2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw

Reuters ^

[Peter Vollmer]

Draw for the 2012-13 Champions League group stage, held in Monaco on Thursday:

Group A Porto Dynamo Kiev Paris St Germain Dinamo Zagreb

Group B Arsenal Schalke 04 Olympiakos Piraeus Montpellier HSC

Group C AC Milan Zenit St Petersburg Anderlecht Malaga

Group D Real Madrid Manchester City Ajax Amsterdam Borussia Dortmund

Group E Chelsea Shakhtar Donetsk Juventus Nordsjaelland

Group F Bayern Munich Valencia Lille BATE Borisov

Group G Barcelona Benfica Spartak Moscow Celtic

Group H Manchester United Braga Galatasaray CFR Cluj

[kabar]

This is wide open. I am glad that they paired the German clubs against the Spanish ones. It seems fairer that you don't have to go against a league foe in the semi-final to get to the final.

Barca will be formidable. Bayern should have won last year against Chelsea. Of the four, Dortmund appears to be the weakest, which is why they will probably win. My bet is on Barca as long as Messi comes back from his hamstring injury. It should be a great game against Bayern with a great contrast in styles.

[dfwgator]

It was amazing what a difference Messi made when he came on against PSG....I though Barca was dead in the water, and he probably was only at 70%. But I just think this is Bayern’s year.

I bet Pep is going to have some mixed emotions, seeing as how he is taking over Bayern next season, but he is the one who also built Barca.

[kabar]

Bayern has been very impressive during the tournament. Kroos injury will hurt them. Muller is great, but Kroos is better in the middle.

Messi is fantastic, but he does have the advantage of playing on a team of all-stars. Iniesta is the conductor. The first leg will be played in Munich, which should give Barca an edge. They will know what they have to do when they return to Barcelona.

[TheOldLady]

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