The seedings for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage have been announced with the draw to be made at 18.00CET today at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Monaco setting Wednesday's 12 victorious sides from the third qualifying round and Tuesday's three winners take their place alongside the 16 automatic entrants in the draw for the eight UEFA Champions League groups. Making their debut at this stage are SK Slavia Praha, having knocked out AFC Ajax on Wednesday evening. Also in the draw are Sevilla FC and AEK Athens FC, who play the second leg of their tie next Monday after a postponement due to the death of Antonio Puerta on Tuesday.
Fixture schedule The UEFA Champions League group stage will be played on 18/19 September, 2/3 October, 23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December, though AC Milan's last game will be on 4 December due to their participation in the FIFA Club World Cup. The winners and runners-up from each pool will progress to the first knockout round in the spring, with the final set for Moscow on 21 May. Teams finishing third in each section will have the consolation of going into the UEFA Cup Round of 32.
Pairings Where two clubs from the same association have qualified, they are paired to split their matches between Tuesday and Wednesday. In the case of associations with three representatives, only two sides have been paired in terms of their fixtures; in the case of associations with four representatives, two pairings are made. Sevilla and AEK have been paired with two different teams to provide for the eventuality of either side winning.
2007/08 UEFA Champions League Group stage draw - 18.00CET, Thursday POT 1 Team Pairing AC Milan (ITA, holders) A FC Barcelona (ESP) B Liverpool FC (ENG) C FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) A Arsenal FC (ENG) D Real Madrid CF (ESP) B Chelsea FC (ENG) D Manchester United FC (ENG) C
POT 2 Team Pairing Valencia CF (ESP) E Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) F FC Porto (POR) Sevilla FC (ESP) / AEK Athens FC (GRE) E/M PSV Eindhoven (NED) AS Roma (ITA) G SL Benfica (POR) H Werder Bremen (GER) I
POT 3 Team Pairing Celtic FC (SCO) J FC Schalke 04 (GER) VfB Stuttgart (GER) I FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) H S.S. Lazio (ITA) G Olympique de Marseille (FRA) F
POT 4 Team Pairing Rangers FC (SCO) J FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) K Beşiktaş JK (TUR) L Olympiacos CFP (GRE) M FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) K Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) L SK Slavia Praha (CZE) Rosenborg BK (NOR)
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Post subject: Re: 2007 - 2008 UEFA Champions League
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:46 pm
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Angus wrote:
Arsenal once again has the easiest draw of all. How the fuck do they manage that every time?
I'll say AC Milan has the easiest draw of the top seeds, but Arsenal probably came best out of the draw considering the English sides. But group H is no walkover.
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Post subject: Re: 2007 - 2008 UEFA Champions League
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:56 am
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Garden of Stone wrote:
Angus wrote:
Arsenal once again has the easiest draw of all. How the fuck do they manage that every time?
I'll say AC Milan has the easiest draw of the top seeds, but Arsenal probably came best out of the draw considering the English sides. But group H is no walkover.
shakhtar can surprise and snatch the 2nd spot
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