The 2007/2008 Champions League Draw In Full
Arsenal were drawn in Group H of the Champions League, alongside Sevilla or AEK Athens, Steaua Bucharest and Slavia Praha.
We will meet Slavia Praha, who are the rivals of Sparta Prague who we beat 3-0 last night and 5-0 overall in the qualifying stage. If Sevilla make it past AEK Athens then they will provide tough opposition, especially winning the UEFA Cup in the last two seasons.
Looking at the group Arsenal fans should be confident of making it to the knock-out stages.
Below is the Champions League Draw in full:
Group A: Liverpool, FC Porto, Marseille & Besiktas.
Group B: Chelsea, Valencia, FC Schalke & Rosenborg.
Group C: Real Madrid, Werder Bremen, Lazio & Olympiacos.
Group D: AC Milan, Benfica, Glasgow Celtic & Shakhtar Donetsk.
Group E: Barcelona, Lyon, VfB Stuttgart & Glasgow Rangers.
Group F: Manchester United, AS Roma, Sporting Lisbon & Dynamo Kyiv.
Group G: Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow & Fenerbahçe.
Group H: Arsenal, Sevilla/AEK Athens, Steaua Bucharest & Slavia Praha.
There was also a Club Player of the Year Award for each position; Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Attacker. Below are the players that won the various awards, most of them unsurprisingly going to players of AC Milan who won last years competition:
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defender: Paolo Maldini
Midfielder: Clarence Seedorf
Attacker: Kaka
August 30th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
1st gun comrades.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Looking forward to the sevilla games gonna be cracking the rest is also rans.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
very good draw for arsenal, if athens beat sevilla I’ll wet my pants
August 30th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Furthermore we didnt have to go to Ruski…………………….Oh hang on !!!!
August 30th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
WATCH Arsenal 3-0 SParta Prague here: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/792668/arsenal_3_0_sparta_prague_highlights_rosicky_fabre
August 30th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I watched the draw and thought it was a bit disrespectful towards AEK Athens when the official kept referring to the Sevilla/Athens as just Sevilla.
Have they actually played the first leg - does anyone know the score at the moment?
It’s a fantastic group for us, near the end I thought that Fenerbahce were going to be drawn against us and that would have been a disaster, on and off the pitch!
August 31st, 2007 at 9:52 am
Fixtures are out for champions league. First game is a home time with Sevilla most likely. Last another home tie, hopefully qualification will be sorted by prague away
August 31st, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Can’t believe Cech won the goalkeeper award. Reina was much better, and at least saved a few penalties in the semi-final!
September 11th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Any pub with a satellite can show the game on the following channels:
Supersport 3
Supersport 5SA
Canal+ Mix
September 16th, 2007 at 12:57 am
Tough group for the Arse.