The Soccer Thread (IV)

Champions League draw in a few minutes. There's a 2-in-3 chance that Real will end up in a group with one of the Premier League sides. Any bets on it being Man U?

 

won't they want to save that matchup?

 

Pots 3 and 4 are pretty weak this year.

 

No reason they couldn't have it in the group stages and, say, the quarters.

 

With Rangers in Pot 2, I'm a bit excited. My dad just gave me a call as he wanted to know who they were playing as well. Too bad the draw hasn't started yet.

 

Here is what we have so far...

Group A: Bayern Munich
Group B: Manchester United
Group C: Milan
Group D: Chelsea
Group E: Liverpool
Group F: Barcelona
Group G: Sevilla
Group H: Arsenal

Eventually, they may get to pot 2...

 

Real go in Group C.

 

Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux
Group B: Man Utd, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas
Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille
Group D: Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid
Group E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina
Group F: Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dynamo Kyiv
Group G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart
Group H: Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos

 

I have a few windows open to get the updates as quickly as possible. I have been grabbing from the the Guardian’s website for the quick pull on the names and groups. I don’t think it was necessary for them to add their little comment this time…

Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus
Group B: Manchester United, CSKA Moscow
Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid
Group D: Chelsea, Porto
Group E: Liverpool, Lyon
Group F: Barcelona, Internazionale
Group G: Sevilla, Rangers (going to one of the most most Catholic cities in the world!)
Group H: Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar

 

I thought the comment "What happens if Millwall and West Ham end up in the same group?" from a guardian reader was excellent.

 

I'm sure Celtic are thrilled to know Unirea Urziceni get an automatic group-stage place and Celtic don't.

 

Scotland coefficient is not so great and will likely get worse.