As such, when any of the below teams were drawn into groups A-D, the team they were paired with automatically was assigned (by a computer in the computer-assisted draw) to groups E-H:Įvery goal matters in the UEFA Champions League because it could come into play in the tiebreakers should teams finish even on points at the end of the group stage (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a loss). Also, UEFA paired up certain clubs from the same nation to ensure they don't play at the same time during the group stage.
MORE: Complete list of all-time UEFA Champions League winners Pot 1Ĭlubs from the same country could not be drawn together. The coefficient list ranking is included in the table below for teams in Pots 2-4. But based on how the teams fell in this season's pot structure, the classic 'Group of Death' was unavoidable. The intention behind the pot system was to ensure each group can feature a mix of powers, up-and-coming teams, and longer shots. The top teams were allotted to Pot 2, and the lowest-ranked teams occupied Pot 4. Pots 2-4 are a lot easier to work out: They were sorted based on a team's ranking in the UEFA club coefficient list. And since Real Madrid were also the champions of Spain, that country's Pot 1 spot was given to the champions from the next best nation on the coefficient list (Ajax from the Netherlands). Pot 1 was made up of the winners of the 2012/22 Champions League (Real Madrid) and Europa League (Eintracht Frankfurt), together with the league champions from the top six countries in Europe per UEFA's coefficient formula ranking. The eight groups are labeled A through H, and they were comprised of four teams selected from each of the four different pots during the group stage draw on August 25. MORE: Who will win the UEFA Champions League in 2022/23? Champions League pairings and pots Group Stage: September 6-7 through November 1-2.It could also lead to a few more surprise results during the group stages. Given the break for the 2022 World Cup in November, the six group matchdays will be condensed into an eight-week span which will only add to the degree of difficulty. There's an added wrinkle to this season's tournament format. That will whittle down the original field of 32 clubs to a group of 16 who will keep their trophy dreams alive. The first juncture of the competition where that will be possible is the quarter-final stage.Įach group will play a round-robin format, with each side facing the other three opponents home and away.Īt the conclusion of those six group matches, only the top two finishers in each group will advance to the knockout stage. No teams from the same nation were allowed to be drawn together at this stage. How does the Champions League group stage work? Champions League groups 2022/23Įach of the eight groups consist of four teams pulled from four different pots with the lower ranked teams spread across Pot 3 and Pot 4. It should be an emotional return for him to his adoring fans at Signal Iduna Park. Also, Erling Haaland will get a reunion with Borussia Dortmund after becoming a world star with the German side. Juventus winger Angel Di Maria will go up against his former club PSG, though he left that club on different terms than Lewandowski. After a contentious move to Barcelona over the summer with not-so-friendly words exchanged, Robert Lewandowski gets to take out his frustrations against Bayern Munich and show why he felt it was the right move. Those two groups also stand out for players facing their ex-clubs. Group H also won't be so easy with PSG, Juventus and Benfica the favorites to advance, and Maccabi Haifa likely bringing up the rear.
There are a couple of candidates for the so-called 'Group of Death' with Group C featuring Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan along with Czech side Viktoria Plzen. That path is now clear after the group-stage draw was held on Thursday, August 25 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Any team with designs on winning the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League needs to start by getting out of the group stage first.
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