The first round of fixtures in this season's Champions League group stages for the Bundesliga was one to celebrate. Bayern picked up a late win - Premier League champions Manchester City. Dortmund dominated Arsenal and deservedly took the three points. Schalke, with a defensive crisis, a severely under pressure manager and off the back of a thumping by Gladbach, took an unexpected point at Chelsea. The only disappointment was Leverkusen's loss to Monaco. With a time to reflect on what's happened on Matchday One, how far can each of the four German teams go (with the final in Berlin)?

Bayern:

Pep Guardiola's men were given a tough draw for the group stages, alongside both Manchester City and CSKA Moscow again, whilst the most dangerous side in Pot Four, Roma, were also placed in Group E. They were far from their best against City, although they created plenty of chances, only to be met by an inspired Joe Hart. Only a deflected Jerome Boateng effort, just as the game was seemingly heading for a draw, beat England's number one, to give the German champions victory. It is a very difficult group, but one in which Bayern should win, with City and Roma battling for second. In reality, Bayern are one of only three, possibly four teams, who have any chance of winning the competition. They want to eradicate last season's humiliating dethroning by Real Madrid in the semi-finals. It would be a huge surprise if Bayern don't reach the last-four at least.

Dortmund:

Dortmund have a much more favourable group compared to this time last season. And they've begun with an excellent victory over Arsenal, with a number of players injured and it could well be argued that the result flattered the Londoners. The Gunners should qualify with Jurgen Klopp's team, yet with that opening win, Dortmund will now hope to kick on and win the group. Galatasaray are never an easy opponent, and although Anderlecht will give it their all, both shouldn't be a threat to the Black and Yellows. Can Dortmund repeat their exploits of two seasons ago? For them to go all the way, they need their now famous injury curse to disappear, because on any day, they can beat anybody. Matching their run to the quarter-finals last season will be deemed a success, although the semi-finals isn't out of their reach.

Schalke:

After Matchday One, all four teams in Schalke's group are on one point. Maribor drew 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon and that was the same score-line as Schalke went to Chelsea. It was a hugely unexpected result, and it's a result that may well have saved Jens Keller his job (for now at least). Their defence has been swept with injury, but getting this result gives them a chance of winning the group. Chelsea should put this result behind them and win Group G, and Schalke should come in 2nd. The match at home to Jose Mourinho's team could be the difference of winning the group, and if Schalke manage to that, they have a real chance of getting to the quarter-finals. Going further would be a huge surprise. The last-eight is probably the best Schalke can hope for, with the last-16 likely to be their exit point.

Leverkusen:

It was a hugely disappointing start for Leverkusen as their Champions League campaign got underway at Monaco. The side from the principality, who were set to become the latest team with a vast amount of wealth, have had a hugely under-whelming start to their Ligue 1 campaign, losing three of their first five games and being second-bottom in France. They've lost James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao, but their other star signing 12 months ago, Joao Moutinho, proved to be the hero - Leverkusen. Roger Schmidt's men are also joined by Benfica and Zenit St Petersburg, meaning every match and every result matters in a very evenly matched group. They have started on the back foot, although with their highly-talented attack, they should bounce-back and go through. Like Schalke, the quarter-finals is possible, but the last-16 is more likely.

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