Comply with stay updates because the Champions League group stage draw is made forward of the 2022/23 season, with Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all set to be taught their opponents. The mid-season World Cup in Qatar means this can be a Champions League group stage like no different, with the fixtures packed in and set to conclude in early November.
Actual Madrid are the defending champions after beating Liverpool within the closing, with the Spanish facet additionally knocking out Metropolis and Chelsea on their solution to lifting the competitors for a 14th time. Tottenham are again underneath Antonio Conte after a two-year absence, whereas each Celtic and Rangers can be within the group stage draw for the primary time since 2007.
The ceremony in Istanbul, which can host subsequent 12 months’s closing, will even see the prizes for Uefa’s males’s and ladies’s participant of the 12 months handed out – in addition to males’s and ladies’s coach of the 12 months. Kevin De Bruyne, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Sarina Wiegman and Beth Mead are all within the working for particular person awards. Comply with stay updates from the Champions League draw, under:
Champions League group stage draw
Contents
- 1 Champions League group stage draw
- 2 Rangers maintain nerve to beat PSV and attain Champions League group stage
- 3 Stars gathering in Istanbul
- 4 Champions League trophy in place
- 5 Champions League draw comes as Tremendous League court docket case hangs over European recreation
- 6 What time is the Champions League draw right now?
- 7 UEFA Awards winners to be introduced
- 8 What are the Champions League group stage dates?
- 9 WATCH: Champions League to make use of semi-automated offside this season
- 10 Giovanni van Bronckhorst proud after Rangers attain Champions League
- 11 Champions League draw comes as Tremendous League court docket case hangs over European recreation
- 12 Who’s in Pot 4?
- 13 Who’s in Pot 3?
- 14 Who’s in Pot 2?
- 15 Who’s in Pot 1?
- 16 How does the Champions League group stage draw work?
- 17 Rangers maintain nerve to beat PSV and attain Champions League group stage
- 18 What time is the Champions League draw right now?
- 19 Champions League group stage draw
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Champions League group stage draw happening in Istanbul from 5pm
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Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham among the many groups discovering out their opponents
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Celtic and Rangers – who beat PSV on Wednesday night time to qualify – make it six British groups within the draw
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Man Metropolis in Pot 1; Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs in Pot 2; Celtic and Rangers in Pot 4
Rangers maintain nerve to beat PSV and attain Champions League group stage
16:43 , Luke Baker
Antonio Colak scored the winner as Rangers beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 to succeed in the Champions League for the primary time in 12 years.
After a 2-2 draw in opposition to the Dutch facet within the first leg of the play-off at Ibrox final week, one other absorbing encounter was performed out within the Philips Stadium.
In a recreation that swung from side to side at occasions, Colak tapped into the empty web on the hour mark for his fifth objective in six matches earlier than the Gentle Blues held out for a 3-2 combination win.
The Croatia striker had scored twice to assist mortgage facet Malmo knock Rangers out of the Champions League qualifiers final season however he repaid his present employers after which some following his transfer from PAOK as his facet made it to the promised land for the primary time since 2010.
Rangers and Celtic can be in right now’s Champions League draw for the primary time since 2007/08.
Rangers maintain nerve to beat PSV and attain Champions League group stage
Stars gathering in Istanbul
16:33 , Luke Baker
As per standard at these type of occasions, the good, good and forgettable of world soccer are gathering in Istanbul for the draw.
The likes of ex-goalkeepers Oliver Kahn (now Bayern Munich CEO) and Edwin van der Sar, in addition to Turkey coach Stefan Kuntz have all been pictured arriving.
Champions League trophy in place
16:23 , Luke Baker
The Champions League trophy is in place in Istanbul. Who will observe Actual Madrid and elevate it come subsequent Might?
We’re solely about 40 minutes away from the group stage draw beginning now.
