UEFA Champions League qualifying gathers wrap together with the season finisher second legs this week, and with that, gathering stage is only half a month away.
The gathering stage will comprise of a sum of 32 groups: 26 of Europe’s top groups like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, PSG, and Liverpool entering the fight close by the six groups that rise out of the end of the season games.
Before play starts, the gatherings should be built. That will happen at the gathering stage draw, where the 32 groups will be separated into gatherings of four with just the main two groups in each gathering progressing to the knockouts.
Sporting News brings you all that you really want to be aware to take in the 2022/23 Champions League Group stage attract to figure out who your group will be brought together against.
How to watch 2022/23 Champions League group stage draw
Watchers in all nations will actually want to watch the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Group stage draw.
Champions League telecasters in a few nations will convey the draw. Until the end of the world, fans can observe live on UEFA’s YouTube channel.
| Country | Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Fri, Aug. 26 | 02:00 AEST | Stan Sport | |
| Canada | Thurs, Aug. 25 | 12:00 ET | DAZN | |
| Hong Kong | Fri, Aug. 26 | 00:00 HKT | UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube | |
| India | Thurs, Aug. 25 | 21:30 IST | Same | |
| Malaysia | Fri, Aug. 26 | 00:00 MYT | UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube | |
| New Zealand | Aug. 26 | 4:00 NZST | Same | |
| Singapore | Fri, Aug 26 | 00:00 SST | UEFA.tv, UEFA YouTube | |
| UK | Thurs, Aug. 25 | 17:00 BST | BT Sport 1 | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | Thurs, Aug. 25 | 12:00 ET | Paramount+, CBS Sports HQ |
Does the Champions League Group stage draw work?
The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League Group stage is close to the corner, however before the activity starts off in September, draw will happen on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey. 32 groups equipped for the gathering stage will be partitioned into eight gatherings of four, there is potential for more than one gathering of death. Might you at any point envision a gathering of Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Celtic? What about Manchester City, Barcelona, Dortmund and Rangers or PSV? potential outcomes are tempting for watchers, however not such a great amount for groups expecting a make way into the knockout stage.
This draw will air live on CBS Sports HQ, and you can get to the all day, every day streaming games news network on Paramount+, CBSSports.com, Pluto TV and the CBS Sports application on portable and streaming gadgets.
Paramount+ will likewise be your home for all UEFA Champions League matches, Europa League, Conference League and the sky is the limit from there.
CBSSports.com will likewise give inclusion during the draw, remembering results and investigation for Thursday.
This is what to be aware:
The draw will see 32 groups split into eight gatherings of four. During the draw, UEFA will choose one group from every one of four pots to make up each gathering.
Pot 1 will comprise of the reigning champs League and Europa League title victors, in addition to the authoritative association champions from every one of the main six countries as positioned by UEFA country coefficient list.
Since Real Madrid are the Spanish association support (a main six country) as well as shielding UEFA Champions League holders, the Pot 1 spot saved for the Spanish heroes is relegated to the following best country in the coefficient list. For this situation, Netherlands and its ruling Eredivisie champion Ajax were raised to Pot 1.
With respect to Pots 2, 3, and 4, those depend on the UEFA club coefficient list, which is a numerical equation to assess a particular club’s presentation in homegrown and mainland contests throughout the course of recent years.
Groups in the Champions League Group stage draw
Each club’s UEFA club coefficient positioning is incorporated for Pots 2-4 since club cultivating in those pots depends on the positioning.
Pot 1 incorporates the Champions League victors (Real Madrid), the Europa League victors (Eintracht Frankfurt), and the bosses from the main six countries in the UEFA country coefficient rankings. Since Real Madrid are the two Champions League victors and Spanish association support, Pot 1 seed assigned for Spanish association champions is taken by the Netherlands (Dutch bosses Ajax), which is the following country on the UEFA country coefficient list.
| Pot 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid (Champions Lg) | 2-Liverpool | 19-Borussia Dortmund | 38-Olympique Marseille |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (Europa Lg) | 5-Chelsea | 21-RB Salzburg | 44-Club Brugge |
| Manchester City (1st, England) | 6-Barcelona | 22-Shakhtar Donetsk | 51-Celtic |
| AC Milan (1st, Italy) | 8-Juventus | 23-Inter Milan | 41-FC Copenhagen or 226-Trabzonspor |
| Bayern Munich (1st, Germany) | 9-Atletico Madrid | 25-Napoli | 94-Bodo/Glimt or 34-Dinamo Zagreb |
| PSG (1st, France) | 12-Sevilla | 27-Benfica | 55-Viktoria Plzen |
| Porto (1st, Portugal) | 13-RB Leipzig | 28-Sporting CP | 33-Rangers or 50-PSV Eindhoven |
| Ajax (1st, Netherlands) | 14-Tottenham | 30-Bayer Leverkusen | 169-Maccabi Haifa |
One club is chosen from each pot to make up the eight gatherings of four groups. Clubs from a similar nation can’t be attracted a similar gathering and should be moved to the following accessible gathering.
Champions League playoff round qualifiers
The victors of the accompanying total objective season finisher series will join the 26 different clubs in the Champions League Group stage draw.
| Match | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Haifa (Israel) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| FC Copenhagen (Denmark) vs. Trabzonspor (Turkey) | 2-1 | Aug. 24 |
| FK Bodo/Glimt (Norway) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) | 1-0 | Aug. 24 |
| Qarabag (Azerbaijan) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Rep.) | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rangers (Scotland) vs. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 2-2 | Aug. 24 |
| Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. Benfica (Portugal) | 0-2 | 0-3 |
UCL schedule 2022/23
After the six groups rise out of the end of the season games, the 2022/23 Champions League will start decisively with the 32-group Group stage. Every one of the six gathering matchdays will wrap up before the World Cup break with the knockout adjusts kicking in February 2023.
Qualifying plan
| Round | Draw | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | June 7, 2022 | June 21, 2022 | June 24, 2022 |
| First qualifying round | 14 June, 2022 | July 5-6, 2022 | July 12-13, 2022 |
| Second qualifying round | June 15, 2022 | July 19-20, 2022 | July 26-27, 2022 |
| Third qualifying round | July 18, 2022 | Aug. 2-3, 2022 | Aug. 9-10, 2022 |
| Playoff round | Aug. 1, 2022 | 16-17 Aug, 2022 | Aug. 23-24, 2022 |
Group stage schedule
The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League Group stage will occur on Aug. 25, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. Just the main two groups from each gathering will progress to the knockouts.
| Matchday | Dates |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sept. 6-7, 2022 |
| 2 | Sept. 13-14, 2022 |
| 3 | Oct. 4-5, 2022 |
| 4 | 11-12 Oct., 2022 |
| 5 | Oct. 25-26, 2022 |
| 6 | Nov. 1-2, 2022 |
Knockout schedule
The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League Round of 16 will occur on Nov. 7, 2022. Draw until the end of 2022/23 Champions League knockout section (quarterfinals and elimination rounds) will occur on March 17, 2023.
Last will be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on June 10, 2023.
| Round | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | Feb. 14-22, 2023 | Mar. 7-15, 2023 |
| Quarterfinals | Apr. 11-12, 2023 | Apr. 18-19, 2023 |
| Semifinals | May 9-10, 2023 | May 16-17, 2023 |
| Final | June 10, 2023 | |