Chelsea Better Than Manchester United in Europe

by TheRepublikOfMancunia.com (Senior Writer)

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August 25, 2008

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Roman Abramovich has got his wish! Chelsea are the top side in Europe. Unfortunately for them though, they have no trophy to show for it…

The Champions League draw will be made in Monaco on Thursday, following the final qualifying games on Wednesday. Due to Chelsea’s success in the competition over the past five years, they will be named as the top ranking team.

07/08
United: Winners
Chelsea: Final

06/07
United: Semis
Chelsea: Semis

05/06
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United: Group stages

04/05
Chelsea: Semis
United: Round of 16

03/04
Chelsea: Semis
United: Round of 16

Then again, Croatia are seeded above Brazil and Argentina in World football, so rankings are actually pretty useless.

United of course will be amongst the top eight seeds, meaning we avoid the likes of Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona in the group stages. However, we could find ourselves in the same group as Bayern Munich or Juventus.

Which teams would you like to see us avoid at the group stages?

"Chelsea Better Than United in Europe" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

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   All the tough ones... hence, we would have a fairly easy ride to the semis

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