Champions League draw comes as Tremendous League court docket case hangs over European recreation
16:15 , Luke Baker
As officers of Europe’s nice golf equipment collect in Istanbul for the Champions League draw, it will likely be the primary time many have been collectively in the identical room since earlier than Covid, writes Miguel Delaney.
There can be some pressure and sizing up. The most important points by far can be soccer politics, relatively than any old style trepidation about who they could face within the draw. That’s due to a dialogue that’s now past old style, which is that the competitors’s group stage is boring and predictable. It’s such a fait accompli it’s set to be completed altogether, since that is the penultimate season of the outdated round-robin format. Benefit from the pompous pageantry of the draw when you can.
The controversial “Swiss system” adjustments received’t really resolve a lot, although. You solely should look throughout the continent to see how the group stage simply follows a rising pattern. Predictability is the way in which of European soccer now.
Learn Miguel’s full piece right here:
Champions League draw comes as Tremendous League court docket case hangs over European recreation
What time is the Champions League draw right now?
16:00 , Luke Baker
Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham await their destiny in right now’s Champions League group stage draw.
European soccer eagerly awaits the ultimate touches to the calendar with the distinguished occasion in Istanbul, which can host this 12 months’s closing.
Liverpool have been overwhelmed in final season’s closing by a Actual Madrid facet impressed by Karim Benzema, whereas Brazilian Vinicius Jr struck the winner in Paris. However Jurgen Klopp can be bullish about his facet’s possibilities this 12 months having seen their character to rebound after robust closing defeats prior to now. Tottenham return to the highest desk of European soccer, with Antonio Conte wanting to show his value in a contest he has struggled with prior to now.
Elsewhere, the Champions League draw will even characteristic each Rangers and Celtic for the primary time since 2007 after Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s facet held their nerve to defeat PSV within the closing play-off spherical final night time.
Right here’s all it is advisable know in regards to the draw, together with what groups will play this season and which pots they’ve been designated in.
What time is the Champions League draw right now?
UEFA Awards winners to be introduced
15:25 , Luke Baker
The Champions League draw right now will even see the winners of the UEFA Awards introduced. UEFA’s males’s and ladies’s participant of the 12 months can be handed out – in addition to males’s and ladies’s coach of the 12 months.
Kevin De Bruyne, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Sarina Wiegman and Beth Mead are among the many names within the working for particular person awards.
What are the Champions League group stage dates?
15:10 , Luke Baker
As soon as we all know the teams, the complete fixture schedule can be launched shortly after.
Sure groups from the identical nation are paired to make sure they don’t play on the identical day. From England, Man Metropolis and Liverpool will at all times play on separate days, as will Chelsea and Spurs, though we don’t but know whether or not it will likely be Man Metropolis and Chelsea or Man Metropolis and Spurs who do play every of their group matches on the identical night. Celtic and Rangers will even at all times be enjoying on reverse days.
With the Qatar World Cup happening in mid-season this 12 months, it’s a new-look Champions League schedule, with the complete group stage crammed in between September and November. Right here’s the complete listing of matchday dates.
Matchday 1: 6/7 SeptemberMatchday 2: 13/14 SeptemberMatchday 3: 4/5 OctoberMatchday 4: 11/12 OctoberMatchday 5: 25/26 OctoberMatchday 6: 1/2 NovemberRound of 16 draw: 7 November
WATCH: Champions League to make use of semi-automated offside this season
14:55 , Luke Baker
Semi-automated offside expertise can be used within the Champions League, having been launched for the UEFA Tremendous Cup match between Actual Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this month.
The system, which makes use of particular cameras that may observe physique factors on gamers, can be used for Champions League group stage.
“UEFA is consistently in search of new technological options to enhance the sport and help the work of the referees,” UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer Roberto Rosetti mentioned in an announcement.
“This revolutionary system will permit Video Assistant Referee (VAR) groups to find out offside conditions rapidly and extra precisely, enhancing the circulate of the sport and the consistency of the choices.”
