Champions League Group Stage

[SiriuslyCold]

Group A - Liverpool - FC Porto - Marseille - Besiktas

Group B - Chelsea - Valencia - Schalke - Rosenborg

Group C - Real Madrid -Werder Bremen - Lazio - Olympiakos

Group D - AC Milan - Benfica - Celtic - Shakhtar Donetsk

Group E - Barca - Lyon - Vfb Stuttgart - Rangers

Group F - ManUtd - AS Roma - Sporting Lisbon - Dynamo Kiev

Group G - Inter - PSV - CSKA Moscow - Fenerbahce

Group H - Arsenal - Sevilla/AEK Athens -Steaua Bucharest - Slavia Prague

 

Group H looks a bit thin at first glance

[armoury]

Group H - Arsenal - Sevilla/AEK Athens -Steaua Bucharest - Slavia Prague

 

Group H looks a bit thin at first glance

I can't say I'm unhappy with the draw.  After all, the ones to avoid are the Italians of Pot 2, the Ukranians and Russians of Pot 3/4 (more because of distance of travel and lousy weather rather than standard of clubs per se), and to some extent when it comes to Pot 4 the Turks. 

 

Having said that, if Sevilla get through, remember they are double UEFA Cup winners. And Steaua are former European champions, although that was years ago.  Given that we just dumped out the Czech champions Sparta 5-0 on aggregate, taking on the runners-up Slavia from the same city should't be intimidating -- but then again they just dumped Ajax out.