The highly anticipated Champions League group stage draw, which will take place in Istanbul on Thursday, will be the center of attention.
Juventus achieved just about enough to secure a spot in the most prestigious club football event despite another poor season.
As everyone is aware, the draw will produce eight groups with four clubs each. The Bianconeri will be in Pot 2 with other elite clubs like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Barcelona, while Pot 1 is designated for the winners of the highest-ranked competitions.
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So let’s examine the best and worst case scenarios while we wait to see whether the football gods will smile on the Old Lady with a fortunate draw or perhaps place us in a challenging group.
Pot 1
Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, PSG, Ajax, and Porto are among the contenders for
Despite the obvious killers in this pot, Europa League champions Eintracht Frankfurt may be the simplest pick of the group, especially after losing Filip Kostic.
Ajax and Porto are still respectable choices in comparison to other teams, despite the fact that they recently eliminated us from the competition.
If we had to pick one ultimate foe, it would probably be Bayern Munich. As for the rest, they seem to be leagues ahead of us, at least based on our most recent performance.
Eintracht Frankfurt had the best result.
Bayern Munich was the worst draw.
Pot 3
Dortmund, RB Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting, Bayer Leverkusen, and Benfica are among the options.
Actually, this might be the pot that matters the most overall. After all, a difficult group must contain a third powerful player who might endanger the chances of the two favorites to qualify.
Fortunately for Juventus, they will automatically avoid Napoli and Inter, two of the top teams in this group who are also Italian nationals.
Borussia Dortmund is still a formidable opponent and the clear option for the hardest draw, though.
However, Shakhtar has suffered as a result of the sad events in Ukraine, since many of its greatest players have left for better opportunities.
Shakhtar Donetsk was the best draw.
Borussia Dortmund and Word draw
Pot 4
Options: Maccabi Haifa, Marseille, Club Brugge, Celtic, Viktoria Plzen, Copenhagen/Trabzonspor, Rangers/PSV, and Bodo/Dinamo Zagreb.
The three finalists will be chosen on Wednesday based on qualifiers. Even while teams like Celtic, Rangers, and PSV won’t be easy prey either, Igor Tudor’s Marseille are likely the team to avoid in this pot regardless of the outcome.
Maccabi Haifa had the best draw.
The worst result: Marseille