Astana
Won the Kazakhstan Premier League 2017
Won the league for the last 4 years
Qualified for the Champions League Group Stage in 15/16
Lost to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League qualifiers this year
Beat Apoel Nicosia in the Europa League playoff to qualify this year
Lost too Sporting Lisbon in the Last 32 of the Europa League last season
Dynamo Kiev
Finished 2nd in the Ukrainian League last season – behind Shaktar
Lost in Ukrainian Cup final to Shaktar
Lost to Ajax in the Champions League Qualifier this season 3-1 on arg
Lost in Last 16 of the Europa League last season against Lazio 4-2 on arg
Won th Ukrainian Premier League in 14/15 and 15/16
Jablonec
Finished 3rd in the Czech League last season – Behind Slavia Prage and Viktoria Plzen
Been in the top flight since 1993
Runners Up in the Czech Cup
Currently 7th in the Czech Premier League
Lost 3 of their 7 games
Never made it to the Europa League group stage before
Lost in the Europa League qualifying in 10/11, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16
Rennes
5th Last season in Ligue 1 – qualified for the Europa League
Had a very good away record – won 8 games on the road
Very young and exciting squad – but not the largest so that could hinder them
Lots of pace, like to play on the counter attack
Started this season well – currently 6th
Verdict:
Going to be tight between Astana, Kiev and Rennes for top spot
Kiev are a solid team at home and other team won’t like to travel there
Same with Astana – their home form is key
Jablonec will be the whipping boys of this group
Prediction:
Winner: Dynamo Kiev
Runner Up: Astana
3rd: Rennes
4th: Jablonec
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