On August 28, the annual draw of the main European club football tournament - the UEFA Champions League took place. CSKA Moscow recognized its rivals in the group stage of the competition.
By the will of the sports lot, the Moscow "army team" got the most difficult group. Experts have already named Quartet E, in which CSKA will play “the group of death”. The leading teams from Germany, England and Italy will become the rivals of the Moscow footballers.
The Munich club Bayern, which in recent years has established itself as one of the best teams not only in Europe, but also in the world, got to Group E from the first basket. In the 2013 - 2014 season, the German club became the champion of Germany.
Another formidable rival from England - Manchester City - got out of the second basket of CSKA. It is currently one of the most star-filled clubs in the world. It is no coincidence that the Citizens won the English Premier League last season.
The third rival of CSKA Moscow in the Champions League will be one of the strongest clubs in Italy last season. Roman "Roma" became the vice-champion of Serie A of the season 2013 - 2014, losing the championship to the grand from Turin "Juventus".
Experts already say that in such a company it will be incredibly difficult for CSKA to reach the Champions League playoffs. It is noteworthy that in the last UEFA Champions League, the Moscow club fell into the same group with the German and English grandees. Then the CSKA players were unable to advance to the next stage of the tournament. In the current draw, Muscovites' fans still hope for a more favorable outcome of the group stage.