Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatović felt that they are no easy teams in their Champions League Group H.

The Spanish champions were paired alongside Juventus, UEFA Cup holders FC Zenit St. Petersburg and rank outsiders FC BATE Borisov in Group H.

And the Serbian has predicted a tough contest for all of the teams in the group.

He said: "With this type of draw, in a big competition like this, you cannot predict anything."

"Juventus are a big team and with them there is little you can say - they're always dangerous and they'll be hungry to compete in this competition having not done so last season."

"Zenit are a team of the moment. They won the UEFA Cup and are competing in the UEFA Super Cup - there's a lot of quality there."

"BATE Borisov must be respected because they are capable of causing an upset."

His counterpart, Juve coach Claudio Ranieri also echoed Mijatović's claims.

Ranieri remarked: "I think it will be difficult for every team in the group."

"Facing Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu is always a great feeling and not only for players who are going there for the first time."

"Zenit are not having a great season in Russia but I'm surprised because they had a fantastic year when they won the league and the UEFA Cup."

"Recently they spent €30m on a young Portuguese player [Danny] who was the best player in the Russian league. It says everything about their ambition."

"BATE Borisov are also a good team."

Zenit chief executive Maksim Mitrofanov had mized feeling about his side's debut in the Champions League.

Mitrofanov said: "Zenit are up against great opponents in Real, Juventus and BATE. We are by no means scared, though I cannot say we are particularly delighted."

"The draw makes us determined to strive for victory because our main task is to get bigger as a football club, and these are the sort of teams we need to play well against to show our class to everyone else."

"We have to look to make it out of the group and I would not make any predictions but I am sure there will be surprises."

Finally, unfancied BATE and their coach Viktor Goncharenko was surprisingly gracious in drawing the superpowers and hailed it as a great advertisement for Belarus.

He said: "What a fantastic group! It is a pleasure and a great honour for us that such decorated clubs are coming to Belarus."

"Real and Juventus are the most successful teams in Spain and Italy, real world-class teams."

"They are packed with players of the highest standard - true stars of the game. UEFA Cup holders Zenit are also a very exciting side."

"We are very lucky that Belarussian fans will get to see such quality clubs playing in front of their own eye."

 "It will be difficult to win against such big teams, but I promise we will compete in every game. and we are not going to give up without a fight."