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Champions League draw LIVE: Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City and Tottenham learn group stage opponents

The Champions League draw revealed the 2022/23 fixtures and groups including Erling Haaland returning to Borussia Dortmund with Man City

Luke Baker
Thursday 25 August 2022 18:48 BST
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Liverpool will face Rangers in the Champions League group stages, as the draw also set up an immediate reunion between Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and his former side Borussia Dortmund.

Liverpool and Rangers were also drawn with Ajax and Napoli in Group A, while Manchester City will face Sevilla and Copenhagen as well as the Bundesliga side.

Chelsea will play Italian champions AC Milan, FC Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb while Tottenham Hotspur also received a favourable draw, with Antonio Conte’s side being grouped with Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting Lisbon and Marseille.

Celtic will play the holders Real Madrid along with RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk while the group of death sees Barcelona take on Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, as Robert Lewandowski also faces a trip back to his former side.

Follow live updates from the Champions League draw, below:

Champions League group stage draw

Maccabi Haifa go into Group H. And that means Viktoria Plzen in Group C - exciting for them but they’re not getting out of that group...

Group H: Paris St-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen

Luke Baker25 August 2022 18:00

Champions League group stage draw

Dinamo Zagreb out and into Group E with Chelsea. I think Chelsea will take that as a group to be honest.

Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, RB Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:59

Champions League group stage draw - Rangers vs Liverpool

Ooh, now it’s Rangers. They could still get the Group of Death in Group C... Or a Battle of Britain with Liverpool in Group A. And it is Group A!

Rangers vs Liverpool. Tasty!

Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:57

Champions League group stage draw

Club Brugge into Group B with Atletico Madrid et al.

Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:56

Champions League group stage draw - Copenhagen into Man City’s group

FC Copenhagen into Group G where they face Man City. That’s not a bad group for City.

Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, FC Copenhagen

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:55

Champions League group stage draw - Marseille to play Spurs

Marseille into Group D, so Spurs’ group is now complete.

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs, Sporting Lisbon, Marseille

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:55

Champions League group stage draw - Celtic face Real Madrid

Celtic first out in Pot4 and it’s Group F for them which includes Real Madrid!

Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:54

Champions League group stage draw

Here’s Pot 4 - Rangers and Celtic in this one.

Pot 4: Rangers, Dinamo Zagreb, Marseille, Copenhagen, Club Brugge, Celtic, Viktoria Plzen, Maccabi Haifa

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:52

Champions League group stage draw

Wow, what a way to finish Pot 3! Inter Milan drawn out and they’re in Group C with Bayern and Barcelona. Group of death right there!

Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli

Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs, Sporting Lisbon

Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, RB Salzburg

Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk

Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund

Group H: Paris St-Germain, Juventus, Benfica

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:51

Champions League group stage draw - Sporting Lisbon face Spurs

Sporting Lisbon come out of the pot and they go into Group D with Spurs. This is shaping up to be a pretty nice group for Antonio Conte’s men.

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs, Sporting Lisbon

Luke Baker25 August 2022 17:49

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