The draw for the group stage of the championship will be held at 6 pm today, Thursday Champions League The new season 2022-2023, in Istanbul, Turkey.
The contract of the qualifications for the group stage of the Champions League for the new season was completed, yesterday, Wednesday, before the draw was held on Thursday evening.
The 32 clubs qualified for the group stage will be distributed into 8 groups, each of 4 teams, following dividing them into 4 levels, so that the group includes a team from each level..
In accordance with the rules of the Champions League, clubs from the same country will be separated from each other in the group stage draw.
As usual, the first and second place winners from each group will qualify for the playoffs, with the third ranked player moving to the European League, while the bottom of the standings will be deposited in the continental competitions.
After completing the contract for the qualifiers to the Round of 16, the draw for this round will be held on November 7, then the quarter-final draw on March 17, 2023.
And the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League will include determining the course of the semi-finals, so there will be no draw for the semi-finals.
And according to what was issued by the European Union “UEFA”, the group stage is scheduled to start next September 6, with the round of 16 competitions to be held on February 14, 2023, then the quarter-finals on April 11, and the semi-finals on May 9.
The first round of the group stage of the European Champions League will be held on 6 and 7 September, and the second on 13 and 14 of the same month, while the third, fourth and fifth rounds will be held on 4, 5, 11, 12, 25 and 26 October, and finally the sixth round on November 1 and 2.
The first leg of the round of 16 of the European Champions League will be held on the 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd of February, and the second leg on the 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th of March..
The month of April sees the first leg of the quarter-finals on 11 and 12, and the return on 18 and 19, with the semi-final first leg being held on May 9 and 10, and the return leg of 16 and 17 of the same month, while the “Ataturk Olympic Stadium” in Istanbul will host the final on June 10, 2023.
It is worth noting that Real Madrid won the Champions League last season 2021-2022.