Group A: Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa,

Group B: Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Wolfsburg

Group C: AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich

Group E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, Debreceni VSC

Group F: Barcelona, Inter, Dynamo Kyiv, Rubin Kazan

Group G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni

Predictions:

Group A:

Bayern need to improve, and fast, if they are to advance.  This year's Juve are CL title contenders, and will easily make it out of the group stage.

Prediction: 1) Juventus, 2) Bayern, 3) Bordeaux, 4) Maccabi Haifa

Advantage: Italy

Group B:

As usual, Man U got an easy group.  The setting them aside, Wolfsburg have a pretty reasonable group, given their fourth-pot status.  Due to their home form, I'd rate Wolfsburg ahead of the likes of CSKA Moscow and Besiktas.

Prediction: 1) Man U, 2) Wolfsburg, 3) Besiktas, 4) CSKA Moscow

Advantage: Germany (no competition from Italy, but Wolfsburg should advance)

Group C:

AC Milan are not group favorites.  Real Madrid got fairly lucky, drawing probably the second-worst Pot 1 team.  Still, with Marseille and Zurich as opponents, I have a feeling Milan will make it through to the knock-out stage, but just barely.

Prediction: 1) Real Madrid, 2) Milan, 3) Marseille, 4) Zurich

Advantage: Italy (no competition from Germany, but Milan should advance)

Group E:

Liverpool will advance, as always, and I believe this year's revamped Lyon are simply too good for Fiorentina this year.

Prediction: 1) Liverpool, 2) Lyon, 3) Fiorentina, 4) Debreceni VSC

Advantage: Germany (an Italy loss is a win for Germany)

Group F:

Barca will be favorites for winning the CL, so they advance by default.  Inter, though they may falter early in the knock-out round for lack of overall quality, should be able to out-perform Dynamo Kiev and Rubin Kasan in the group stages.  It also helps that, in Eto'o, Inter have signed a striker who can score goals in Europe.

Prediction: 1) Barca, 2) Inter, 3) Dynamo Kiev, 4) Rubin Kasan

Advantage: Italy (no contest from Germany)

Group G:

Probably the best group for Pot 3 or Pot 4 team, so Stuttgart got lucky.  Maybe this year, they won't totally blow their chances (never forget 2007), but perhaps not.

Prediction: 1) Sevilla, 2) Rangers, 3) Stuttgart, 4) Unirea Urziceni

Advantage: Italy (because Germany lose)

Perhaps the most vital contests in the Germany/Italy battle will be in groups C, E, and G.  In Group C, Milan may not advance.  In groups E, and G, Fiorentina and Stuttgart each have a decent chance to advance against my prediction.

EDIT:

BAYERN SIGNED ROBBEN, JUVENTUS SIGNED GROSSO BUT MISSED OUT ON RAFINHA.  TIP GROUP A TO GERMANY, WITH BAYERN FINISHING AHEAD OF JUVENTUS IN FIRST PLACE.