2022 UEFA Champions League group stage will have Robert Lewandowski facing his former club Bayern Munich after the German giants were placed with his new club Barcelona in Group C. Those two teams are in the consensus group of death with Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen joining them. Additionally, Erling Haaland will play for Manchester City against his former club Borussia Dortmund as they were placed in Group G with Sevilla and FC Copenhagen.
Reigning champions Real Madrid received a favorable draw with RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic, while Liverpool, last season’s runners-up, are in Group A with Ajax, Napoli and Rangers.
Here are the groups:
Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers
Group B: Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen
Group D: Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting Lisbon and Marseille
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, RB Salzburg, Donamo Zagreb
Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen
Group H: PSG, Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa
💥 Quedó listo el sorteo de la Fase de Grupos de la Champions League 22-23 💥
😍 Duelo de mexicanos en el Grupo A.
😍 ¡Tremendo Grupo C con Bayern, Inter y Barcelona!
😍 Grupo que parece ‘a modo’ para el Real Madridhttps://t.co/ToQuRz2FNq pic.twitter.com/bBHzI99HOb
— ESPN.com.mx (@ESPNmx) August 25, 2022
Champions League draw:
Group A:
Ajax
Liverpool
Napoli
RangersGroup B:
FC Porto
Atlético Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Club BruggeGroup C:
Bayern Munich
FC Barcelona
Inter
Viktoria PilzenGroup D:
Frankfurt
Tottenham
Sporting Portugal
Olympique Marseille— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) August 25, 2022