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Manchester Evening News
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Joe Bray

Man City's best and worst Champions League group scenarios as opponents confirmed before draw

Manchester City are set to discover their Champions League group stage opponents for the coming season, with some potentially difficult ties awaiting them.

As Premier League champions, City are top seeds and will therefore avoid the Champions League holders Real Madrid, Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt and champions of Italy, Germany, France, Portugal and the Netherlands. However, they could still be paired with the likes of Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan as they look to improve on final and semi-final defeats in the last two seasons.

Alternatively, the seedings for the draw present some potentially simpler opponents, which could prove useful given the congested fixture list this season due to the World Cup in November.

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