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I’m sure everyone will want to avoid Ajax, as it goes, and don’t be sleeping on Sporting, who’ve been excellent for a couple of years now. The three other English clubs can all get them, Inter, Benfica and Salzburg; Liverpool can also get Paris and Villarreal, Man City can also get Atletico and Villarreal, and Man United can also get Paris and Atletico.
There are some absolutely bazzing potential ties here, there really are. Chelsea have caused themselves grief by conceding that late goal to Zenit, because thanks to the other English teams winning their groups, they can only get Ajax, Bayern, Real Madrid or Lille. They’ll want to avoid the former two, but will fancy themselves against the latter two.
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