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I'm surprised Madrid, Bayern, and City are all on the same by dwjm3
side of the draw again. Playing Madrid is becoming an annual tradition, Knightly. hahah
That said I welcome it as the Champions League is all about marquee matchups. City will have to go up a gear to make it through this draw. I guess we will see how much we have in the tank this year.
It is sort of a baptism by fire for Arsenal. This is a rough draw when your team doesn't have much recent experience in the Champions League. If they advance to the final, they will have earned their stripes. If they get knocked out they still get a lot of valuable experience.