Champions League group stage watchability rankings

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Players of Real Madrid pose for a photo with their 2016/2017 Champions League, La Liga and Bernabeu trophies ahead of La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Valencia at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on August 27, 2017. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /

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PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 25: Neymar Jr of PSG during the French Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE) at Parc des Princes on August 25, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /

2. Group B: Celtic, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Anderlecht

Just let me list for you some midfielders for Bayern Munich: Thiago Alcantara, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, James Rodriguez, Arturo Vidal. All they have at forward is Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller. Kind of embarrassing, to be honest.

I would watch Bayern play basketball. I would watch them practice against cones for 90 minutes. I would watch them play against Stoke. They are also the future home of Christian Pulisic.

So how will anyone in Group B compete with the German champions? Well, PSG can roll out a forward line of Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe. If they can’t win Ligue 1 with that arsenal, the manager, Unai Emery, and the entire front office and maybe the grounds crew gotta be fired. I can’t wait for the Group B matches between these two.

Celtic are one of the most famous soccer clubs in the world. And they continue to hold this high regard even though the Scottish Premiership is worse than MLS. The Bhoys in Green won the league title with 30 points to spare. They amassed 106 points on 34 wins and four draws. They didn’t lose a game. What I’m trying to say is they will get whooped by Bayern Munich and PSG, but they have name recognition.

They only thing that comes to mind when I see Anderlecht is that Sacha Kljestan used to play for them. They won the Belgian league last season. They will not advance to the knockout round.

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