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Zidane: Guardiola is 'best coach in world'
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FIFA open to creating multinational leagues
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UCL draw: Real vs. City, Atletico vs. Liverpool
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Sir Alex Ferguson slams plans for world leagues
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UCL Standings
| GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 16 |
| Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 |
| Club Brugge | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 3 |
| Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 2 |
| GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Bayern Munich | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 18 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 10 |
| Olympiakos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -17 | 3 |
| GROUP C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 14 |
| Atalanta | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| GROUP D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Juventus | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 16 |
| Atletico Madrid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| GROUP E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| Napoli | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 12 |
| FC Salzburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Racing Genk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -15 | 1 |
| GROUP F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 14 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Internazionale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| Slavia Prague | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| GROUP G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| RB Leipzig | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| Benfica | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Zenit St Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| GROUP H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Valencia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| Lille | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |