Real Madrid’s route to retaining the Champions League title looks a lot like last year’s. Only tougher.
The two-time defending champion was yesterday drawn again with Borussia Dortmund, which won their group last year and was unbeaten against Cristiano Ronaldo and friends.
Still, Tottenham is as classy as a third-seeded team gets, and fourth-seeded APOEL of Cyprus is a recent quarterfinalist.
“Heroes are made in groups like these,” Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said after UEFA made the draw in Monaco.
Madrid’s great rival Barcelona has a more routine path to the last 16. Though it could battle for top spot in the group with last season’s runner-up, Juventus, they should face few problems from Olympiakos and Sporting Lisbon.
