The (actual) Champions League group stage draw

[RP]

Updates of the actual draw, not various people's fantasies to go in this thread.

 

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

 

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 (LIV), Roma (ITA), Beşiktaş (TUR)

 

Pot 4: Celtic (SCO), CSKA Moskva (RUS), Sporting CP (POR), APOEL (CYP), Feyenoord (NED), Maribor (SVN), Qarabağ (AZE), RB Leipzig (GER)

 

Draw notes

• No team can play a club from their own association.
• Ukrainian and Russian teams cannot be drawn against each other.

 

 

Road to Kiev

 

12/13 September: Group stage, matchday one
 

26/27 September: Group stage, matchday two
 

17/18 October: Group stage, matchday three
 

31 October/1 November: Group stage, matchday four
 

21/22 November: Group stage, matchday five
 

5/6 December: Group stage, matchday six

 

11 December: Round of 16 draw
 

13/14 & 20/21 February: Round of 16, first leg
 

6/7 & 13/14 March: Round of 16, second leg

 

16 March: Quarter-final draw
 

3/4 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
 

10/11 April: Quarter-finals, second leg

 

13 April: Semi-final and final draw
 

24/25 April: Semi-finals, first leg
 

1/2 May: Semi-finals, second leg

 

26 May: Final (NSK Olimpiyski, Kiev)

 

Edited August 24, 2017 by RP

[Cobs]

a draw so tedious it needs a 2nd thread

[pipnasty]

a draw so tedious it needs a 2nd thread

 

Please stay on topic

[Cobs]

Please stay on topic

 

was never off it !

[sutty]

I've just banned cobs.

[pipnasty]

was never off it !

 

I've just banned cobs.

 

...and called the police

[sutty]

If England invaded Spain, could we avoid having to play Madrid, Barca and Atleti?

[Cobs]

I've just banned cobs.

 

[pipnasty]

I thought we'd left Europe anyway?

 

Screen Sports Super Cup here we come

[5InIstanbul]

Will these be completed before I die? I'm 47 by the way.

[£440,000]

They should do this in China at four in the morning.

[pipnasty]

They should do this in China at four in the morning.

 

Why, do the Chinese not go to bed?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

f***ing hell - if UEFA did the highlights of our game last night they'd make it look boring

[Cobs]

They should do this in China at four in the morning.

 

i think that's the plan

[£440,000]

Why, do the Chinese not go to bed?

That's what they did with the League Cup last night. Means you get to wake up and it's done.

 

Four in the morning our time!

 

And I'm sure they wouldn't go to bed if this was on the telly. Gripping stuff.

Edited August 24, 2017 by £440,000

[RP]

First and second pots now drawn

 

Group A

Benfica

Manchester United

 

 

 

Group B

Bayern Munich

Paris St Germain

 

 

 

Group C

Chelsea

Athletico Madrid

 

 

 

Group D

Juventus

Barcelona

 

 

 

Group E

Spartak Moscow

Sevilla

 

 

 

Group F

Shakhtar Donetsk

Manchester City

 

 

 

Group G

AS Monaco

Porto

 

 

 

Group H

Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund

Edited August 24, 2017 by RP

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

I think they'll need a break after they complete Pot 1

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Nice work RP on the edit I won't point it out for those that want to look themselves

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

oh good god, what are they doing now?

[McBain]

Group g will do for us

[Gethin]

Can't get Real then 

 

Edit: s*** - I meant Atletico 

Edited August 24, 2017 by Gethin

[McBain]

Incredible

[Conrad]

Can't get Real then 

there's a joke in there somewhere

[Cobs]

Group of Piss beckons for the mancs yet again

[Gethin]

Bugger - was hoping United & City would take out harder opponents