UEFA Champions League: Who should qualify for knockout stage?

Odds and probabilities correct before opening night of group-stage action.

With the the Champions League returning, we take a look at the full group-stage draw using our statistical probabilities, assessing who should qualify for the knockout stage.

This season's draw ensured some mouthwatering match-ups, with holders Chelsea pitted against Juventus, and last term's runners-up Manchester City set to take on Lionel Messi's Paris St Germain.

Meanwhile, six-time winners Liverpool will return to the scene of their 2019 triumph in the competition, the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, after being paired with Atletico Madrid and Manchester United face a Europa League final rematch against Villarreal.

Other eye-catching pairings saw Inter Milan pitted against Real Madrid in Group D and Bayern Munich facing Barcelona in Group E.

• Scroll down for group-by-group probabilities

UEFA Champions League group stage full draw

• Odds below via Sky Bet

Group A

• Group Winner Odds: PSG 10/11, Man City 11/10, Leipzig 9/1, Brugge 80/1
• Group Qualification Odds: PSG 1/8, Man City 1/6, Leipzig 2/1, Brugge 22/1

Group B

• Group Winner Odds: Liverpool 10/11, Atletico Madrid 9/4, AC Milan 4/1, Porto 9/1
• Group Qualification Odds: Liverpool 2/7, Atletico Madrid 8/13, AC Milan 5/4, Porto 5/2

Group C

• Group Winner Odds: Dortmund 8/13, Ajax 10/3, Sporting 9/2, Besiktas 10/1
• Group Qualification Odds: Dortmund 1/6, Ajax 5/6, Sporting 5/4, Besiktas 11/4

Group D

• Group Winner Odds: Real Madrid 4/11, Inter 9/4, Shakhtar 11/1, Sheriff 100/1
• Group Qualification Odds: Real Madrid 1/20, Inter 1/4, Shakhtar 2/1, Sheriff 20/1

Group E

• Group Winner Odds: Bayern Munich 4/7, Barcelona 2/1, Benfica 8/1, Dynamo Kiev 25/1
• Group Qualification Odds: Bayern Munich 1/9, Barcelona 1/3, Benfica 2/1, Dynamo Kiev 13/2

Group F

• Group Winner Odds: Man United 4/6, Atlanta 3/1, Villarreal 5/1, Young Boys 8/1
• Group Qualification Odds: Man United 1/5, Atlanta 4/5, Villarreal 11/8, Young Boys 9/4

Group G

• Group Winner Odds: Sevilla 6/4, Wolfsburg 5/2, Lille 3/1, Salzburg 9/2
• Group Qualification Odds: Sevilla 1/2, Wolfsburg 5/6, Lille 1/1, Salzburg 6/4

Group H

• Group Winner Odds: Chelsea 4/6, Juventus 11/8, Zenit 14/1, Malmo 40/1
• Group Qualification Odds: Chelsea 1/12, Juventus 1/6, Zenit 3/1, Malmo 11/1

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