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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced the Champions League group stage draw for the 2022-23 season on Thursday. The Group C is expected to be the most competitive group in the UCL group stage this season as the football giants like Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Inter Milan are placed together.
A total of 32 teams across Europe are placed in eight groups featuring four clubs each. All the football clubs are required to play six games each in the group stage and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stages.
Defending champions Real Madrid are placed in a comparatively trouble-free group as they will face the challenge from RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and FC Celtic in Group F. However, their LaLiga opponents Barcelona are placed in the most difficult, Group C, which also features Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen.
UCL 2021-22 finalists Liverpool are place alongside AFC Ajax, Napoli, and Rangers in the Group A while Ligue 1 winners Paris Saint-Germain and Italian giants Juventus will face each other as they are placed in the Group H alongside Benfica and Maccabi Haifa.
Here is the UCL 2022-23 Group Stage draw:
Group A - AFC Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers
Group B - FC Porto, Atletico de Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge
Group C - FC Bayern, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen
Group D - Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting Club de Portugal, Marseille
Group E - AC Milan, Chelsea, Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb
Group F - Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Celtic
Group G - Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, FC Copenhagen
Group H - PSG, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa