UEFA confirmed the complete group stage fixtures for the Champions League 2022–2023 season two days after the draw was held in Turkey’s capital city, Istanbul, on August 25. Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure assisted with the draw. The group phase will start on September 6 and will end on November 2. A total of 32 teams will compete for a Round of 16 spot. Let’s take a look at the groups, fixtures, as well as platforms on which the Champions League matches can be seen live in Bangladesh.
Who will play with whom in the group phase of the Champions League 2022-2023?
Four pots with a total of eight teams in each were kept for the draw. Club rankings were taken into consideration while selecting the teams to fill the pots. 32 teams were divided into eight groups at the draw. Here are the eight groups for the upcoming UEFA Champions League season.
The Liverpool, Ajax, Napoli, and Rangers are in Group A. Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, and Club Brugge complete the Group B. Group C includes Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen. In Group D, you have Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, and Marseille. AC Milan, Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg, and Dinamo Zagreb are in Group E. Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic are all in Group F. Group G consists of Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, and Copenhagen. Group H includes Maccabi Haifa, Benfica, Juventus, and Paris Saint-Germain.
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2022-2023 UEFA Champions League: Group Phase Fixtures
The group phase is all set to begin on September 6 with the first round of matches. There will be some first round matches that will be held on September 7. The second round matches will take place on September 13 and 14. The third round fixtures will be played on October 4 and 5. The fourth round will take place on October 11 and 12, followed by the fifth round, to be held on October 25 and 26. The group phase will end with the sixth round of fixtures, which will be held on November 1 and 2.
Group-wise, each round’s confirmed matchday
Groups (A, B, C, D): First Round: September 7, Second Round: September 13, Third Round: October 4, Fourth Round: October 12, Fifth Round: October 26, Sixth Round: November 1
Groups (E, F, G, H): First Round: September 6, Second Round: September 14, Third Round: October 5, Fourth Round: October 11, Fifth Round: October 25, Sixth Round: November 2
Where to watch live UEFA Champions League matches in Bangladesh
Sony Pictures Network (Sony TV) will broadcast the entire UEFA Champions League 2022–2023 season in India and the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, the Bangladesh audience can watch the Champions League football matches live on Sony network channels.
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The audience can also watch the live Champions League matches on the OTT platforms where Sony Pictures Network channels are available. Besides, anyone can watch the UCL football matches live through the SonyLiv app and website. So, a number of options are available to watch live in Europe’s most prestigious club football competition.
Bottom Line
The Qatar World Cup 2022 will begin in mid-November. Therefore, the group phase of the Champions League 2022–2023 season will be completed in the first week of November. For the Round of 16, the top two teams from each group will advance.
According to the draw, Group C, where Viktoria Plzen, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona will play against each other, is considered the group of death. In addition, the group favorites to move to the next round are Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain.
Source: United News of Bangladesh