UEFA mentioned the brand new system will function with particular cameras that observe 29 completely different physique factors per participant, with a complete of 188 assessments carried out since 2020, together with all video games from final season’s Champions League, the knockout stage of the Ladies’s Champions League and the ladies’s Euros.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst proud after Rangers attain Champions League
14:40 , Luke Baker
Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed the delight he was feeling after Rangers beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 to succeed in the Champions League for the primary time in 12 years.
After a 2-2 draw in opposition to the Dutch facet within the first leg of the play-off at Ibrox final week, one other absorbing encounter was settled within the Philips Stadium by Antonio Colak’s tap-in on the hour mark for a 3-2 combination win.
Rangers will take their place in right now’s Champions League group-stage draw together with Previous Agency rivals Celtic.
The Rangers boss mentioned: “It’s a very proud second. I do know what it means for the followers, for the membership, to be enjoying within the highest degree in Europe, competing with the most effective groups.
“I believe it’s a proud second for all of us.”
Giovanni van Bronckhorst proud after Rangers attain Champions League
Champions League draw comes as Tremendous League court docket case hangs over European recreation
14:25 , Luke Baker
As officers of Europe’s nice golf equipment collect in Istanbul for the Champions League draw, it will likely be the primary time many have been collectively in the identical room since earlier than Covid, writes Miguel Delaney.
There can be some pressure and sizing up. The most important points by far can be soccer politics, relatively than any old style trepidation about who they could face within the draw. That’s due to a dialogue that’s now past old style, which is that the competitors’s group stage is boring and predictable. It’s such a fait accompli it’s set to be completed altogether, since that is the penultimate season of the outdated round-robin format. Benefit from the pompous pageantry of the draw when you can.
The controversial “Swiss system” adjustments received’t really resolve a lot, although. You solely should look throughout the continent to see how the group stage simply follows a rising pattern. Predictability is the way in which of European soccer now.
Learn Miguel’s full piece right here:
Champions League draw comes as Tremendous League court docket case hangs over European recreation
Who’s in Pot 4?
14:10 , Luke Baker
It has been 5 years and not using a Scottish consultant within the Champions League group stage and a fair longer, 15-year wait, since two took half in the identical season. That wait is over although, as Rangers and Celtic make an look in Pot 4.
Current European success, mixed with Russia’s banishment, has seen Scotland’s UEFA coefficient rise sufficient that Celtic certified mechanically for the group stage by profitable the Scottish Premiership, whereas Rangers joined them after battling previous Union Saint-Gilloise after which PSV in qualification.
Ligue 1’s Marseille are additionally within the lowest pot however the remainder of the groups come from a number of the smaller European leagues as Israel’s Maccabi Haifa, Denmark’s FC Copenhagen and Belgium’s Membership Brugge are among the many representatives.
Pot 4: Rangers, Dinamo Zagreb, Marseille, Copenhagen, Membership Brugge, Celtic, Viktoria Plzen, Maccabi Haifa
Who’s in Pot 3?
13:55 , Luke Baker
Pot 3 comprises a mix of European upstarts and extra established names as names similar to Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Benfica maintain the flame for the latter.
Sporting Lisbon are the second Portuguese workforce on this pot, Napoli the second Italians and Bayer Leverkusen the second Germans, whereas Purple Bull Salzburg’s manufacturing line of expertise will get an opportunity to shine on the largest stage and Shakhtar Donetsk’s presence is each massively emotional and necessary – given the continued warfare in Ukraine.
Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund, Purple Bull Salzburg, Shaktar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Benfica, Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Leverkusen
Who’s in Pot 2?
13:42 , Luke Baker
Pot 2 additionally contains a lot of enormous European names, together with a powerful Premier League contingent. In truth, six of the eight groups are both English or Spanish and there aren’t any weak sides on this pot.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs are the three Premier League representatives, with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla offering the LaLiga flavour. Golf equipment from the identical league can’t be drawn in the identical group, which means Man Metropolis will keep away from the previous three groups and Actual Madrid the three latter.
