2022-23 UEFA Champions League Draw

[HajdukSplit]

The drawn out draw for the Champions League will be done tomorrow, the pots are known, the only debutant in the competition is Eintracht Frankfurt the Europa League winners. Rangers and Maccabi Haifa both return after a 10+ year absence. As mentioned in the qualifying thread, this is the first time a Turkish club will not be in the group stage since the 95/96 season.

POT 1: Real Madrid (ESP), Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Manchester City (ENG), AC Milan (ITA), Bayern Munich (GER), Paris St. Germain (FRA), FC Porto (POR), Ajax (NED)

POT 2: Liverpool (ENG), Chelsea (ENG), Barcelona (ESP), Juventus (ITA), Atletico Madrid (ESP), Sevilla (ESP), RB Leipzig (GER), Tottenham (ENG)

POT 3: Borussia Dortmund (GER), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Inter Milan (ITA), Napoli (ITA), Benfica (POR), Sporting CP (POR), Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

POT 4: Rangers (SCO), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Marseille (FRA), FC Copenhagen (DEN), Club Brugge (BEL), Celtic (SCO), Viktoria Plzen (CZE), Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

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[Live in the Now]

Frankfurt, Sporting, Plzen please. Keep it easy move forward.

 

[Evilo]

Frankfurt, Sevilla and Donetsk for OM please.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Just want easy clubs out of 3 and 4. I can deal with a big boy from pot 1 if that is the case.

 

[gary69]

Frankfurt, Sevilla and Donetsk for OM please.

Whether they start the draw from Pot1 or Pot4, the later PSG and Marseille are drawn from their pot, the fewer options there will be for them.

With so many English, German, Spanish and Italian teams, there might be only one eligible group place for them if they are amongst the last 4 teams in their pot.

Best option for PSG would be to get either Leipzig or Juventus from Pot2, which would decrease the chances of getting one of the tougher teams from Pot3 by 50%.

Edit: Draw will start from Pot1

 

[Savant]

Just want to play new matchups/at least teams that they haven’t played under Klopp. Would never complain about Porto for example, but that would be a bit dull.

If they get another lousy draw, at least give Milan out of Pot 1 to dodge those Pot 3 Italian teams. Honestly would love to play Ajax because that’s an awesome away, and LFC have been very close to playing them several times under Klopp but have just missed them.

Teams that LFC have not played under Klopp. Last time played in parentheses.

- Frankfurt (1972)
- Leverkusen (2005)
- Sporting (never played)
- Shakhtar (never played)
- Brugge (1978)
- Zagreb (never played)
- Plzen (never played)
- Copenhagen (never played)
- Marseille (2008)
- Haifa (2006)

LFC aren’t beating anyone right now though so it doesn’t really matter. Just want some fun matchups.

 

[ecemleafs]

Frankfurt, Juventus, Shahktar, Celtic if we have any chance to progress. Ajax, Tottenham, Dortmund, Celtic would be some sick away trips and glamour ties.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Why they make it so long to just complete a simple draw...

 

[HajdukSplit]

These usually take at least an hour and a half because of all the guest interviews (and every year it’s the same people…Gullit, Mathaus etc) plus the awards

 

[gary69]

Hopefully no re-draw is needed this time around

 

[HajdukSplit]

Barca will get one of the “easier” seeds if they avoid Bayern.

 

[gary69]

So, Marseille will be in groups A-D.

Dream draw for PSG from Pot2.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Spurs get Frankfort

 

[gary69]

So, Chelsea will play Milan because they're paired with Spurs and have to be on the other side of draw.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Spurs get Frankfort

Noice.

 

[gary69]

Just want to play new matchups/at least teams that they haven’t played under Klopp. Would never complain about Porto for example, but that would be a bit dull.

If they get another lousy draw, at least give Milan out of Pot 1 to dodge those Pot 3 Italian teams. Honestly would love to play Ajax because that’s an awesome away, and LFC have been very close to playing them several times under Klopp but have just missed them.

Teams that LFC have not played under Klopp. Last time played in parentheses.
- Ajax (1966)
- Frankfurt (1972)
- Leverkusen (2005)
- Sporting (never played)
- Shakhtar (never played)
- Brugge (1978)
- Zagreb (never played)
- Plzen (never played)
- Copenhagen (never played)
- Marseille (2008)
- Haifa (2006)

LFC aren’t beating anyone right now though so it doesn’t really matter. Just want some fun matchups.

You got Ajax as you wanted to.

 

[gary69]

Dortmund will be in E, G or H. Unless it is the middle one, it will be a very tough draw for them.

Yes, Salzburg is not bad for Milan and Chelsea.

Edit: And Dortmund got that group.

 

[robertmac43]

Group A is shaping up to be a lot of fun!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

C is group of death.

 

[ecemleafs]

our luck and were in group F with inter, barca, and bayern.

 

[gary69]

C is group of death.

Yeah, Barca, Bayern and Inter will be the toughest.

Probably not gonna watch too many matches from B and D.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Yeah, Barca, Bayern and Inter will be the toughest.

Hopefully it means that Barca Thursdays are going to be a thing after Christmas again

 

[ecemleafs]

yessssssssssss. Celtic, Real, Leipzig, Shaktar. beautiful. magical.

 

[robertmac43]

A great draw for Marseille. Looking forward to watching some of the Arsenal loanees out there.

 

[gary69]

Frankfurt, Sevilla and Donetsk for OM please.

You must be pretty happy for Marseille draw (I know you don't like them),