Champions League Draw & TV Pairings

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Pot 1 (Champions):
FC Barcelona (ESP, holders) coefficient: 164.999 (Ranked 1st as Holders)
Chelsea FC (ENG) 142.078 (Ranked 2nd as PL is highest ranked league)
FC Bayern München (GER) 154.883 (Ranked 3rd as next highest ranked league)
Juventus (ITA) 95.102
SL Benfica (POR) 118.276
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 100.483
FC Zenit (RUS) 90.099
PSV Eindhoven (NED) 58.195


Draw Groups, Red/Blue Groups and Sides of the Draw:
If the Draw is arranged as previously then...

• Champions League Groups A to D are 'red' groups and on the 'red' side of the draw.
• Champions League Groups E to H are 'blue' groups and on the 'blue' side of the draw.
• The 'blue' side of the draw (Groups E to H) is the other side of the draw to the 'red side' of the draw (Groups A to D). Similarly, the 'red' side of the draw is the other side of the draw to the 'blue' side of the draw.

Pot 1 Draw Balancing:

• Odd teams in Pot 1 will be on the RED side of the the draw and but put in groups (A,B,C or D). That's FC Barcelona (ESP, holders), FC Bayern München (GER), SL Benfica (POR), FC Zenit (RUS).
• Even teams in Pot 2 will be on the BLUE side of the the draw and but put in groups (E,F,G or H). That's Chelsea FC (ENG), Juventus (ITA), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), PSV Eindhoven (NED).

So we drew PSV in the rehearsal, does that mean we have been paired with Chelsea? And if so can we only draw one of Paris, Juve and PSV?

The draw was for tv, doesn't matter then. Everyone knows we will get Barca again anyway.

 

[MadchesterCity]

What we got in the practise draw according to https://twitter.com/elchiringuitotv

Can guarantee that's not the draw we will get

 

[MadchesterCity]

Why can't they tell us which team we are paired with in England?

I'm assuming we will be paired with Chelsea

 

[Manchester33]

Does anyone have a link/stream I can watch the draw on?

 

[chrishull]

I think it's streamed live on uefa.com

 

[paul1894]

this is what i got in the mock draw,seems quite accurate on past draws !
Group G
FC Barcelona
Manchester City
AS Roma
FK Astana

 

[Bozzie]

So we drew PSV in the rehearsal, does that mean we have been paired with Chelsea? And if so can we only draw one of Paris, Juve and PSV?

According to the rehearsals, Man U were in group C, Chelse in group E, City in group G and Arsenal in group H. Wouldn't that indicate that for the rehearsals they haven't 'paired' any of the teams off, otherwise there wouldn't be 3 English teams in groups E - H.

 

[SlimShadyRus]

That is what I've pulled out:

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

According to the rehearsals, Man U were in group C, Chelse in group E, City in group G and Arsenal in group H. Wouldn't that indicate that for the rehearsals they haven't 'paired' any of the teams off, otherwise there wouldn't be 3 English teams in groups E - H.

Yes it would, don't think it was the proper rehearsal, seems to have been done for a tv station.

 

[SlimShadyRus]

BTW, for the fans of anagrams, Astana transforms into Satana... This can't be a coincidence