The UEFA Champions League group stage draw was released on Thursday with a few intriguing matchups. Group C contains Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Marseiile while Group F has defending champions Barcelona and Internazionale (Inter Milan). Overall, There are 8 groups with 32 teams total and only 16 (top 2 from each group) advancing to the next round. The first matches for the group stage start on September 15, 2009. Here’s a full listing of the groups. Video of the draw being released can be found here.
Group stage
| Group A | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Bayern | 0 | 0 |
| Juventus | 0 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | 0 | 0 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 0 |
| Group C | Pld | Pts |
| Milan | 0 | 0 |
| Real Madrid | 0 | 0 |
| Marseille | 0 | 0 |
| Zürich | 0 | 0 |
| Group E | Pld | Pts |
| Liverpool | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon | 0 | 0 |
| Fiorentina | 0 | 0 |
| Debrecen | 0 | 0 |
| Group G | Pld | Pts |
| Sevilla | 0 | 0 |
| Rangers | 0 | 0 |
| Stuttgart | 0 | 0 |
| Unirea Urziceni | 0 | 0 |
| Group B | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Man. United | 0 | 0 |
| CSKA Moskva | 0 | 0 |
| Beşiktaş | 0 | 0 |
| Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 |
| Group D | Pld | Pts |
| Chelsea | 0 | 0 |
| Porto | 0 | 0 |
| Atlético | 0 | 0 |
| APOEL | 0 | 0 |
| Group F | Pld | Pts |
| Barcelona | 0 | 0 |
| Internazionale | 0 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | 0 |
| Rubin | 0 | 0 |
| Group H | Pld | Pts |
| Arsenal | 0 | 0 |
| AZ | 0 | 0 |
| Olympiacos | 0 | 0 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 |
This time there is no clear group of deaths but F, C and A are trick groups. D can also turn out to be a tough group if Chelsea fail to try get maximum point at earlier games. I see vey minor chances for new comer to make it to next stage.
off all the group, i think arsenal is very lucky to have gotton those clubs in her group.