CL draw now live: FC Bayern meets Lewandowski’s Barcelona

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Who will win the Champions League? © Emrah Gurel/AP/dpa

The draw for the Champions League group stage is coming up. We accompany the ceremony on Thursday evening here in the live ticker.

+++ Celtic Glasgow completes the Leipzig group. Marseille joins the Frankfurt Group – there’s something in it for the SBU! Copenhagen to BVB, City and Seville. A feasible group for Dortmund. Bruges joins Leverkusen, Porto and Atletico – progress is also possible here. Rangers join the Liverpool group. Exciting duels in Group A! Dinamo Zagreb joins Group E. Pilsen and Haifa remain – Viktoria goes to Bayern, Maccabi to PSG! +++

Champions League draw: All groups at a glance

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
AjaxPortoBayernFrankfurt
LiverpoolAtleticoBarcelonaTottenham
NaplesLeverkusenInterSporting
RangersBrugesPilsenMarseille
Group EGroup FGroup GGroup H
AC MilanReal MadridMan CityPSG
ChelseaLeipzigSevillaJuventus
SalzburgDonetskBVBBenfica
ZagrebCelticCopenhagenHaifa

+++ We gather briefly before we continue with pot 4. FC Bayern meets Barcelona and Inter Milan in Group C. These are the really big names! Dortmund has to go to Manchester City and Sevilla. Frankfurt is dealing with Tottenham and Sporting. Leverkusen are fighting for progress against Porto and Atletico Madrid. And Leipzig competes with Real Madrid and Donetsk. +++

+++ How clear was it that Bayern would meet Lewandowski directly in the group phase? We’re looking forward to the reactions and we’ll continue with Pot 3 here. Napoli join Ajax and Liverpool. Salzburg to AC Milan and Chelsea. PSG and Juve welcome Benfica in Group H. Dortmund have to go to Manchester City and Sevilla – amazing! There is also a reunion with the ex-striker at BVB. Erling Haaland will be happy. Leverkusen goes to Porto and Atletico. Sporting Lisbon joins the Frankfurt group. Shakhtar Donetsk goes to Real and Leipzig, which means: Bayern and Barcelona get Inter – a great group! +++

Champions League draw: FC Bayern meets Lewandowski’s Barcelona

+++ Three teams are still coming. We start with Barcelona. And of course it goes to Bayern! Robert Lewandowski is coming back to Munich. Chelsea go to the Milan group, Atletico come to Porto. +++

+++ Now comes Liverpool! Where is Jurgen Klopp headed? To Ajax! Now it’s Seville’s turn. It goes to the city group. +++

+++ Juventus goes to Group H to Paris Saint-Germain. Next lot: Tottenham. Frankfurt! Eintracht travels to London again. +++

+++ First lot: RB Leipzig. It’s going… to Group F, Real Madrid! The Bulls join the group of the defending champions. +++

+++ Let’s continue with pot 2. The first opponents for Bayern and Frankfurt are coming soon. +++

Champions League draw: All group heads drawn

+++ Group E: AC Milan, Group F: Real Madrid, Group G: Manchester City, Group H: Paris Saint-Germain. +++

+++ Here comes the SBU: Eintracht Frankfurt leads Group D. +++

+++ And there are Bayern. Group C +++

+++ Second group head: FC Porto. +++

+++ Let’s go! Touré is the first to draw Ajax Amsterdam. +++

6:21 p.m.: Giorgio Marchetti is here – and that means: it’s finally starting! The UEFA Deputy Secretary General briefly explains the procedure again.

6:19 p.m.: The final will be held in Istanbul this year, which is why the balls will also be drawn here today. Hamit Altintop is asked about the last final on the Bosphorus – of course he remembers the big duel between Liverpool FC and AC Milan, which the Reds won in the end.

6.15 p.m.: Let’s continue with an old friend: Hamit Altintop is here! The former star of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Galatasaray Istanbul brings the handle pot to the stage. He is joined by another ex-star: Yaya Touré. The two will draw lots here in a moment.

Champions League draw: honor for Arrigo Sacchi

6:07 p.m.: Experienced football fans know: it takes a while for the groups to be drawn here. Now UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is on stage to present the UEFA President’s Award. The winner is: Arrigo Sacchi.

6:05 p.m.: Traditionally, spectacular scenes from the previous season are shown first. We see Bayern, PSG, Liverpool, Manchester City – and of course a lot of Real Madrid.

18:01: Here we go! Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury greet the guests and spectators.

5:51 p.m.: The ceremony will start here in about ten minutes.

