At 5:45 p.m. CET (11:45 a.m. EDT) on Thursday,
the UEFA Champions League group stage draw will take
place in Nyon, Switzerland.
Bayern Munich, who won the competition last season,
will once again be the team to beat. They will be led into
battle by their new manager, Pep Guardiola. The likeable
Spaniard won the famous trophy with big ears twice with
his former club Barcelona in 2009 and 2011.
While managers like Guardiola, Jose Mourinho at Chelsea
and David Moyes, who will be making his group stage
debut with Manchester United, will be calling all the
shots, the real people we want to see in action are the
players.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are easily the two
best players in the world. Last season, however, they
were both eclipsed by German teamwork in the form of
the Bastian Schweinsteiger-led Munich and the Marco
Reus-inspired Dortmund.
Barca and Real will be hoping to return to winning ways
in 2014, but they will have to battle past the likes of
Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain,
Manchester City and Benfica, whose famous Stadium of
Light will host the final next May—not to mention
Munich and Dortmund.
Last season, the group stage produced one of the best
groups of death in modern memory. Borussia Dortmund,
the eventual runners-up, Real Madrid, Ajax and
Manchester City produced an epic mini-competition all
by themselves. On that occasion, Dortmund and Madrid
advanced and City crashed out without a single win.
This season, with the quality on hand, there is the
distinct possibility that we might have another such
group—if not more.

did anybody watch Celtic vs shaktar champions league match? great game by d Scottish giant de made it thru...MayB d sacrifice claim was Tru tho....

uefa champions league draw on Thursday by 4:45pm

Ayire: did anybody watch Celtic vs shaktar champions league match? great game by d Scottish giant de made it thru...MayB d sacrifice claim was Tru tho....

I saw the highlights. It was another gritty performance from them at Celtic Park.

CFCfan:
I saw the highlights. It was another gritty performance from them at Celtic Park.

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Ayire:
resolute morafuckers...... did u hear Abt d sacrifice allegation?

Never heard of it

CFCfan:
Never heard of it

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Ayire:
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