DBasia.news – After three months of the 2022-2023 Champions League final in France, between Real Madrid and Liverpool, the draw for the 2022-2023 Champions League group stage is about to start again.
Time has passed swiftly since Los Blancos won their 14th Champions League title with a 1-0 win over Liverpool. Real Madrid are still one of the favorites to win with a lot of experience they have.
However, it is not easy for Madrid to defend the title as they did in mid 2016-2018 in the era of Zinedine Zidane. Other teams are improving and getting stronger with new recruits.
BolaSkor.com has prepared information regarding the schedule or time for the 2022-2023 Champions League group phase draw. Here’s the complete information:
Sweepstakes Schedule and Venue
The draw for the 2022-2023 Champions League group stage will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Halic Congress Center. The event will start at 23.00 WIB.
UEFA, as the European Football Federation, will announce the award for the best performer for the 2021-2022 season.
Teams Involved in the 2022-2023 Champions League
The 2022-2023 Champions League group stage will involve a total of 32 teams. 26 teams automatically qualify – they get immediate access to the group draw. Six more clubs will join them after completing the play-off phase.
The teams that qualify are divided into four pots. Pot 1 contains the defending champion, Europa League champion and champions of the top six European leagues based on UEFA country coefficients. The remaining three pots are filled according to the UEFA club coefficients.
The remaining teams for pots 3 and 4 will be decided after the play-off schedule, the second leg will be completed on August 24, 2022, before the draw takes place.
It should also be noted that two teams from one country cannot be drawn and are in the same group in the group phase. Here are the teams that have been confirmed to occupy pots 1 to 4:
Pot 1: Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Manchester City, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, PSG, Porto, Ajax Amsterdam.
Pot 2: Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, RB Leipzig, Tottenham Hotspur.
Pot 3: Borussia Dortmund, RB Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Napoli, Sporting Lisbon, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympique Marseille.
Pot 4: Club Brugge, Celtic (six other teams still playing in the play-offs).
2022-2023 Champions League Group Stage Match Start Time
The 2022/2023 Champions League group stage will start on Tuesday (06/09) and Wednesday (07/09). There will be a total of six matches in the group stage, with the final group matches to be played on November 1 and November 2, 2022.
After completing the group phase, the knockout phase will begin in 2023. Meanwhile, the draw for the Champions League last 16 will be held on November 7, 2022.