Champions League 2017-2018 Group Stage

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Champions League 2017-2018 Group Stage

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Pot 1
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern München (GER)
Chelsea (ENG)
Juventus (ITA)
Benfica (POR)
Monaco (FRA)
Spartak Moskva (RUS)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Pot 2
Barcelona (ESP)
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Sevilla (ESP)
Manchester City (ENG)
Porto (POR)
Manchester United (ENG)

Pot 3
Napoli (ITA)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Basel (SUI)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Anderlecht (BEL)
Liverpool (ENG)
AS Roma (ITA)
Beşiktaş (TUR)

Pot 4
Celtic (SCO)
CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Sporting CP (POR)
APOEL (CYP)
Feyenoord (NED)
Maribor (SLO)
Qarabağ (AZB)
RB Leipzig (GER)
fewer spots :arrow: weaker leagues :arrow: fewer spots :arrow: weaker leagues :arrow: fewer spots :arrow: weaker leagues

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Cyprus equaled their coeffcient from a year ago just in qualifiers....
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17 countries are participating

5 - ENG
4 - ESP
3 - GER, ITA, POR
2 - FRA, RUS
1 - UKR, BEL, TUR, SUI, NED, GRE, CYP, AZB, SLO, SCO
fewer spots :arrow: weaker leagues :arrow: fewer spots :arrow: weaker leagues :arrow: fewer spots :arrow: weaker leagues

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Spartak is the golden goose with Shakhtar, Porto, Sevilla and Benfica the other teams from pots 1 and 2 than can be eliminated for teams from pot3 and pot 4.
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Pot 2 looks stronger overall than Pot 1 imo.

Team to get from Pot 1 - Spartak Moscow
Team to avoid from Pot 4 - Leipzig

There are some strong teams in Pot 3 as well but that does not matter for Besiktas.

Honestly I don't have any draw preferences tbh, so I would just hope for a balanced group with one giant.

Therefore let's say something like Shaktar - Barcelona - Besiktas - Sporting.
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For the best chance to qualify I'd like Spartak, porto and anderlecht

For glamour I'd like real madrid, psg and Liverpool
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bjkman1903 wrote:Pot 2 looks stronger overall than Pot 1 imo.

Team to get from Pot 1 - Spartak Moscow
Team to avoid from Pot 4 - Leipzig

There are some strong teams in Pot 3 as well but that does not matter for Besiktas.

Honestly I don't have any draw preferences tbh, so I would just hope for a balanced group with one giant.

Therefore let's say something like Shaktar - Barcelona - Besiktas - Sporting.
Why do you want Sporting, revenge from two seasons ago?
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for Juventus:
Barcelona - Liverpool - Feyenoord

for Napoli:
Real Madrid - Manchester United - Celtic

for Roma:
Monaco - Porto - APOEL

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Lubomir25 wrote:For the best chance to qualify I'd like Spartak, porto and anderlecht

For glamour I'd like real madrid, psg and Liverpool
Not Benfica? Isn't there an unwritten rule that says that Celtic only advances when Benfica is in its group? :confused:
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Dragonite wrote:
Lubomir25 wrote:For the best chance to qualify I'd like Spartak, porto and anderlecht

For glamour I'd like real madrid, psg and Liverpool
Not Benfica? Isn't there an unwritten rule that says that Celtic only advances when Benfica is in its group :confused:
I want Porto for some kind of revenge from 2003 :lol:
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2003 or 2001/2002? :mrgreen:
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Group of death:

Juventus
Barcelona
Liverpool
RB Leipzig

or:

Real
PSG
Napoli
RB Leipzig
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For Olympiacos, would be nice :

Spartak Moscow, FC Porto, OLYMPIACOS, Marbor
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Guaranteed at least one matchup between English and Spanish teams.

What do we know about TV pairings? England will probably pair Liverpool and Manchester United as they get biggest ratings.
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