Champions League Group Stage Draw

[bayern_man]

If I'm not mistaken it's the draw for the group stages of the Champions League tomorrow. Here are the pots, though there are still qualifying 2nd legs to be played tonight.

Pot One:

Barcelona
Liverpool
Chelsea
Manchester United
AC Milan
Arsenal (subject to result against Celtic)
Seville
Bayern Munich

Pot Two:

Lyon
Inter Milan
Real Madrid
CSKA Moscow
Porto
Fiorentina (subject to result against Sporting Lisbon)
AZ Alkmaar
Juventus

Pot Three:

Atletico Madrid
Rangers
OlympiaKos (subject to result against FC Sheriff).
Marseille
Dynamo Kiev
Stuttgart (subject to result against Politehnica Timisoara).
Bordeaux
Besiktas

Pot Four:

Copenhagen (subject to result against Apoel Nicosia)
Debrecen
Wolfsburg
Standard Liege
Maccabi Haifa
FC Zurich
Rubin Kazan
Unirea Urziceni

[Equilibrium]

Skip Atletico Madrid + 2 French teams from Pot 3 and give us Real Madrid! :cool:

[shealygg]

What's the procedure/rules for the draw?

[Kleyn]

Alkmaar
Besiktas
Zurich

[humin12]

Alkmaar
Besiktas
Zurich
Worst draw ever. And EQ, I doubt we can even manage Real Madrid this time.
I want Juve!

[BayernWake]

What's the procedure/rules for the draw?

One team per Pot in a group.

Also, teams from the same country cannot be in the same group (correct me if I'm wrong).

[Marienburg]

One team per Pot in a group.

Also, teams from the same country cannot be in the same group (correct me if I'm wrong).

Thats correct.

[Equilibrium]

Worst draw ever. And EQ, I doubt we can even manage Real Madrid this time.
I want Juve!
We`ll see, I want them. They haven`t played 1 competitive game to know how good they really are. You can`t just look at their line-up and expect success.. like their 4-5 year drought of winning nothing just a few years ago. ;) We`ll see what happens though. The good thing is we get to evade Wolfsburg in the first round!

[shealygg]

I didn't realize it, but saw on TV the other day that FC Sheriff is from Moldova. I've actually been to that country.....very interesting and fascinating to visit the former Soviet republic.

[goindownsouth]

As an aside... I for one am very curious to see where Debrecen goes. This is the first time in 14-ish years that a Hungarian club has made it to the Group Stage of the CL. Obviously, Magyar fussball is not what it once was, but they are a fiesty lot.

[shealygg]

As an aside... I for one am very curious to see where Debrecen goes. This is the first time in 14-ish years that a Hungarian club has made it to the Group Stage of the CL. Obviously, Magyar fussball is not what it once was, but they are a fiesty lot.
You've got some ties (at least one big one that I know of) to Hungary, no? :D And also have a trip planned I think I remember??

[ForeverRed]

As an aside... I for one am very curious to see where Debrecen goes. This is the first time in 14-ish years that a Hungarian club has made it to the Group Stage of the CL. Obviously, Magyar fussball is not what it once was, but they are a fiesty lot.

I've seen and read very little of them but the little I have seen was pretty impressive. Fiesty is right, this is a team that won't lay down for anyone.

Anyone want to take bets that we'll end up in the group of death? :D

[shealygg]

Anyone want to take bets that we'll end up in the group of death? :D
Nope....don't want any part of that bet! ;)

[goindownsouth]

Anyone want to take bets that we'll end up in the group of death? :D

I for one would not be shocked. Bayern have got to get their issues figured out otherwise it may be a very disappointing term on all fronts.

[nekkibasara]

I predict that whichever group Wolfsburg lands in will be the group of death. They are by far the most dangerous 4th pot team. Just think how insane this group would be:

Manchester United
Inter Milan
Athletico Madrid
VfL Wolfsburg

[goindownsouth]

I've seen and read very little of them but the little I have seen was pretty impressive. Fiesty is right, this is a team that won't lay down for anyone.

And, I believe, all Magyars in the Starting XI save one... a Brazilian.

I wuld like to see them go far, but it will depend on where they wind up group-wise, obviously, and if they can keep their momentum going. Hell, they are mid-table in their league.

[humin12]

Honestly, I want a group of death. I want to evaluate how good this team really is.

[shealygg]

Other than the typical stream hunt....are there any more reliable sites that will offer the draw live that can be accessed?

[ForeverRed]

And, I believe, all Magyars in the Starting XI save one... a Brazilian.

I wuld like to see them go far, but it will depend on where they wind up group-wise, obviously, and if they can keep their momentum going. Hell, they are mid-table in their league.

Could be a dark horse but I highly doubt it, CL is so concentrated nowadays that its almost impossible to do well if you're a small team.

[Hendrik]

Honestly, I want a group of death. I want to evaluate how good this team really is.

Let's get past the group stage first. We will get our asses handed to us soon enough in the knockout rounds.