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Liverpool have received the easiest draw. Their eight opponents have an average rating of 90.0, making theirs the ninth-kindest fixture list overall.
Arsenal also received a relatively favourable draw, albeit for different reasons. Their pot-one fixtures against Bayern Munich (away) and Real Madrid (home) are about as difficult as they come – and they also drew Borussia Dortmund, the highest-ranked team in pot two – but, beyond those fixtures, there is little for Mikel Arteta’s side to fear. Arsenal drew the two lowest-ranked sides in pot four: Sabah and Slovan Bratislava. So, while the top end of their draw is tough, the bottom end is kind. Sabah, 170th in the world, and Slovan Bratislava, 224th, are the two lowest-ranked teams in the competition.
Stuttgart received the easiest draw of any team, with their opponents having an average rating of 88.9. Inter came out of the draw particularly well,
Enzo Maresca, has been handed the most difficult fixture list of any Premier League club. City’s opponents have an average rating of 91.7, with only five teams receiving a tougher draw overall.
[ManU] Their draw this season is not disastrous, but it is definitely on the more difficult side.