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
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 - Haaland to return to Dortmund with Man City
Borussia Dortmund go into Man City’s group. Tough for City! It means that Erling Haaland goes back to Dortmund as well. Narrative!
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund
Champions League group stage draw - RB Salzburg will face Chelsea
RB Salzburg, Austria’s finest, out next. And it’s Group E for them - Chelsea’s group (and AC Milan’s). Interesting draw for Chelsea.
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, RB Salzburg
Champions League group stage draw - Napoli in Liverpool’s group
Napoli first out. They’ll go into one of Groups A to D. Liverpool and Spurs lotiering there.
It’s Group A - that’s Liverpool’s group! So Napoli and Ajax for Liverpool so far. Pretty friendly.
Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli
Champions League group stage draw
Pot 3 up next, who will the four English teams get from this pot?
Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Salzburg, Shaktar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Benfica, Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Leverkusen
Champions League group stage draw
Last out of Pot 2 is Atletico Madrid and they go into Group B with Porto. So we’re halfway through and here’s how all the groups look.
Group A: Ajax, Liverpool
Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona
Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea
Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla
Group H: Paris St-Germain, Juventus
Champions League group stage draw - Chelsea face AC Milan
Barcelona next out and they get drawn in Group C along with Bayern Munich. What a match-up that is. It also means Chelsea will go into AC Milan’s group - Group E.
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea
Champions League group stage draw - Sevilla enter Man City’s group
Sevilla next out and it’s Group G for them. That’s Man City’s group. So Man City vs Sevilla in the group stage
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla
Champions League group stage draw - Liverpool in Ajax’s group
Now Liverpool out and they get drawn in Group A - along with Ajax. Again, a decent draw for an English club.
Group A: Ajax, Liverpool
Champions League group stage draw - Tottenham in Eintracht Frankfurt’s group
Now it’s Spurs out! And they’ll be in Group D - that’s Eintracht Frankfurt’s group. A good draw for spurs you’d think - I imagine they’ll take it!
Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs
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