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Just a quick question to create some talk. What is your hardest (in quality of opposition) group been?

Mine:

As second seeds i thought a nice draw would be in order. My Rangers side have scored 13 goals in 4 games to qualify(10 of them away from home) and thought we where in good form so a draw with reasonable teams would be ok. Chelsea are put in group B. I follow them into that for a battle of britain tie. So the third seeds come Juve. Starting to feel sick and i look at the 4th seeds, who do i want to avoid. The three names i thought of was Rubin from Russia, Dinamo Bucarest from Romania and Besisktas from Turkey. Oddly enough i get Rubin.

Not played it yet as the draw just got made, i rekon that could be topped though.

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yeah, as Arsenal I got Bayern and Juve too along with some other minging team who we'll all beat. Second season. I guess either Juve or Bayern are 3rd seeds making any group featuring them likely to be difficult.

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Me, Betis, Werder Bremen, Anderlecht

Betis were Spanish champions, Werder Bremen winners of the UEFA Cup last season and I'd already played them in the Super Cup (a nightmare grey side), and a difficult grey side in Anderlecht.

I steamrollered Betis for some reason, though.

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I drew Lyon, Wolfsburg and Standard Liege in the very first season as Arsenal.

One or two unlucky results ended in me finishing 3rd in the group. Though I went on to win the Europa League.

I forgot to mention that Lyon went on to win the Champions League.

Played them in the Super Cup the beginning of the next season and managed to beat them though :)

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Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Dinamo Moscow as Man City. It wasn't pretty. I'm sure a better manager could've won the group but I'm not brilliant at this game. I wasn't outclassed by the first two teams mentioned (which surprised me a bit) but let's just say I deservedly dropped into the Europa League.

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i normally start at with the lower league teams like Notts County, Lincoln and Southampton, and i have never been in the champions league.

after 2 seasons with Lincoln, i had drew the "top 4" in the cup competitions, couldnt belieive it, and i didnt reach the expectations in them cups because of this :(

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would like to player with big clubs, rather than meet them next round :D. I'm happy (as R.Madrid) if at same group with Inter, Chelsea, MU, Arse, Liv rather than meet them at 1/16 stage. At group stage, atleast you will have more chances to fix your fault. 2 seasons, same group with big teams, then 1/16 got teams like Dinamo, Moscow make it likes walk in the park round for me :)

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As Liverpool I got Bayern Munich, Juventus and Fenerbache. Managed to qualify from the group, only to get Barcelona in the first knock-out round. Won 1-0 at home in the first leg. Then took the lead down in Barcelona after 4 mins, a wondergoal by Aquilani, and I thought we would go through. But then Xavi scored a hat-trick, and we went crashing out...

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As Aberystwth, somehow against all the odds getting through all the qualifiers to the group stage. i was amazed because we won the games comfortable. It doesn't really matter who i get because my best players are just about fit enough to hold down a lower league one spot. anyway, we get man utd, athletico Madrid and Bordeaux. I hoped they would field weaker strength sides, oh how wrong i was.

Played 2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A19

This included a 0-12 defeat at home against A.Madrid with aguero getting 8.

bad times indeed.

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As Aberystwth, somehow against all the odds getting through all the qualifiers to the group stage. i was amazed because we won the games comfortable. It doesn't really matter who i get because my best players are just about fit enough to hold down a lower league one spot. anyway, we get man utd, athletico Madrid and Bordeaux. I hoped they would field weaker strength sides, oh how wrong i was.

Played 2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A19

This included a 0-12 defeat at home against A.Madrid with aguero getting 8.

bad times indeed.

Ouch, sorry to say this, but post that in the records thread in CSE...

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im in similar boat Merdain

but as Linfield made it to the 2017 Champions League group stage and drew:

R.Madrid

Liverpool

HSV - Last years Europa league winners and 4 times consecutive Bundesliga winners

i came away with ONE point from 6 games :( that was a 11 men in the box game away to liverpool

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As Aberystwth, somehow against all the odds getting through all the qualifiers to the group stage. i was amazed because we won the games comfortable. It doesn't really matter who i get because my best players are just about fit enough to hold down a lower league one spot. anyway, we get man utd, athletico Madrid and Bordeaux. I hoped they would field weaker strength sides, oh how wrong i was.

Played 2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A19

This included a 0-12 defeat at home against A.Madrid with aguero getting 8.

bad times indeed.

Argh, heavy defeat man! :(

But to be honest, it could have been worse! :rolleyes:.. I think..

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I started the group with a 1-4 away win to Inter and a 3-0 home win against Liverpool. Because I then got the two "easier" matches against Unirea I easily qualified. I rested most of my key players in the remaining two matches and was quite surprised to see I again beat Inter and Liverpool. I played ten reserves on Anfield but won 1-2 in injury time!

This is my third season, I got Marseille in the next round. Hopefully I can advance past the quarter final this time.

I only wish I would do as well against the two elite clubs in my country, I keep losing to Barça and Real. I've beaten Real only once and lost six times in seven encounters. A Real fan would argue it's still unrealistic that Atleti managed to beat their neighbours a single time haha

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Haha, My mate just print screened me a picture of his group with Wolfsburg, it made me laugh!

Wolfsburg (Him), Inter Milan, Chelsea and A. Madrid! Have too laugh.

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