They made the final last year so it has to be in their favour. Without Diego Costa and Courtois they have lost a little star quality and deciding factor in big games, however, even if Mandzukic and Moya/Oblak are good in their own right.
Arsenal are nothing special (but will definitely cause us problems). Leverkusen are a shit team who will get pummeled 6 or 7 by a Spanish or English team in the group stages. Don't let their win over Kobenhaven fool u.
I want an easy group. No point in sweating over qualification, and risking it altogether. Also, I'd rather we finish 1'st so we could get a potentially easier opponent in the 2'nd route and a simpler path to the QFs and potentially semis.