayern Munich drawn alongside Roma in the Champions League group stage on Thursday.

The Moroccan completed a move to Bayern from the Serie A side for a reported £24m this week, and admits that he is relishing the prospect of facing his former teammates twice in Group E.

"I am so happy with the draw," Benatia told reporters. "I wished for us to play Roma so badly so I could see my friends again. Those will be wonderful matches."

Bayern will also meet Manchester City and CSKA Moscow in the group, kicking off their campaign against the Premier League champions on September 17.

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1	Bayern Munich Bayern	5	4	1	0	17	4	13	13
2	Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt	5	4	0	1	11	6	5	12
3	RB Leipzig	5	3	2	0	8	2	6	11
4	Bayer Leverkusen B. Leverkusen	5	3	1	1	14	10	4	10
5	Borussia Dortmund Dortmund	5	3	1	1	11	9	2	10
6	Heidenheim	5	3	0	2	10	7	3	9
7	Freiburg	5	3	0	2	8	7	1	9
8	Stuttgart	5	2	2	1	14	10	4	8
9	Union Berlin Union Berlin	5	2	2	1	4	3	1	8
10	Werder Bremen	5	2	2	1	8	11	-3	8
11	Augsburg	6	2	1	3	9	15	-6	7
12	Borussia Monchengladbach Borussia M'bach	6	2	0	4	7	10	-3	6
13	Mainz 05 Mainz	5	1	2	2	8	10	-2	5
14	Wolfsburg	5	1	1	3	10	11	-1	4
15	St Pauli	5	1	1	3	4	6	-2	4
16	Hoffenheim	5	1	0	4	9	15	-6	3
17	VfL Bochum VfL Bochum	5	0	1	4	5	11	-6	1
18	Holstein Kiel	5	0	1	4	7	17	-10	1