UEFA Champions League 2018/19: 3 of the toughest groups this season

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The official UCL 2018/19 draw

#2 Group B (Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspurs, PSV, Inter Milan)

Group B
Group B UCL 2018/19

Group B consists of Barcelona (Spain), Tottenham Hotspurs (England), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) & Internazionale (Italy). This is also a very tough group considering the current form of all 4 teams.

Barcelona won La Liga and the Copa del Rey last season. Although their UCL exit was a shocking piece of defending (lost to AS Roma in the QF), there is no denying that the Blaugrana will come back stronger this season with new signings in the form of Arturo Vidal and Malcom, making the team much stronger.

Tottenham Hotspurs finished third in the Premier League last season. They also topped their UCL group containing Real Madrid with 16 points. Spurs have a very strong side led by the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli and look very tough to contend with. After an unfortunate loss of head against Juventus in the round of 16 last season, Spurs will look to learn from their mistakes.

PSV Eindhoven are the current champions of the Eredivisie. They won the league with 83 points, finishing four points ahead of second-placed Ajax. Probably, the weakest team of the group, the Dutch champions will find it tough to make it past the group stages this season. Their home form will be crucial if they want to have any chance of qualifying.

Inter Milan have been struggling for the past few years, since winning the Champions League in 2009. They barely qualified for this year's tournament. With smart signings like Rajda Nainggolan, Sime Vrsaljko and Keita Balde, the Milan side has strengthened their team quite well. They are probably the dark horses of the group and can beat any side on their day.

Overall, Tottenham and Barcelona look favourites to go through. But it definitely won't be lopsided as Inter & PSV will both provide tough competition.

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