Champions League Draw - Group Stages

and there was i thinking it was on 2mro morn, but just got msg from my rep inside champ league HQ :)


Group A
1. Bayern Munich
2. Lyon
3. Celtic
4. Anderlecht

Group B
1. Arsenal
2. Inter Milan
3. Dynamo Kiev
4. Lokomotiv Moscow

Group C
1. Deportivo La Coruna
2. PSV Eindhoven
3. AEK Athens
4. Monaco

Group D
1. Juventus
2. Galatasaray
3. Olympiakos
4. Real Sociedad

Group E
1. Manchester united
2. Panathinaikos
3. Ranger
4. VfB Stuttgart

Group F
1. Real Madrid
2. Porto
3. Marseille
4. Partizan Belgrade

Group G
1. Lazio
2. Chelsea
3. Sparta Prague
4. Besiktas

Group H
1. AC Milan
2. Celta Vigo
3. Ajax
4. Club Brugge

thoughts and predictions?

Ok here's who I think will come through from the various groups:


Group A
Bayern Munich
Anderlecht

Group B
Arsenal
Inter Milan

Group C
Deportivo La Coruna
PSV Eindhoven

Group D
Juventus
Real Sociedad

Group E
Manchester united
Panathinaikos


Group F
Real Madrid
Porto

Group G
Lazio
Chelsea

Group H
AC Milan
Ajax

Qualifiers Prediction


Group A
1. Bayern Munich
2. Lyon

Group B
1. Arsenal
2. Inter Milan

Group C
1. Deportivo La Coruna
3. AEK Athens

Group D
1. Juventus
4. Real Sociedad

Group E
1. Manchester united
2. Panathinaikos

Group F
1. Real Madrid
2. Porto

Group G
1. Lazio
2. Chelsea

Group H
1. AC Milan
3. Ajax

1st phase is not great for watching as best teams wrap up qualification for the next round after 3-4 games. Too many non-event games. Quality on paper seems poor this year too.

I agree that the tournament doesn't really take off until you get rid of the teams that are going to fall by the wayside anyway, the first group stages rarely produce great surprises. i think arsenal could be in danger though, they don't travel well, and two long hauls to the former USSR could take a toll.

I think the top two seeds will go through in all groups bar Ajax edging out Celta Vico and Group D, which is the toughest looking, although that depends on Sociedad maintaining last years standard of play. Juve plus anyone from that group.

i can see the 'battle of britain' headlines already.

Galatasaray v Olympiakos might be interesting!

I think Celtic will get 2nd place.

3 good teams we have to play but Celtic have the strength mentally to overcome these teams.

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Galatasaray v Olympiakos might be interesting!

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That's the one I want to watch! Sadly we'll proabably have to deal with some less heated affair on the telly instead which, by law it seems, will have an English or Scottish team in it.

Anyone interested in going to Turkey for the match?:D

isn't SKY showing all matches this year on digital?

Group A
Bayern Munich
Celtic
2nd place will be very close though

Group B
Inter Milan
Dynamo Kiev
This looks like the most competitive group.

Group C
Deportivo La Coruna
PSV Eindhoven
Should be fairly straightforward

Group D
Juventus
Could be anyone 2nd

Group E
Manchester united
VfB Stuttgart

Group F
Real Madrid
Porto
Again fairly straightforward

Group G
Lazio
Sparta Prague
Don't think Chelsea will do enough away.

Group H
AC Milan
Ajax
Will be close with Celta Vigo for 2nd.

Me thinks Sky are showing most Tuesday night games, and all Wednesday night games.

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Originally posted by noby
isn't SKY showing all matches this year on digital?

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TV3 Tuesdays

SKY Wednesdays

sky are showing 6 matches on tues and all 8 on wednesday's on digital.

ging on arsenals game against inter thy will find it tough cause if they lose 3 nil at home god knows what they will conceed in italy.

oh yea and celtic did play well against bayern but they are not the team thry once were.