It is the first time ever that there has been five English clubs in the group stage draw, and the first time since the 2007/08 season that there has been six British clubs in the group stage!
Here are the groups; [Teams in BOLD are my picks to progress]
Group A:
Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, CSKA Moscow
Group B:
Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain, Anderlecht, Celtic
Group C:
Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Qarabag
Group D:
Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting
Group E:
Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor
Group F:
Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord
Group G:
Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, RB Leipzig
Group H:
Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, Apoel
A bit of a hectic draw, but relitively easy groups for the likes of United, Bayern, PSG, and Monaco. Of the six British clubs in the competition I see only 4 progressing, and I think that Celtic and Man City will fall out of the Champions League into the Europa league brackets (as a 3rd place team). Tottenham have drawn the toughest group out of the lot, but I really don't see Dortmund outplaying Tottenham and certainly don't think Zidane's Real Madrid will drop points against them - hense Tottenham's inclusion in my predictions. Not a fan of the Manchester City side, and poor signings with only future quality and not present quality will not give them the depth that they will need to succeed in the competition - key player Sergio Aguero hasn't been performing in any pre-season games and Premier league games so far also!
Matchweek 1 of the competion will be played on 12th/13th of September, and the group stage will come to a close on 5th/6th December.
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