Bayern to play Barcelona in Champions League group stage, Man City to meet Dortmund
ISTANBUL: Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona in Thursday’s draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in Istanbul.
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Bayern to play Barcelona in Champions League, Liverpool face Ajax
Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona in Thursday's draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in Istanbul, while Erling Haaland will face his former club as Manchester City were paired with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern and Barcelona will also come up against Inter Milan in Group C, which is completed by the Czech champions Viktoria Plzen. Bayern beat Barcelona 8-2 in a one-off quarter-final in Lisbon in 2020, while the Catalans also lost 3-0 twice to the Germans last season as they were eliminated in the group stage.
Dele Alli departs Everton for season-long Besiktas loan
Everton forward Dele Alli has joined Besiktas on a season-long loan, the Premier League club have confirmed.
Champions League draw: Groups for Liverpool, Man City, PSG and more revealed
The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League group stage is now officially complete.
Celtic pitted alongside holders Madrid in Champions League group draw
Liverpool have been grouped with Rangers and Celtic will face Real Madrid following the Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul.
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Live Updates: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea And Others Learn Opponents
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Live Updates: Champions League group stage draw, for the 2022-23 season, is all set to take place on Thursday, August 25 in Istanbul. The season's final will be played in Istanbul itself, on June 10 next year at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Istanbul was supposed to host the final in 2020 and again in 2021, but on each occasion UEFA moved the game to Portugal due to pandemic-related restrictions. Defending champions Real Madrid will be looking forward to dominating the Europe's elite clubs, after defeating Liverpool 1-0 in last year's final. Russian clubs are banned because of the ongoing war, but Ukraine -- where a new domestic season kicked off this week -- will be represented by Shakhtar Donetsk.
Champions League draw LIVE - Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham to discover group stage fate
A reminder of the pots As we hear the Champions League anthem for the first time this season, here’s a quick reminder of the pots and where the 32 teams are placed. Ad Pot 1: Real Madrid (ESP), Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Manchester City (ENG), AC Milan (ITA), Bayern München (GER), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Porto (POR), Ajax (NED) Champions LeagueGVB gamble helps Rangers qualify and does Man Utd a huge favour — The Warm-Up8 HOURS AGO Pot 2: Liverpool (ENG), Chelsea (ENG), Barcelona (ESP), Juventus (ITA), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Sevilla (ESP), Leipzig (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund (GER), Salzburg (AUT), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Inter (ITA), Napoli (ITA), Benfica (POR), Sporting CP (POR), Bayer Leverkusen (GER) Pot 4: Rangers (SCO), Dinamo (CRO), Marseille (FRA), Copenhagen (DEN), Club Brugge (BEL), Celtic (SCO), Viktoria Plzeň (CZE), Maccabi Haifa (ISR) We’re in place for the Champions League 2022/23 group stage draw! Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are set to find out their group stage opponents for this year’s tournament.