Champions League: match schedule of the preliminary round

5:48 p.m.: By the way, the game plan is already in place, only the exact times are still missing. Here is an overview of all Champions League dates of the group stage:

  • Matchday 1: 6th/7th Sep 2022
  • Matchday 2: 13./14. Sep 2022
  • Matchday 3: 4th/5th October 2022
  • Matchday 4: 11./12. October 2022
  • Matchday 5: 25./26. October 2022
  • Matchday 6: 1st/2nd November 2022

Champions League: draw in Istanbul, stressful weeks for clubs ahead

5.40 p.m.: No matter who the German teams have to play against: it will be stressful. The group stage will be over on November 2nd, a month earlier than usual. The reason, of course, is the World Cup in Qatar, which will start on November 20th.

5.35 p.m.: By the way, one person is missing this Champions League season: Cristiano Ronaldo. The superstar failed to qualify with Manchester United. Now the question is: Will the Portuguese give up his favorite competition in the late autumn of his career? Or will he join another CL participant in the final days of the transfer window? For example, a move to Sporting Lisbon – Ronaldo’s home club – would be possible.

In the video: The German teams could meet these teams

5.30 p.m.: The broadcast begins! Gregor Teicher and Kai Dittmann lead through the Sky broadcast.

5:22 p.m.: Defending champions Real Madrid are likely to be among the big favorites again this season. But of course the usual suspects like FC Bayern, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain or Liverpool FC are also among the contenders for the cup.

Champions League draw on Thursday

5:16 p.m.: The moment of truth draws near. After all, the Sky broadcast of the draw will begin in 14 minutes. To get in the mood, let’s hum the Champions League anthem to ourselves. The text is still a myth for many fans. Here we have it ready for refreshment:

They are the best teams
They are the best teams
The main event

The master
The best
The big teams
The champions

A big meeting
A major sporting event
The main event

They are the best
They are the best
These are the champions

The master
The best
The big teams
The champions

The master
The best
The big teams
The champions

4:29 p.m.: The draw for the Champions League group stage starts in around an hour and a half.

3:43 p.m.: Who will win the trophy with the big ears this year? For the nostalgic, we have summarized the previous winners of the Champions League in our photo series. Do you remember everyone? The first victory went to a club that hardly appeared internationally after that. This year he is in pot 4.

Update from August 25, 3:25 p.m.: The countdown is running. Before we get down to business in Istanbul, let’s take another look at the initial situation. Who is playing in the premier class this year? And which teams are in which pot? An overview:

Champions League draw: pots in the overview

Raffle 1Raffle 2
FC Bayern MunichRB Leipzig
Eintracht FrankfurtFC Liverpool
Real MadridChelsea FC
Manchester CityJuventus Turin
AC MilanFC Barcelona
Paris Saint GermainAtletico Madrid
FC PortoFC Sevilla
ajax AmsterdamTottenham Hotspur
Raffle 3Raffle 4
Borussia DortmundOlympic Marseille
Bayer LeverkusenClub Brugge
RB SalzburgCeltic Glasgow
Shakhtar DonetskGlasgow Rangers
Inter MilanMaccabi Haifa
SSC NeapelVictoria Pilsen
Sporting LissabonFC Copenhagen
Benfica LisbonDinamo Zagreb

Champions League Draw: Group stage drawing on Thursday

First report from August 25, 1:30 p.m .: Istanbul – Finally it sounds again, the anthem of the Champions League! The wait will be over on August 25th, as this Thursday the groups for the upcoming season will be drawn.

This much is already clear: From a German point of view, it will be a real festival. Because with that FC Bayern MunichBorussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt, five Bundesliga clubs are represented.

Champions League: Draw live today – five German teams in the first three pots

The German record champion, whose From last year was broadly analyzed by UEFAcan look at the balls with relative excitement, after all you are one of the winners and thus avoid the biggest chunks.

Despite it can lead to hammer opponents – for example, a preliminary round with FC Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan and Olympique Marseille is possible. Eintracht Frankfurt is also one of the winners of the Europa League. RB Leipzig is in pot two, BVB and Leverkusen in pot three.

CL draw live today: Champions League group stage starts on September 6th

The draw begins on Thursday, August 25 at 6 p.m. Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury will lead the ceremony, Hamit Altintop and Yaya Touré are acting as lottery fairies. In our live ticker we keep you up to date on all developments. If you’d rather watch the draw live on TV, we’ve got them all here Sending Info compiled.

Because of the Winter World Cup in Qatar, the group phase of this year’s Champions League season will be completed until November 2nd. Soccer fans can look forward to the premier class from September 6th. (mind)

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