Last week, the qualifying rounds for the three big European competitions were completed. Following those games, UEFA held the draw for the Group Stages of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

This week, we are going to look at the draw for all three competitions, starting here with a look at the biggest and most lucrative; the Champions League.

Holders Manchester City are one of four English teams (the others being Manchester United, Arsenal & Newcastle United) who, along with Scottish Champions Celtic, will be the British interest in the Group Stages of the competition.

As usual, we have looked through the odds available from bet365 Sport for each of the groups. The odds listed below were correct at the time of writing, but may well have changed in the meantime.

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Let’s now begin our look through the Champions League groups in alphabetical order.

Group A

• Bayern Munich
• Manchester United
• FC Copenhagen
• Galatasaray

Fixtures

20^th September

• 5.45pm – Galatasaray v FC Copenhagen
• 8.00pm – Bayern Munich v Manchester United

3^rd October

• 8.00pm – FC Copenhagen v Bayern Munich
• 8.00pm – Manchester United v Galatasaray

24^th October

• 5.45pm – Galatasaray v Bayern Munich
• 8.00pm – Manchester United v FC Copenhagen

8^th November

• 8.00pm – FC Copenhagen v Manchester United
• 8.00pm – Bayern Munich v Galatasaray

29^th November

• 5.45pm – Galatasaray v Manchester United
• 8.00pm – Bayern Munich v FC Copenhagen

12^th December

• 8.00pm – FC Copenhagen v Galatasaray
• 8.00pm – Manchester United v Bayern Munich

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Bayern Munich – 8/15 fav
• Manchester United – 2/1
• FC Copenhagen – 33/1
• Galatasaray – 10/1

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Bayern Munich – 1/8
• Manchester United – 1/6
• FC Copenhagen – 11/2
• Galatasaray – 5/2

Group Preview And Tips

Bayern Munich and Manchester United won’t be too disappointed to be drawn in this Champions League group. Copenhagen and Galatasaray could be tricky away games, but I think the big two should qualify easily from Group A.

Group B

• Sevilla
• Arsenal
• PSV Eindhoven
• Lens

Fixtures

20^th September

• 8.00pm – Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven
• 8.00pm – Sevilla v Lens

3^rd October

• 8.00pm – PSV Eindhoven v Sevilla
• 8.00pm – Lens v Arsenal

24^th October

• 8.00pm – Lens v PSV Eindhoven
• 8.00pm – Sevilla v Arsenal

8^th November

• 8.00pm – Arsenal v Sevilla
• 8.00pm – PSV Eindhoven v Lens

29^th November

• 5.45pm – Sevilla v PSV Eindhoven
• 8.00pm – Arsenal v Lens

12^th December

• 5.45pm – Lens v Sevilla
• 5.45pm – PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Sevilla – 9/2
• Arsenal – 1/2 fav
• PSV Eindhoven – 6/1
• Lens – 7/1

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Sevilla – 10/11
• Arsenal – 1/6
• PSV Eindhoven – 7/4
• Lens – 7/4

Group Preview And Tips

Arsenal will start as favourites in this Champions League group, but this is a tricky group with all three opponents for the Gunners being tough. Sevilla’s slow start in La Liga could see them up against it unless they can find form. As such, I am going for Arsenal and PSV to perhaps take the two qualifying spots.

Group C

• Napoli
• Real Madrid
• Braga
• Union Berlin

Fixtures

20^th September

• 5.45pm – Real Madrid v Union Berlin
• 8.00pm – Braga v Napoli

3^rd October

• 5.45pm – Union Berlin v Braga
• 8.00pm – Napoli v Real Madrid

24^th October

• 8.00pm – Braga v Real Madrid
• 8.00pm – Union Berlin v Napoli

8^th November

• 5.45pm – Napoli v Union Berlin
• 8.00pm – Real Madrid v Braga

29^th November

• 5.45pm – Real Madrid v Napoli
• 8.00pm – Braga v Union Berlin

13^th December

• 8.00pm – Napoli v Braga
• 8.00pm – Union Berlin v Real Madrid

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Napoli – 9/4
• Real Madrid – 8/15
• Braga – 12/1
• Union Berlin – 12/1

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Napoli – 2/7
• Real Madrid – 1/9
• Braga – 10/3
• Union Berlin – 10/3

Group Preview And Tips

Group C in the Champions League should be pretty straightforward with Napoli and Real Madrid the clear favourites here. Braga and Union Berlin are probably playing for third spot in the group behind the top two.

Group D

• Benfica
• Inter Milan
• Red Bull Salzburg
• Real Sociedad

Fixtures

20^th September

• 8.00pm – Benfica v Red Bull Salzburg
• 8.00pm – Real Sociedad v Inter Milan

3^rd October

• 5.45pm – Red Bull Salzburg v Real Sociedad
• 8.00pm – Inter Milan v Benfica

24^th October

• 5.45pm – Inter Milan v Red Bull Salzburg
• 8.00pm – Benfica v Real Sociedad

8^th November

• 5.45pm – Real Sociedad v Benfica
• 8.00pm – Red Bull Salzburg v Inter Milan

29^th November

• 5.45pm – Real Sociedad v Red Bull Salzburg
• 8.00pm – Benfica v Inter Milan

12^th December

• 8.00pm – Red Bull Salzburg v Benfica
• 8.00pm – Inter Milan v Real Sociedad

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Benfica – 5/2
• Inter Milan – 4/5 fav
• Red Bull Salzburg – 8/1
• Real Sociedad – 11/2

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Benfica
• Inter Milan
• Red Bull Salzburg
• Real Sociedad

Group Preview And Tips

On paper, Benfica and Inter are the teams to go through from this Champions League group, but I think both the other two teams are capable of an upset and this group could be the one where a surprise occurs. I think Inter will make it through, but Sociedad could perhaps grab second ahead of Benfica.

