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The Champions League draw takes place at noon today EST. The English clubs are all in pot one, featuring the competition’s top seeds, and cannot play each other in this round...

Champions League Draw Preview

by David Wilson (Senior Writer)

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Preview/Prediction

August 28, 2008

Football, World Football, Serie A, AC Milan, Ronaldo, Preview/Prediction

The Champions League draw takes place at noon today EST. The English clubs are all in pot one, featuring the competition’s top seeds, and cannot play each other in this round. The posts are:

POT ONE
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Lyon, Inter Milan, Real Madrid

POT TWO
Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, Villarreal, Roma, FC Porto, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon, Juventus

POT THREE
Marseille, Zenit St Petersburg, Steaua Bucharest, Panathinaikos, Bordeaux, Celtic, Basel, Fenerbahce

POT FOUR
Shakhtar Donetsk, Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Dynamo Kiev, CFR Cluj, Aalborg, Anorthosis Famagusta, Bate Borisov

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Champions League Match Days:

September 16/17
September 30/October 1
October 21/22
November 4/5
November 25/26
December 9/10

At the drawing, Christano Ronaldo of Manchester United is expected to be named the winner of the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. A testament to the strength of the Premier League is that 17 of the 20 nominees for player of the year play in England.


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comments (4) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by Maire
    3 months ago

    Its lining up to be a great Champions League. When you see Athletico Madrid and Fioretina in pot 4 you know its going to be good :-)

    1. by David
      from 3 months ago

      I agree Maire. This might well be the deepest Champions League draft. There are going to be some some Pot 1 and Pot 2 teams that will not go forward

  2. reply to comment by Ricky
    3 months ago

    This year is going to be very exciting can't wait!

    1. by David
      from 3 months ago

      I agree Ricky. It should be a great season of Champions League football

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