UEFA Champions League, which started on Tuesday, will not let football fans get bored on Wednesday. Today, 16 more clubs will begin their battles in the E-H groups, aiming to start the tournament as best as possible. The most visited national football news portal EuroFooball.lt presents an overview of the E-H groups - favorites and predicted positions. E Group Favorites - London's "Tottenham", "Monaco", and Leverkusen's "Bayer". Many would agree that this is one of the most difficult groups to predict. All four clubs in this group have almost equal chances to advance to the next stage. While "Tottenham" could be seen as the strongest favorite, underestimating Leverkusen's "Bayer" and "Monaco" would be unwise. Expect very serious and intense fights where no team should achieve easy victories. "The dark horse" - Moscow's CSKA. All three mentioned clubs are considered formal favorites, but writing off the Russians is definitely not an option. The Russian champions have better chances to reach the quarterfinals than "Bayer" or "Monaco". However, competing in this group should be the toughest challenge for this team. Predicted final E group table: 1. London's "Tottenham" 2. "Monaco" 3. Leverkusen's "Bayer" 4. Moscow's CSKA F Group Favorites - Madrid's "Real" and Dortmund's "Borussia". This is one of those groups that have two clear favorites. It would not be surprising if Madrid and Dortmund teams fought for places in the quarterfinals. The biggest intrigue in this group will be the question of the first place. BVB will try to cause as much trouble as possible for the current champions, whose goal is one - to take the first place and reach the final. "The dark horse" - Lisbon's "Sporting". Unfortunately, we will not see Lithuanian Luka Spalvis in "Sporting," who could have fulfilled his dreams. "Sporting" kept the core of the team in the summer, but should feel the loss of leader Islam Slimani. Nevertheless, the Lisbon team is capable of fighting both "Real" and "Borussia". The latter two may have to seriously fight for the second place. Predicted final F group table: 1. Madrid's "Real" 2. Dortmund's "Borussia" 3. Lisbon's "Sporting" 4. "Legia" G Group Favorites - "Porto" and "Leicester City". The English champions, together with "Porto," were extremely pleased to see the Group G draw. At first glance, the Premier League champions should not face much competition in this group, but it could be that the "Foxes" are just a one-season wonder, so any club in this group can challenge them. "Porto" has the opportunity not only to fight for a ticket to the quarterfinals but also to stay at the top of the group. "The dark horse" - "Club Brugge". The Belgian champions will seek to complicate the chances of every rival to win. The chances of "Club Brugge" and "Kobenhavn" in this group are evaluated similarly, but the Danes are most likely to finish last in this group. The Belgians will face the English champions in their first match, so all their chances will be visible after this clash. Predicted final G group table: 1. "Porto" 2. "Leicester City" 3. "Club Brugge" 4. "Kobenhavn" H Group Favorites - Turin's "Juventus" and "Sevilla". No one could disagree that the most realistic contender for the first place is Turin's "Juventus" club. A resilient battle should take place for the second place and the last ticket to the quarterfinals. "Sevilla," which has not met equals in the Europa League for years, will seek to finally achieve something serious in the Champions League. However, the Spanish side will face problems from last season's strong performer, "Lyon." "The dark horse" - "Lyon". The French club may seriously compete for the second position, but "Sevilla" should withstand the pressure from both "Lyon" and Zagreb's "Dinamo." "Lyon" has long been without Alexandre Lacazette, which could be one reason why the French may not reach the quarterfinals. Predicted final H group table: 1. Turin's "Juventus" 2. "Sevilla" 3. "Lyon" 4. Zagreb's "Dinamo" Schedule of matches taking place on Wednesday: E Group Leverkusen's "Bayer" - Moscow's CSKA (21:45) London's "Tottenham" - "Monaco" F Group Varshava's "Legia" - Dortmund's "Borussia" Madrid's "Real" - Lisbon's "Sporting" G Group "Club Brugge" - "Leicester City" "Porto" - "Kobenhavn" H Group Turin's "Juventus" - "Sevilla" "Lyon" - Zagreb's "Dinamo"
Aivaras Katutis, eurofootball.lt
