RANKED: TOP 5 UCL Groups of Death in 21st century as Man City finished bottom
Football magazine 442 ranks the top 5 UCL groups of death in the 21st century before this season’s Champions League kicks off.
PSG, Newcastle, AC Milan and Dortmund are in the group of death this season. And so were these clubs…
Ultimately, this group was made to look incredibly easy by a Liverpool squad who stormed to a maximum 18 points without breaking a sweat. Looking at the quality of the four teams, it was a brilliant achievement.
The Merseysiders were among the favorites for the competition and came within a whisker of the Quadruple that season. Atletico Madrid were knockout regulars, with added Antoine Griezmann and fresh from winning the title. The Porto side in question had made the quarters last time, knocking out Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus – before the Reds themselves nicked Luis Diaz – while AC Milan were en route to a Serie A title.
Had the draw have been different, any of these sides could've topped a group of their own. Liverpool's greatest feat in that group was making everyone else look ordinary.
Yep, this was the season that Gareth Bale did that.
European champions Inter Milan were the headliners of the group, with Tottenham announcing themselves with Bale & Modric. Twente were weirdly strong, too, with Bryan Ruiz pulling strings for Luuk de Jong and Nacer Chadli (remember him, Spurs fans?). The Dutch side finished third with a wholly respectable six points.
Then there was Werder Bremen, who brought up the rear but boasted Claudio Pizarro, Torsten Frings and Per Mertesacker alongside youngsters Mesut Ozil and Marko Arnautovic. Each side pulled off their own shock that season – and each were wonderfully entertaining to watch.
You know a group's strong if Antonio Conte is finishing bottom. This was the
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