Thursday 28 August 2014

Champions League Draw

Pot 1
Real Madrid CF (ESP, holders)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 1
• How they qualified: holders, third in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 18 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2013/14)
FC Barcelona (ESP)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 2
• How they qualified: second in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 18 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1991/92, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11)
FC Bayern München (GER)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 3
• How they qualified: first in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 17 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/56, 2000/01, 2012/13)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 4
• How they qualified: third in English Premier League
• Previous group stage campaigns: 12 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners (2011/12)
SL Benfica (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 5
• How they qualified: first in Portuguese Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage/UEFA Europa League final
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1960/61, 1961/62)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 7
• How they qualified: first in Spanish Liga
• Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League runners-up
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (1973/74, 2013/14)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 9
• How they qualified: fourth in Premier League, play-offs
• Previous group stage campaigns: 16 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: runners-up (2005/06)
FC Porto (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 10
• How they qualified: third in Portuguese Liga, play-offs
• Previous group stage campaigns: 18 (last appearance: 2013/14)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
• Best European Cup performance: winners (1986/87, 2003/04)

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