Juventus needed to battle to complete within the prime 4 of Serie A final season and they’re joined by the workforce that did likewise within the Bundesliga – RB Leipzig.
Pot 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Tottenham
Who’s in Pot 1?
13:29 , Luke Baker
Unsurprisingly, Pot 1 in right now’s draw is totally stacked because it comprises a lot of European heavyweights. Reigning champions Actual Madrid head the pot and so they’re joined by Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt.
Manchester Metropolis are the only English consultant in Pot 1, whereas powerhouses together with AC Milan, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain are additionally within the pot
Pot 1: Actual Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Man Metropolis, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Ajax
How does the Champions League group stage draw work?
13:17 , Luke Baker
Golf equipment have been break up into 4 pots, with one workforce from every making up a gaggle.
Pot 1 is made up of holders Actual Madrid, the opposite champions of Europe’s greatest leagues and Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt. The opposite pots are primarily based on how properly groups have performed in Europe over the previous 5 seasons.
The draw is happening right now at 5pm BST in Istanbul, Turkey – host metropolis of this season’s Champions League closing.
Rangers maintain nerve to beat PSV and attain Champions League group stage
13:08 , Luke Baker
Antonio Colak scored the winner as Rangers beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 to succeed in the Champions League for the primary time in 12 years.
After a 2-2 draw in opposition to the Dutch facet within the first leg of the play-off at Ibrox final week, one other absorbing encounter was performed out within the Philips Stadium.
In a recreation that swung from side to side at occasions, Colak tapped into the empty web on the hour mark for his fifth objective in six matches earlier than the Gentle Blues held out for a 3-2 combination win.
The Croatia striker had scored twice to assist mortgage facet Malmo knock Rangers out of the Champions League qualifiers final season however he repaid his present employers after which some following his transfer from PAOK as his facet made it to the promised land for the primary time since 2010.
Rangers and Celtic can be in right now’s Champions League draw for the primary time since 2007/08.
Rangers maintain nerve to beat PSV and attain Champions League group stage
What time is the Champions League draw right now?
13:03 , Luke Baker
Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham await their destiny in right now’s Champions League group stage draw.
European soccer eagerly awaits the ultimate touches to the calendar with the distinguished occasion in Istanbul, which can host this 12 months’s closing.
Liverpool have been overwhelmed in final season’s closing by a Actual Madrid facet impressed by Karim Benzema, whereas Brazilian Vinicius Jr struck the winner in Paris. However Jurgen Klopp can be bullish about his facet’s possibilities this 12 months having seen their character to rebound after robust closing defeats prior to now. Tottenham return to the highest desk of European soccer, with Antonio Conte wanting to show his value in a contest he has struggled with prior to now.
Elsewhere, the Champions League draw will even characteristic each Rangers and Celtic for the primary time since 2007 after Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s facet held their nerve to defeat PSV within the closing play-off spherical final night time.
Right here’s all it is advisable know in regards to the draw, together with what groups will play this season and which pots they’ve been designated in.
What time is the Champions League draw right now?
Champions League group stage draw
13:02 , Luke Baker
Welcome to The Impartial’s stay protection of the Champions League group stage draw forward of the 2022/23 season.
Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham are all set to be taught their opponents in a marketing campaign the place the mid-season World Cup in Qatar means this can be a Champions League group stage like no different, with the fixtures packed in and set to conclude in early November.
Actual Madrid are the defending champions after beating Liverpool within the closing, with the Spanish facet additionally knocking out Metropolis and Chelsea on their solution to lifting the competitors for a 14th time. Tottenham are again underneath Antonio Conte after a two-year absence, whereas each Celtic and Rangers can be within the group stage draw for the primary time since 2007.
The ceremony is happening in Istanbul, which can host subsequent 12 months’s closing, and we’ll be bringing you all of the build-up earlier than stay protection of the draw.
