This Thursday the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 was held. What happened to Messi’s PSG.
This Thursday in Istanbul the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23, where Real Madrid will seek to defend the title obtained in the last season. In addition, the PSG of Lionel Messi and company will try to rise for the first time with the maximum continental tournament.
The six matches of the Champions League group zones will be played between Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, November 2 y the first two will qualify for the round of 16 that will be played following the World Cup in Qatar. The venue for the final, which will be on June 10, 2023, it will be the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
Robert Lewandowski will be rival of Bayern Munich
During the last transfer market, one of the great novels was the one that involved Rober Lewandowski and his desire to leave Bayern Munich. After several weeks of negotiation, he was transferred to Barcelona and in the Champions League group stage he will have to play once morest the Bavarian team.
Haaland will face Borussia Dortmund once more in the Champions League
After leaving Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester City, Erling Haaland will have to face his former team in the Champions League group stage.
Lionel Messi vs. Ángel Di María, the outstanding duel of Argentines in the Champions League
Group H of the Champions League integrates it into Paris Saint-Germain of Lionel Messiwho will see the faces with Juventusa club that recently signed Angel Di Maria, paradoxically free from PSG. In addition, the French are negotiating with the Vecchia Signora for the sale of another Argentine: Leandro Paredes.
On the other hand, the group is also made up of the Benfica of Nicholas Otamendi y Enzo Fernández.
Lautaro Martínez and his Inter, to the group of death of the Champions League
Whenever the group stage of a tournament is drawn, the Death Group. In this case, there are no doubts: it is the Group C, comprising Bayern Munich from Germany, Barcelona from Spain, Inter from Italy and Victoria Pilsen from Czech Republic.
Carlo Ancelotti, Alexia Putella and Karim Benzema, awarded by UEFA
Carlo Ancelotti, champion of the Champions League con Real Madridwas chosen as the best technical director of the season for UEFA. While Karim Benzemascorer for Merengue, was chosen as the best player of the season.
For its part, Alexia Putellas, star of the Barcelonawas awarded as the best soccer player for the second consecutive year.
This was the group stage of the Champions League
- Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers.
- Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Brujas.
- Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter, Viktoria Plzen.
- Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporing CP, Olympique Marsella.
- Group E: Milan, Chelsea, Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb.
- Group F: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic.
- Group G: Manchester City, Seville, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhague.
- Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa.
Pot 3 of the Champions League group stage was drawn
- Grupo A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli.
- Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen.
- Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter.
- Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporing CP.
- Group E: Milan, Chelsea, Salzburg.
- Grupo F: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk.
- Grupo G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund.
- Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica.
Pot 2 of the Champions League group stage was drawn
- Grupo A: Ajax, Liverpool,
- Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid,
- Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona
- Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham,
- Grupo E: Milan, Chelsea,
- Group F: Real Madrid, Leipzig
- Group G: Manchester City, Seville
- Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus
Pot 1 of the Champions League Group Stage was drawn
- Group A: Ajax
- Group B: Porto
- Group C: Bayern Munich
- Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt
- Group E: Milan
- Group F: Real Madrid
- Grupo G: Manchester City
- Group H: Paris Saint-Germain
The event began: the draw for the Champions League starts in moments
The ceremony has already begun in Istanbul and in moments the pots will be drawn and the groups of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 will be defined.
Pot 1 teams in the Champions League Draw
- Paris Saint-Germain (France)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
- Manchester City (Inglaterra)
- Milan (Italy)
- Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Porto, Portugal)
- Ajax (Netherlands)
Pot 2 teams in the Champions League Draw
- Liverpool (Inglaterra)
- Chelsea (England)
- Tottenham (England)
- Barcelona, Spain)
- Sevilla Spain)
- Atletico Madrid (Spain)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Leipzig (Germany)
Pot 3 teams in the Champions League Draw
- Inter (Italy)
- Naples Italy)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
- Sporting Lisboa (Portugal)
- Benfica (Portugal)
- Salzburg (Austria)
- Shakhtar Donetsk (Ucrania)
Pot 4 teams in the Champions League Draw
- Olympique de Marseille (France)
- Bruges (Belgium)
- Celtic (Scotland)
- Victory Plzen (Czech Republic)
- Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
- Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
- Rangers (Scotland)
- Copenhagen (Denmark)
Where will the 2023 Champions League final be played?
The venue for the final, which will take place on June 10, 2023, will be the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, located in Istanbul, Turkey.
How the Champions League Group Stage will be played
In the first round, two teams from the same country cannot meet in the same group. The six matches in the Champions League group zones will be played between Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, November 2, and the first two will qualify for the round of 16, which will be played following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Champions League draw: schedule and how to watch live
This Thursday the draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League Group Stage will take place. The event will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1:00 p.m. (Argentine time) and will be televised by Fox Sports.
