Champions League draw: who lies in wait for English clubs?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United could be in for some nasty surprises in the Champions League draw

Arsenal draw Bayen Munich in the Champions League
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Manchester United have joined Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City in the Champions League proper this season and all four clubs will discover their fate today, but changes to the seeding system could spell trouble for the Premier League big guns.

The top seeds are no longer ranked according to their Uefa 'club coefficient' score, but on the previous season's results, which means that only Chelsea are among the top tier of teams, along with the champions of Uefa's other big leagues.

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