Manchester United Champions League fixtures: United to open with PSV trip, and end with Wolfsburg away tie

United make their return to European competition

Thursday 27 August 2015 14:41 EDT

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (Getty Images)

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Manchester United kick off their Champions League campaign away at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday 15 September, marking Memphis Depay's return.

Depay joined United for £25m from PSV this summer.

In Group B, United also face CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg.

United's toughest challenge in the group is the Dutch champions PSV.

The Old Trafford club last played PSV back in the Champions League in the group stage in 2000. They won 3-1 at home but lost 3-1 away.

United met CSKA Moscow in the Champions League group stage in 2009, drawing 3-3 at home, and winning 1-0 away.

United's last group game is a trip to Wolfsburg, who they also last faced in the Champions League group stage in 2009, wining 3-1 away and 2-1 at home.

Manchester United fixtures:

15 Sep PSV (a); 30 Sep Wolfsburg (h); 21 Oct CSKA (a); 3 Nov CSKA (h); 25 Nov PSV (h); 8 Dec Wolfsburg (a)

Full draw:

GROUP A: PSG, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmo

GROUP B: PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg

GROUP C: Benfica, Atletico, Galatasaray, Astana

GROUP D: Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Monchengladbach

GROUP E: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, BATE Borisov

GROUP F: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Olympiacos, Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP G: Chelsea, Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Maccabi Tel-Aviv

GROUP H: Zenit, Valencia, Lyon, Gent

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