Champions League draw

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.

The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage is set to take shape when the draw is held on Thursday, August 25. Real Madrid won the competition last season ...

May 9-10, 2023 7-15, 2023 14-22, 2023 In this case, the Netherlands and its reigning Eredivisie champion Ajax were elevated to Pot 1. They will be drawn into eight groups each comprised of four teams. Real Madrid won the competition last season after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the final.

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.

We take a closer look at the teams Chelsea could be drawn against in this evening's Champions League draw in Turkey…

The draw begins at 5pm (UK time) today and will be shown live on BT Sport and via a stream on UEFA’s website. All six group fixtures will be played over an eight-week period this autumn due to the mid-season scheduling of the FIFA World Cup. That is usually only required for teams who have not been regular participants in European competition in recent years. Clubs earn points towards their coefficient based on how well they perform in the Champions League, Europa League and, from last season, the UEFA Conference League. For example, in the Champions League, clubs are awarded four points each for reaching the group stage and last 16, as well as two points for a win and one for a draw in the knockout stages. Pots 2, 3 and 4 are seeded based on individual teams’ standings within the UEFA club coefficient standing.

The pots for the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw have been confirmed after Wednesday's qualifiers.

Matchday 5: Oct. Matchday 4: Oct. Matchday 3: Oct. As Real Madrid secured the league and UCL Double there is a vacant place among the top seeds and that goes to the champions of the [Eredivisie](/football/league/_/name/ned.1) -- Ajax. Matchday 2: Sept. Matchday 1: Sept.

While we wait to find out whether the football gods will smile on the Old Lady with a favorable draw or instead pit us in a tough group, let's analyze what ...

This might actually be the most crucial pot of the entire draw. On Wednesday, the final three entrees will be determined through qualifiers. As we all know, the draw will result in eight groups each consisted of four clubs.

Liverpool are in Pot Two for the Champions League group stage draw, meaning they will avoid the likes of Barcelona, Juventus and Atletico Madrid. But there are ...

Pot Three also has a number of teams who could take up the challenge of facing Liverpool and none will likely be more challenging than Inter Milan. Liverpool may well want to face Real Madrid from Pot One for revenge from last year's final and other matches against the likes of AC Milan and Bayern Munich would also be blockbuster ties. But arguably the team Liverpool will want most from Pot One will be Porto given their incredible record against them.

Here's all you need to know about when and where to follow the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw.

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Pot 4: Marseille, Club Bruges, Celtic, Viktoria Plzen, Maccabi Haifa, Rangers, FC Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb or Bodo/Glimt. * Cannot be drawn against in group ...

Matchday 5: October 25/26 Rangers were among the sides to book their place in the draw, seeing off PSV Eindhoven. Matchday 4: October 11/12

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)

Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham are not shielded from the European giants in pot one with Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain all ...

The winter World Cup in Qatar sees the Champions League play second fiddle in the football schedule with the six group matchdays condensed into an eight-week window. Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham are not shielded from the European giants in pot one with Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain all lying in wait. Barcelona, Juventus, Sevilla and RB Leipzig make up the quintet of City’s potential group rivals from pot two on account of it containing the three other English representatives.

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)

The 32 teams that qualified for the lucrative 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage are set to learn their opponents as the draw is conducted from ...

— Maccabi Haifa (169) Club Brugge (44) Atletico Madrid (9) FC Copenhagen (41) Inter Milan (23) Olympique Marseille (38) Shakhtar Donetsk (22) Dinamo Zagreb (34) RB Salzburg (21) Rangers (33) Liverpool (2)

A powerhouse Group C highlights the group stage, which will be compressed into a two-month span due to the 2022 World Cup this fall.

18, the Champions League group stage will be played under a compressed schedule that will see all six matchdays being played within two months. Meanwhile, the general atmosphere of Group A is sure to entertain with the legendary fanbases of Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers all present. However, since the 2022 World Cup will take place from Nov.

Ange Postecoglou and his Celtic outfit have been drawn alongside Real Madrid in Group F as the Champions League groups for the 2022/23 season were confirmed ...

But Hrustic has been frozen out of the side and looks likely to leave the club (though moving to a Champions League rival is a definite possibility). Benfica (POR) Juventus (ITA) Sevilla (ESP) Celtic (SCO) Chelsea (ENG) Barcelona (ESP) Porto (POR) Napoli (ITA) Liverpool (ENG) City and Dortmund last met in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2021, with Pep Guardiola’s side advancing 4-2 on aggregate. There will be some exciting games.” Haaland left Dortmund for Premier League champions City in the close season.

