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Champions League group stage predictions

By Tarek Hisham

MONACO, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: UEFA Best Player in Europe Award nominees, Antoine Griezmann (3rd L) , Gareth Bale (C) and Christiano Ronaldo (R) during the UEFA Champions League draw on August 25, 2016 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
MONACO, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: UEFA Best Player in Europe Award nominees, Antoine Griezmann (3rd L) , Gareth Bale (C) and Christiano Ronaldo (R) during the UEFA Champions League draw on August 25, 2016 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /
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TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 20: Juventus FC head coach Massimiliano Allegri looks on during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and ACF Fiorentina at Juventus Arena on August 20, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 20: Juventus FC head coach Massimiliano Allegri looks on during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and ACF Fiorentina at Juventus Arena on August 20, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) /

Group H

Juventus
Sevilla
Lyon
Dinamo Zagreb

Aside from Juventus winning this group with their eyes closed, the real story is whether or not Sevilla can still finish third so they can go on to their customary title-winning run in the Europa League.

Sevilla will however be without their manager Unai Emery who moved to PSG so maybe he took that European magic with him to France. This brings up the question of what’s better for clubs, losing in the knockout stage in the Champions League or winning the Europa League?

For a club like Sevilla then winning Europa is vastly preferred but perhaps not for bigger clubs such as Chelsea who won the trophy in 2013 the year after winning the Champions League.

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This year Sevilla may just go for a deep run in the Champions League just to see what it feels like so they will finish second in the group. Juventus to win by a mile, Zagreb to finish third, and Lyon to lose out.

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