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The UEFA Champions League is almost here. In recent seasons, the premier club competition has been dominated by Spanish sides, with five of the last six finalists – and the last three winners – coming from Spain.
Will this year be any different? Let us go through the teams representing England and Premier League in the competition.
1. Leicester City
The Champions of England – Leicester City will be kicking off their UCL campaign on Tuesday. Since Champions are drawn in Pot 1, it was known that they can get a favourable group. Leicester are in Group G with FC Porto, FC Kobenhavn and Club Brugge.
We cannot rule out Leicester from topping this group but the fans can surely expect them to qualify for Round of 16s. Even a good Europa League run (after finishing third in UCL group) is not out of the equation.
2. Arsenal
Arsenal who finished just behind Leicester last season in the Premier League are in Group A along with the French giant Paris Saint Germain, FC Basel of Switzerland and PFC Ludogorets Razgrad of Bulgaria.
Arsenal can top this group as PSG are under new management and may take time to settle. At the very least Arsenal should qualify for round of 16.
Arsenal can become one of the dark horses for this competition if they top this group.
3. Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs qualified for the Champions League group stages directly by finishing third in the Premier League. They are drawn in Group E along with AS Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow.
This group can be termed as a group of equals and any team can finish in any position. Tottenham will be hoping to qualify from this group and enter the round of 16.
4. Man City
Manchester City reached the group stage of the tournament after going through a playoff phase where they dismantled Steaua Bucharest 6-0 on aggregate. They are drawn in Group C.
Man City will face the Spanish superpower club FC Barcelona, Scottish champions Celtic FC and German side Borussia Monchengladbach. Barcelona and Man City are the favourites in this group. Under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City can compete for the Champions League glory.
Premier League clubs will hoping to give better performances this season in the UEFA Champions League and reach the deeper stages of the competition.
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