Champions League 2010/2011

[Springsteen]

So tomorrow at around 5pm UK Time the draw for the Champions League group stages takes place. Here are the pots for the groups. It's basically one from each to form the groups and the stipulations that clubs from the same Country cannot draw each other.

POT 1

Internazionale
Barcelona
Manchester United
Chelsea
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Milan
Lyon

POT 2

Werder Bremen
Real Madrid
Roma
Shakhtar Donetsk
Benfica
Valencia
Marseille
Panathinaikos

POT 3

Tottenham Hotspur
Rangers
Ajax
Schalke 04
Basel
Braga
Copenhagen
Spartak Moscow

POT 4

Hapoel Tel Aviv
Twente
Rubin Kazan
Auxerre
CFR Cluj
Partizan
Žilina
Bursaspor

I wouldn't say no to this group.

Manchester United
Marseille
Copenhagen
Zilina

 

[Tuffdisc]

Wow, Ajax have really dropped in recent years, they're normally up in the top two pots

 

[porterjack]

never heard of any of the teams in pot 4

 

[Springsteen]

I know of a few.

Hapoel Tel Aviv knocked Chelsea out of the UEFA cup in....I want to say 2002, it was around that era. Twente are from Holland and I think are managed by Steve McClaren, former England manager. Rubin Kazan beat Barcelona at Camp Nou in last season's Champions league. Auxerre are French and Europa League regulars. Cluj faced Chelsea a couple of seasons back in the Champions League. Partizan once knocked Newcastle out of the Champions League, 2003 I think.

 

[Springsteen]

I like the look of our group. Valencia could be tricky but aren't the team they were, we'll hammer Rangers out of sight and should beat the Turks, although the away game is always a ****.

 

[porterjack]

AC Milan and Real Madrid together

 

[Springsteen]

That's the toughest group by the looks of things.

 

[skyblue]

I like the look of our group. Valencia could be tricky but aren't the team they were, we'll hammer Rangers out of sight and should beat the Turks, although the away game is always a ****.

they could be saying the same about united

 

[Springsteen]

Probably, but only my statement is true. Not completely their fault, they had to sell David's Villa and Silva this summer for debts to be paid.