Champions League draw: Who’s taking part in who on this yr’s competitors?

Holders Actual Madrid have been drawn in opposition to Ukrainian facet Shakhtar Donetsk within the group stage of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League.

The 14-time winners may also must tackle German facet RB Leipzig and Scottish outfit Celtic to start their title defence.

Shakhtar Donetsk — the one workforce from Ukraine left within the competitors — performed their first aggressive sport on Tuesday after soccer was suspended following Russia’s invasion.

The Ukrainian champions will play their group video games on the Stadion Wojska Polskiego within the Polish capital, Warsaw. Russian groups have been banned from UEFA competitions in February.

Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Inter Milan — who’ve received a mixed 14 European Cups or Champions Leagues — have been drawn collectively in a mouthwatering Group C alongside Viktoria Plzeň.

Final yr’s runners-up Liverpool will face one other British facet Rangers, in addition to Dutch champions Ajax, and Napoli.

Paris Saint-Germain tackle Juventus, along with Benfica, and Israeli facet Maccabi Haifa — the bottom ranked facet within the Group Stage.

Actual Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are set to compete within the Champions League whereas additionally preventing within the European Courtroom of Justice for the correct to type their very own breakaway competitors.

Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland will return to play in opposition to his former membership Borussia Dortmund after transferring for €60 million in the summertime. The English champions have been additionally drawn in opposition to Sevilla and Copenhagen in Group G.

In the meantime final yr’s UEFA Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt will play Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, and Marseille.

This season’s fixture schedule has been tightened to an eight-week interval because of the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which begins in November.

The highest two groups from every group will qualify for the knockout rounds, which can start in 2023.

This season’s Champions League ultimate will happen at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on 10 June.

The venue final hosted the 2005 showpiece, when Liverpool dramatically got here from 0-3 down in opposition to AC Milan to win on penalties after extra-time.

Right here is the total draw:

Group A

Ajax (Netherlands)

Liverpool (England)

Napoli (Italy)

Rangers (Scotland)

Group B

Porto (Portugal)

Atlético Madrid (Spain)

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

Membership Brugge (Belgium)

Group C

Bayern Munich (Germany)

Barcelona (Spain)

Inter Milan (Italy)

Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic)

Group D

Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)

Tottenham Hotspur (England)

Sporting CP (Portugal)

Marseille (France)

Group E

AC Milan (Italy)

Chelsea (England)

Salzburg (Austria)

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Group F

Actual Madrid (Spain)

RB Leipzig (Germany)

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

Celtic (Scotland)

Group G

Manchester Metropolis (England)

Sevilla (Spain)

Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Copenhagen (Denmark)

Group H

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Juventus (Italy)

Benfica (Portugal)

Maccabi Haifa (Israel)