Group E

• Feyenoord
• Atletico Madrid
• Lazio
• Celtic

Fixtures

19^th September

• 8.00pm – Feyenoord v Celtic
• 8.00pm – Lazio v Atletico Madrid

4^th October

• 5.45pm – Atletico Madrid v Feyenoord
• 8.00pm – Celtic v Lazio

25^th October

• 5.45pm – Feyenoord v Lazio
• 8.00pm – Celtic v Atletico Madrid

7^th November

• 8.00pm – Atletico Madrid v Celtic
• 8.00pm – Lazio v Feyenoord

28^th November

• 5.45pm – Lazio v Celtic
• 8.00pm – Feyenoord v Atletico Madrid

13^th December

• 8.00pm – Atletico Madrid v Lazio
• 8.00pm – Celtic v Feyenoord

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Feyenoord – 6/1
• Atletico Madrid – 8/13 fav
• Lazio – 3/1
• Celtic – 9/1

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Feyenoord – 13/8
• Atletico Madrid – 1/5
• Lazio – 8/11
• Celtic – 13/5

Group Preview And Tips

This looks like a group where Atletico Madrid should dominate, but it will be a closely fought race between the other teams to earn second spot in the table. I can see this group going down to the final day of action with Feyenoord perhaps doing just enough to pip Lazio to second and a place in the Champions League knockout phase.

Group F

• Paris St Germain
• Borussia Dortmund
• AC Milan
• Newcastle United

Fixtures

19^th September

• 5.45pm – AC Milan v Newcastle United
• 8.00pm – Paris St Germain v Borussia Dortmund

4^th October

• 8.00pm – Borussia Dortmund v AC Milan
• 8.00pm – Newcastle United v Paris St Germain

25^th October

• 8.00pm – Newcastle United v Borussia Dortmund
• 8.00pm – Paris St Germain v AC Milan

7^th November

• 5.45pm – Borussia Dortmund v Newcastle United
• 8.00pm – AC Milan v Paris St Germain

28^th November

• 8.00pm – AC Milan v Borussia Dortmund
• 8.00pm – Paris St Germain v Newcastle United

13^th December

• 8.00pm – Borussia Dortmund v Paris St Germain
• 8.00pm – Newcastle United v AC Milan

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Paris St Germain – 11/10
• Borussia Dortmund – 11/2
• AC Milan – 5/1
• Newcastle United – 9/4

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Paris St Germain – 4/11
• Borussia Dortmund – 6/4
• AC Milan – 6/5
• Newcastle United – 4/5

Group Preview And Tips

The group of death of this Champions League draw, Paris St Germain are still the team to beat here and I can’t see the French side not winning this group. However, it is a very close call between the remaining teams as to who finishes second and I have a sneaky feeling Newcastle can get the job done here.

Group G

• Manchester City
• Red Bull Leipzig
• Red Star Belgrade
• Young Boys

Fixtures

19^th September

• 5.45pm – Young Boys v Red Bull Leipzig
• 8.00pm – Manchester City v Red Star Belgrade

4^th October

• 8.00pm – Red Star Belgrade v Young Boys
• 8.00pm – Red Bull Leipzig v Manchester City

25^th October

• 8.00pm – Red Bull Leipzig v Red Star Belgrade
• 8.00pm – Young Boys v Manchester City

7^th November

• 8.00pm – Manchester City v Young Boys
• 8.00pm – Red Star Belgrade v Red Bull Leipzig

28^th November

• 8.00pm – Manchester City v Red Bull Leipzig
• 8.00pm – Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade

13^th December

• 5.45pm – Red Bull Leipzig v Young Boys
• 5.45pm – Red Star Belgrade v Manchester City

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Manchester City – 1/10
• Red Bull Leipzig – 13/2
• Red Star Belgrade – 66/1
• Young Boys – 66/1

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Manchester City – 1/100
• Red Bull Leipzig – 1/6
• Red Star Belgrade – 7/1
• Young Boys – 7/1

Group Preview And Tips

Manchester City probably could not have picked an easier Champions League group themselves than the one they have been drawn in. It’s hard to see City doing anything less than winning all six of their games in this group. Leipzig should be the team to qualify alongside them in a distant second spot.

Group H

• Barcelona
• FC Porto
• Shakhtar Donetsk
• Royal Antwerp

Fixtures

19^th September

• 8.00pm – Barcelona v Royal Antwerp
• 8.00pm – Shakhtar Donetsk v FC Porto

4^th October

• 5.45pm – Royal Antwerp v Shakhtar Donetsk
• 8.00pm – FC Porto v Barcelona

25^th October

• 5.45pm – Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk
• 8.00pm – Royal Antwerp v FC Porto

7^th November

• 5.45pm – Shakhtar Donetsk v Barcelona
• 8.00pm – FC Porto v Royal Antwerp

28^th November

• 5.45pm – Shakhtar Donetsk v Royal Antwerp
• 8.00pm – Barcelona v FC Porto

13^th December

• 8.00pm – FC Porto v Shakhtar Donetsk
• 8.00pm – Royal Antwerp v Barcelona

Latest Odds To Win Group

• Barcelona – 4/11
• FC Porto – 11/4
• Shakhtar Donetsk – 20/1
• Royal Antwerp – 22/1

Latest Odds To Qualify for Champions League Knockout Phase

• Barcelona – 1/16
• FC Porto – 1/3
• Shakhtar Donetsk – 7/2
• Royal Antwerp – 4/1

Group Preview And Tips

The Spanish champions will be hoping for a better Champions League campaign this year and they should have enough to come top of this group. FC Porto should come second but watch out for Royal Antwerp, they could really push the other teams hard for second spot in the group.

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