Champions League

All the details about how to follow the draw proceedings on Thursday from Istanbul as the 32 participating sides will learn of their group stage pairings.

In the case of associations with two representatives, clubs will be paired in order to split their matches between Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Pot 1 will consist of the holders who are Real Madrid the UEFA Europa League winners (Eintracht Frankfurt) and the champions of the six highest-ranked nations who did not qualify via one of the 2021/22 titles; Pots 2 to 4 will be determined by the club coefficient rankings. The draw for the Round of 16 will be staged at the UEFA Nyon offices on 7 November.

Dinamo joined Rangers and Copenhagen, which also advanced through their playoffs to complete a group-stage lineup stacked with 14 former former champions who ...

Each team gets a basic fee of 15.6 million euros ($15.5 million), plus 2.8 million euros ($2.78 million) per win and 930,000 euros ($924,000) for each draw in the group stage. The Champions League is even more concentrated in western Europe – and not just because of the Russia ban. [these Champions League groups start early](https://apnews.com/article/covid-sports-health-soccer-middle-east-c3b5cb1fe407a31fde74f2c6f4da5e1a) on Sept. Liverpool is ranked highest of the 24 and Maccabi Haifa is lowest. The extra 930,000 euros ($924,000) left over from each drawn game is pooled and shared among teams who won games. [according to their place in a league table](https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/tenyears/) based on historical European titles and results in the past 10 years. The 32 teams from 15 different countries go into groups of four playing home-and-away round-robin games. The top two in each group advance to the knockout stage next year. 6 and end five weeks sooner than usual on Nov. There is no such upstart this season, though some in Scotland would argue Rangers should count as a first-timer. Maybe we will be lucky,” Shakhtar captain Taras Stepanenko said this week. Madrid has advanced every time.

Ahead of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw on Thursday, Aug. 25, we dreamed up the ideal matchups for Groups A through H given the 32 teams ...

Atletico Madrid would consider themselves favourites in this group, but Napoli, Porto and Dinamo Zagreb won't be giving up any points easily. (Spurs progressed to the 2019 final at the expense of Ajax after Lucas Moura scored a 96th-minute winner.) Both clubs are looking sharp domestically so will no doubt deliver two unmissable group stage matches. Benfica is battle-tested at this level, while both Eintracht Frankfurt and Sevilla will be looking to show they can cope with the step up to the Champions League after showing they can win the Europa League in recent years. [UEFA club coefficient ranking](https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2022) with the exception of Pot 1. - Pot 2: Tottenham (England) Every possible fixture for this group is capable of delivering fireworks. Bayern and Juventus last faced off in the Champions League in 2016 when their Round of 16 tie was forced to extra time after both games ended 2-2. - Pot 2: Juventus (Italy) It's been over 20 years since AC Milan and Chelsea played a competitive match against one another so the time feels right to group them together. - Pot 2: Chelsea (England) It's impossible to resist not putting the two 2021/22 Champions League finalists together in the group stage. - Pot 2: Liverpool (England)

Giant European clubs such as Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester City, and titleholders Real Madrid will all find out their group stage opponents knowing they ...

May 16-17, 2023 May 9-10, 2023 Apr. 7-15, 2023 14-22, 2023 1st Leg The preliminary qualifying rounds took place between June and August, resulting in the final six berths to the group stage. BT Sport 1, BT Sport Ultimate One of the lowest seeds from Pot 4 would cap it off: Maccabi Haifa or Viktoria Plzen. Here are some possible combinations for a potential Group of Death should the draw fall this way. In this case, the Netherlands and its reigning Eredivisie champion Ajax were elevated to Pot 1. The draw will see 32 teams split into eight groups of four.

UEFA structures the pots as follows: Pot 1 contains the reigning Champions League and Europa League winners (Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt) and the domestic ...

Should Dortmund land Dest from Barcelona, as has been rumored this week, that would take Barça out of the running here and make a Chelsea/Juventus-Dortmund-Rangers trio in any group even more of a lure from a U.S. So any combination that features one of Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus out of Pot 2 and then Dortmund and Rangers will surely catch the eye of USMNT staff, players and supporters alike in the coming weeks (since Frankfurt and Dortmund can’t be drawn together given they are both Bundesliga clubs, there’s no scenario in which all four clubs in a group features U.S. Sadio Mané has gotten off to a brilliant start with Bayern Munich, and two of his former clubs are involved in the competition. With Russian clubs barred from competition due to its nation’s invasion of Ukraine, the past stipulation that kept Russian clubs and Ukrainian clubs apart in the group stage is no longer in play. A Bayern-Liverpool-Inter/Napoli-Marseille group also offers a similar effect—four clubs in Europe’s top five leagues all with the talent to reach the knockout stage. The remaining pots are set in club coefficient order (a formula that takes into account the results of each club in UEFA competitions based on performances over the last five seasons), which limits the potential for true groups of death but does offer some intriguing possibilities.

Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern, PSG... We take a look at when and where the UEFA Champions League group stage draw will take place.

The Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw will take place on Thursday 25 August 2022. The draw will see 32 teams split into eight groups of four. Istanbul is the location for proceedings.

With the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds out of the way, there are only a couple of weeks left before the 2022/23 group stage gets underway.

[Who will win the 2022/23 Champions League? The Champions League group stage typically included a December round of matches in years past, but that was moved up due to the World Cup schedule. 14, and so the final Champions League group matches will fit that timeline with the sixth and final matchday coming on Nov. 6-7 as all six rounds of group stage games will be completed before the break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The qualifying rounds are complete and we have the 32-team field for the 2022/23 Champions League group stage. September has always been the traditional start date for the Champions League group stage matches and it will be the same this time around.

