Champions League group stage draw 18/19
The Game
The Times
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🗓️ 30 August 2018
⏱️ 9 minutes
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In a special bonus bite of The Game podcast, Gab Marcotti is in Monaco to give his reaction to the group stage draw of the Champions League.
In Group B, Tottenham face not just the might of Messi, but also Coutinho, Dembele and Chucky.
Is Group C the group of death? Last year’s finalists Liverpool must overcome PSG, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.
Will it be an easy ride for Manchester City in Group F as they face Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon and Hoffenheim?
And of course all eyes will be on Old Trafford in the group stage when Cristiano Ronaldo returns to his old club with Juventus.
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| 1:07.1 | and my co-host Gab Marcotti is in Monaco lucky him the group stage draw for this |
| 1:12.4 | season's Champions League has taken place and with |
| 1:14.9 | England represented by four teams allow me to hand over to GAB to discuss what the groups |
| 1:19.4 | hold in store for Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool. |
| 1:24.0 | Not really the best of draws for English clubs here in Monaco. |
| 1:30.0 | The draws just taking place and kind of give you my thoughts on the four English |
| 1:36.8 | clubs and the way they were drawn. Let's start with with Manchester City who I |
| 1:41.2 | think probably got the easiest ride of the four |
| 1:44.5 | they'll be in a group with with Shakter D'Anetsk like last year you remember |
| 1:49.2 | Shakur D'Anetsk I thought played really well against them last year but but it's been a bit of a rebuild. |
| 1:54.0 | Obviously they lost Fred, they lost Bernard, their manager, Paulo from Sechastil, one of the smarter coaches out there |
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