The Champions League draw has pitted Celtic against Real Madrid and includes a group featuring Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Internazionale.

“This award is really for everyone involved with the England team, the FA, the staff and most of all the players. Asked whether winning the Champions League for the first time was City’s priority this season after being eliminated by Madrid in the semi-finals last season after losing to Chelsea in the 2021 final, Soriano added: “No it’s never. Hopefully we’ll qualify for the World Cup and enjoy the game.” Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti won the men’s award, with Karim Benzema named as men’s player of the year. The difference this year is that the group stage will be shorter than usual, so we will have to be ready not just for the quality of the opposition but also for the different demands and rhythms. The Champions League is of course an aspiration but it’s not an obsession. Yet it could have been even worse for Rangers had former Bayern Munich and Turkey midfielder Hamit Altintop drawn them in a group that contained Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Internazionale.

Finally, all the groups have been drawn and we know who's playing whom in the Champions League. We go group-by-group to pick the favorites and more.

[Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) or [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland), and [Casemiro](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/173666/Casemiro) joined [Manchester United](/football/team?id=360), but they are still a formidable team that knows how to win this competition. [Ukraine](/football/team?id=457) while the country is at war with [Russia](/football/team?id=454), a situation that means Shakhtar will have to play their home games at Stadion Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw. The rest of the group is up for grabs, and Celtic, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk will all have an opportunity to qualify. Both games will be emotional night given what is happening in Ukraine, but Shakhtar, which reached the last 16 in 2018, are not here to make up the numbers and will give Ancelotti's team a tough examination. FC Salzburg will embark upon their fourth consecutive group stage campaign and boast a forward line led by [Benjamin Sesko](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/289155/Benjamin-Sesko). [Real Madrid](/football/team?id=86) last time out, who have since signed defender [Antonio Rudiger](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/169438/Antonio-Rüdiger) on a free transfer. [Harry Kane](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/142200/Harry-Kane) and Son Heung-min -- who know what it takes to thrive in this competition. You can expect Liverpool to be back to their best once their injured ( [Diogo Jota](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/208133/Diogo-Jota), [Thiago](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/195354/Thiago), [Naby Keita](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/196567/Naby-Keita), [Joel Matip](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/134659/Joël-Matip) to name just four) and suspended players ( [Darwin Nunez](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/271788/Darwin-Núñez)) are back and once their defenders are willing to defend again. They've had a shocking start to the season, with three defeats in three Bundesliga games and a loss in the German Cup against a third-division side. Porto will play with intensity and with confidence and will be difficult to play against, basically the complete opposite of Bayer Leverkusen. They seem to still be searching for their identity, and as a result, their attacking game is still a work in progress. It won't be easy for Klopp's and Spalletti's teams, but I expect them to go through with Ajax in third, while Rangers will get points on the board but not enough to make it to the Europa League.

All the English sides look a good bet to progress while Bayern Munich will provide a test of Barcelona's return to the elite.

Copenhagen are back in the group stage after a six-year hiatus. Those are not likely to arrive in the group stage though. Maccabi Haifa, in their first group-stage appearance for 13 years, are the lowest-ranked side in the competition. Juventus are desperate to return to former glories after finishing fourth in each of the past two seasons. For Barcelona, Bayern, who beat them twice in the group stage last season and inflicted an 8-2 defeat on them in the 2020 quarter-final, represent a useful test. Their success last season seemed less the result of any great plan than the finishing of Karim Benzema, the goalkeeping of Thibaut Courtois and an implacable self-belief. RB Salzburg reached the last 16 for the first time last season, but their existence remains Sisyphean, building a side and then selling their best talent: 10 players left this summer. Divock Origi and Charles De Ketelaere have arrived to bolster the attack, but the most significant transfer activity may be the departure of Franck Kessié. There’s been the usual summer flux at the Portuguese champions, with six players departing, among them Fábio Vieira to Arsenal, and four players arriving, but domestic form has so far been unaffected, with three wins out of three in the league. Sporting finished six points behind Porto last season and have already suffered a 3-0 defeat to them this season. With Erik ten Hag departed after five seasons that yielded a number of notable European results, Ajax are something of an unknown quantity under Alfred Schreuder, who managed Hoffenheim and was an assistant at Ajax and Barcelona before overseeing the end of last season at Club Brugge. Napoli, buoyed by the Georgian wonderkid Khvicha Kvaratskhelia , always represents a difficult trip, and the atmosphere at Rangers, back in the group stages after 12 years, is unlikely to be any less fervent.