Champions Group

After posting about how unfair it would be for Inter to draw a heavyweight despite winning Serie A they got put in a group with Barcelona. Good work UEFA. This group is the only one of the 8 to be comprised entirely of current champions as Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev are the current title holders in Russia and the Ukraine respectively. Sourness over not being a 1 seed aside I don't think this group is that bad for Inter. The two lower seeds are not exactly giant killers and they will not be playing away at either place late in the year when the temperature and weather can be a factor. Also, the second Barca game, the one at Camp Nou, is on the Tuesday before Barcelona's superclasico against Real Madrid. If things break Inter's way (Barca has sewn up a spot in the round of 16, they are head to head with RM, there is pressure to win that game, etc) it is conceivable they don't get the full force of Barcelona's A-team on their visit to Cataluna. We will see.