cptaidan88
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I think even the most pessimistic of City fans will accept even we would struggle to get knocked out at this point. I will accept a permanent ban from the mods if this post backfires.
I've seen a few posts with the likely pots on the assumption that the seeded teams progress through qualifying but based on the first leg results - I don't think that will necessarily happen, and this is how I think the pots will actually look like.
It assumes that City, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Roma, Monaco, Rostov, RB Salzburg, Celtic, Legia Warsaw, Ludogorets Razgrad, and FC København all progress through qualifying. If they don't qualify, I'll rejig my version again.
Pot 1
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Benfica
Paris SG
Juventus
CSKA Moscow
Leicester City
Pot 2
Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund
Arsenal
Manchester City
Sevilla
Napoli
Bayer Leverkusen
Basel
Pot 3
Tottenham Hotspur
Dynamo Kyiv
Lyon
PSV
Sporting
Club Brugge
RB Salzburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Pot 4
AS Roma
Celtic
Monaco
Besiktas
Legia Warsaw
Ludogorets Razgrad
FC København
FC Rostov
*teams in italics are those who have to qualify.
Some very tough draws are possible there, and the past few years have shown how important it is to top your group. Looking forward to booking some holidays on Thursday evening though!
I've seen a few posts with the likely pots on the assumption that the seeded teams progress through qualifying but based on the first leg results - I don't think that will necessarily happen, and this is how I think the pots will actually look like.
It assumes that City, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Roma, Monaco, Rostov, RB Salzburg, Celtic, Legia Warsaw, Ludogorets Razgrad, and FC København all progress through qualifying. If they don't qualify, I'll rejig my version again.
Pot 1
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Benfica
Paris SG
Juventus
CSKA Moscow
Leicester City
Pot 2
Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund
Arsenal
Manchester City
Sevilla
Napoli
Bayer Leverkusen
Basel
Pot 3
Tottenham Hotspur
Dynamo Kyiv
Lyon
PSV
Sporting
Club Brugge
RB Salzburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Pot 4
AS Roma
Celtic
Monaco
Besiktas
Legia Warsaw
Ludogorets Razgrad
FC København
FC Rostov
*teams in italics are those who have to qualify.
Some very tough draws are possible there, and the past few years have shown how important it is to top your group. Looking forward to booking some holidays on Thursday evening though!