The elite group includes defending champion Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, who are still fighting Champions League organizer UEFA in the European Court of ...

Each team gets a basic fee of 15.6 million euros ($15.5 million), plus 2.8 million euros ($2.78 million) per win and 930,000 euros ($924,000) for each draw in the group stage. The Champions League is even more concentrated in western Europe – and not just because of the Russia ban. The other 24 teams are seeded according to UEFA ranking based on European results in the past five seasons. The extra 930,000 euros ($924,000) left over from each drawn game is pooled and shared among teams who won games. 6 and end five weeks sooner than usual on Nov. The 32 teams from 15 different countries go into groups of four playing home-and-away round-robin games. Because the World Cup in Qatar starts Nov. A fund of 600 million euros ($596 million) gets divided between clubs according to their place in a league table based on historical European titles and results in the past 10 years. The top two in each group advance to the knockout stage next year. There is no such upstart this season, though some in Scotland would argue Rangers should count as a first-timer. Madrid has advanced every time. Maybe we will be lucky,” Shakhtar captain Taras Stepanenko said this week.

Liverpool is set to learn its 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage fate during the draw on Thursday, August 25 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Group B (Real Madrid, Basel, Ludogorets) Group E (Fiorentina, Lyon, Debrecen) They have reached the final on five occasions, winning two of them (2004/05 and 2018/19). Group B (Valencia, Basel, Spartak) [UEFA club coefficient ranking](https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2022) and Liverpool are the best of the rest in that regard. [Who will win the 2022/23 Champions League? In addition to the five final appearances, Liverpool have reached the Round of 16 twice, the quarterfinals on three occasions, and one semifinal. Here's everything you need to know about Liverpool's participation in the 2022/23 Champions League tournament. Liverpool last won the Champions League in 2018/19 when they defeated fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the final. They are in Pot 1 based on winning the Europa League title. It will be a difficult task to replicate the success the Reds enjoyed in 2021/22 when they came close to winning a historic quadruple of trophies. The path to the 2022/23 final in Istanbul, Turkey starts with the group-stage draw happening in the same city on Thursday, August 25.

Don't miss the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw from Istanbul as some of the top clubs in Europe learn their path to the knockouts and the ...

The draw for the remainder of the 2022/23 Champions League knockout bracket (quarter-finals and semi-finals) will take place on March 17, 2023. Benfica (Portugal) Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League Round of 16 will take place on Nov. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) Rangers (Scotland) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) FK Bodo/Glimt (Norway) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) Maccabi Haifa (Israel) vs. Dinamo Zagreb were the last team to make it in, needing extra time to oust Norway's Bodo/Glimt. Each club will play six group stage matches, with three at home and three on the road.

Two teams from the same football association cannot be drawn into the same group. That means, for example, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur cannot be ...

The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stage. If a goalkeeper had one foot in front of the line and one behind it, that was technically deemed an offence. Each team can use a maximum of three stoppages in play to make substitutions, with one extra allowed in extra time. Pots two, three and four are then determined by [clubs’ UEFA coefficients](https://theathletic.com/3334649/2022/05/27/uefa-coefficients-champions-league-pots-qualification/). - Celtic (33.000) - Chelsea (123.000) Therefore, Celtic and Rangers could be drawn against an English side. The draw, which will see 32 teams placed in eight groups of four, starts at 5pm (UK time) on Thursday. That means, for example, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur cannot be placed together despite being in different pots. Teams from pot two are drawn, followed by pots three and four. A year later, the final between Manchester City and Chelsea was also relocated to Portugal — this time, Porto’s Estadio do Dragao — just two weeks before to allow fans to attend. This is your essential Champions League draw companion.

The 32 teams that earned a place in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage will find out who and where they will play as they dream of making history in ...

And since Real Madrid were also the champions of Spain, that country's Pot 1 spot is given to the champions from the next best nation (Ajax from the Netherlands). As such, when any of the below teams are drawn into groups A-D, their paired team will automatically be assigned to groups E-H: The intention behind this is to ensure each group can feature a mix of powers, up-and-coming teams, and longer shots. No teams from the same nation will be drawn together at this stage (or, indeed, in the Round of 16). Given the break for the 2022 World Cup in November, the six group matchdays will be condensed into an eight-week span which will only add to the degree of difficulty. That whittles down the original field of 32 clubs to a group of 16 that will keep their trophy dreams alive.

This season's Champions League group stage draw takes place today with 32 European teams set to learn their fate. The draw is due to start at 5pm (BST) ...

The draw which will see 32 teams placed in eight groups of four starts at 5pm (BST) on Thursday. The 2021 Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea was then scheduled to be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium venue but it was once again relocated to Portugal — this time Porto's Estadio do Dragao — just two weeks before to allow fans to attend. Our subscribers in the USA can watch it on Paramount+ and CBS Sports HQ. Teams from pot two are drawn, followed by pots three and four. Pot one contains the winners of last season’s Champions League and Europa League, as well as the winners of the top six divisions in Europe. Pots two, three and four are then determined by clubs’ UEFA coefficients. An evening that treads the line between pomposity and kitsch, replete with close-up shots of grinning club officials, is coming to Istanbul. Therefore, Celtic and Rangers could be drawn against an English side. That means, for example, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur cannot be placed together despite being in different pots. Each team can use a maximum of three stoppages in play to make substitutions, with one extra allowed in extra time. UEFA describes the launch as its “Standing Facilities Observer Programme 2022-23”. (Photo: Getty Images)