UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw

[HajdukSplit]

The qualifying rounds are complete and the field of 32 is known for the draw held tomorrow at 18:00 (CET). Like last season in Pot 1 are the reigning champions, reigning EL champions and the champions of the top 6 domestic leagues, which means Lokomotiv Moscow are in this pot despite having one of the lower coefficients in the tournament.

Hoffenheim and Young Boys are making their Champions League group stage debuts while Red Star Belgrade make it for the first time since 1992 when it was still named the European Cup, the year before it was re-branded.

Draw:

Group A
Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund
Monaco
Club Brugge

Group B
Barcelona
Tottenham
PSV Eindhoven
Inter

Group C
PSG
Napoli
Liverpool
Red Star Belgrade

Group D
Lokomotiv Moskva
Porto
Shalke
Galatasaray

Group E
Bayern Munich
Benfica
Ajax
AEK Athens

Group F
Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympique Lyonnais
Hoffenheim

Group G
Real Madrid
Roma
CSKA Moscow
Viktoria Plzen

Group H
Juventus
Manchester United
Valencia
Young Boys

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[StevenF1919]

Real Madrid/Barca, Dortmund, Liverpool, and Inter in one group pls.

Also, lol @ there being 5 teams in pot 3 that are better than Lokomotiv.

 

[Eye of Ra]

lol Viktoria Plzeň and Club Brugge, This 2 teams is not cl-quality. Why do even belgium and especially czech have a free spot.

 

[ViD]

lol Viktoria Plzeň and Club Brugge, This 2 teams is not cl-quality. Why do even belgium and especially czech have a free spot.

Because their teams play well in Europe and gained the necessary coefficient?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Real Madrid/Barca, Dortmund, Liverpool, and Inter in one group pls.

Also, lol @ there being 5 teams in pot 3 that are better than Lokomotiv.

Nothing to worry about, we'll be grouped with Real. The sky is blue.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Bad: Real, Liverpool, Inter

Good: Loko, CSKA, Plzen

Average: Juventus, Monaco, Galatasaray

 

[Live in the Now]

I would like Bayern, Benfica, AEK. Keep it easy, but no Russia game this time as that's too easy. The interesting teams I wanted in Pot 3 are now not an option. Also no Napoli as last time one of our fans nearly got killed, same for Roma as the Sean Cox incident is awfully fresh and will lead to problems.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Can’t wait for Man Utd to draw Lokomotiv

 

[Venkman]

United are due a big team. I wouldn't mind Barca/PSG. Don't think they've played PSG in a competitive game.

 

[Timeless Winter]

What time does this start if you're in the eastern time zone?

 

[Chimaera]

12. But it usually involves a lot of delay. They're going to give some awards and make sponsors (I mean bribers) happy.

 

[Savant]

LFC will probably be in a group of death, but that's because they are in it. As long as they can avoid one of the tough Pot 4 teams, they are in relatively good shape.

 

[Savant]

12. But it usually involves a lot of delay. They're going to give some awards and make sponsors (I mean bribers) happy.

They need time to warm up/cool down certain balls too.

 

[Chimaera]

I mean, when you consider CL knockouts leaked the day before, we all know it's predetermined. I'm kinda surprised they don't just go out and do the backroom shenanigans like the NBA used to do.

 

[YNWA14]

I mean, when you consider CL knockouts leaked the day before, we all know it's predetermined. I'm kinda surprised they don't just go out and do the backroom shenanigans like the NBA used to do.

Were they really leaked?

I think the conspiracy stuff also has pretty rational answers.

 

[Savant]

Were they really leaked?

I think the conspiracy stuff also has pretty rational answers.

Who knows?

I did have a conversation with a player who played in the champions league and a major European league who was convinced it was rigged

 

[ViD]

Bad: Real, Liverpool, Inter

Good: Loko, CSKA, Plzen

Average: Juventus, Monaco, Galatasaray

Can’t have 2 Russian teams in the same group

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Can’t have 2 Russian teams in the same group

Switch in PSV then.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Who knows?

I did have a conversation with a player who played in the champions league and a major European league who was convinced it was rigged

Was he upset that he didn't get a cake for his bday?

 

[Jersey Fresh]

There's no far flung conspiracy, come on now.

 

[Savi]

Navas GK of the year, really?

 

[Deficient Mode]

Gonna be like 4 repeat matchups that we've already had like 3-4 times the past 5 years

Fun

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Have a feeling LFC/Barca will be a thing.

 

[hatterson]

The first round of the draw is always so boring.

 

[Savi]

The small talk is embarrassing, just get on with it