Champions League Draw 2022
The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League officially kicks off on Sept. 6, and fans are buzzing with anticipation. Following the conclusion of the qualifying rounds, all eyes are now on the Group Stage with the 32 participants fin alized.
The draw for the upcoming tournament was revealed on Thursday, Aug. 25. Here's the pairings and schedule for every team during the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Group Stage.
Champions League Groups 2022/23
There are eight groups, A through H, for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League. Each group features four teams. Only the top two teams from every group will advance to the Knockout Stage. The squads that finish in third place will be transferred to the Europa League, while the fourth-place finishers are eliminated entirely.
This year, Group C is already being called the Group of Death with Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen all being pitted against each other. Real Madrid, the 2021-22 champions, will be in Group F alongside RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic.
1. Group A
– Ajax
– Liverpool
– Napoli
– Rangers
2. Group B
FC Porto
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge
3. Group C
– Bayern Munich
– Barcelona
– Inter Milan
– Viktoria Plzen
4. Group D
– Eintracht Frankfurt
– Tottenham Hotspur
– Sporting CP
– Marseille
5. Group E
– AC Milan
– Chelsea
– FC Salzburg
– Dinamo Zagreb
6. Group F
– Real Madrid
– RB Leipzig
– Shakhtar Donetsk
– Celtic
7. Group G
– Manchester City
– Sevilla
– Borussia Dortmund
– FC Copenhagen
8. Gro up H
– Paris Saint-Germain
– Juventus
– Benfica
– Maccabi Haifa
UEFA Champions League Schedule 2022/23
The official group stage schedule for every team has not been set yet. The Athletic reports this information likely won't be revealed until Saturday by UEFA given the organization also needs to schedule fixtures for the Europa League and Europa Conference League. However, there are matchweeks and dates already set.
- Matchweek 1: Sept. 6-7
- Matchweek 2: Sept. 13-14
- Matchweek 3: Oct. 4-5
- Matchweek 4: Oct. 11-12
- Matchweek 5: Oct. 25-26
- Matchweek 6: Nov. 1-2
- Round of 16: Feb. 14-15, 21-22; March 7-8, 14-15
- Quarterfinals: April 11-12, 18-19
- Semifinals: May 9-10, 16-17
- Final: June 10
UEFA Champions League Schedule by Team 2022/23
This space will be updated once the schedule for every team is officially set.