UEFA Champions League 2022-23

GROUP STAGE: SEP 6 - NOV 2, 2022 	FINAL: JUN 10, 2023, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Europe’s premier club football competition returns with a curtailed group stage schedule – over nine midweeks, compared to the usual 12-week showcase – to accommodate the FIFA World Cup in November. Real Madrid are reigning champions, while forwards Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski and Sadio Mane target silverware for their respective new clubs


A Ajax NED 
Liverpool ENG 
Napoli ITA 
Rangers SCO

B 
Porto POR  
Atlético Madrid ESP 
Leverkusen GER 
Club Brugge BEL

C Bayern Munich GER 
Barcelona ESP 
Internazionale ITA 
Viktoria Plzeň CZE

D Frankfurt GER 
Tottenham ENG 
Sporting CP POR 
Marseille FRA

E AC Milan ITA 
Chelsea ENG 
Salzburg AUT 
Dinamo Zagreb CRO

F Real Madrid ESP  
RB Leipzig GER 
Shakhtar UKR 
Celtic SCO

G Manchester City ENG 
Sevilla ESP 
Dortmund GER 
Copenhagen DEN

H Paris St. Germain FRA 
Juventus ITA 
Benfica POR 
Maccabi Haifa ISR


FIXTURES	Top two from each group progress to knockout stages

1 Sep 6-7 
E Zagreb	- Chelsea
E Salzburg	- Milan
F Leipzig	- Shakhtar
F Celtic	- Real Madrid
G Dortmund	- Copenhagen
G Sevilla	- Man City
H Benfica	- M. Haifa
H PSG		- Juventus
 
A Ajax		- Rangers
A Napoli	- Liverpool
B Club Brugge	- Leverkusen
B Atletico	- Porto
C Inter		- Bayern
C Barcelona 	- Plzeň
D Frankfurt 	- Sporting
D Tottenham	- Marseille


2 Sep 13-14 
A Rangers	- Napoli
A Liverpool	- Ajax
B Leverkusen 	- Atletico
B Porto		- Club Brugge
C Plzeň		- Inter
C Bayern 	- Barcelona
D Sporting 	- Tottenham
D Marseille	- Frankfurt

E Milan		- Zagreb
E Chelsea	- Salzburg
F Shakhtar	- Celtic
F Real Madrid 	- Leipzig
G Copenhagen 	- Sevilla
G Man City	- Dortmund
H M. Haifa	- PSG
H Juventus	- Benfica

 
3 Oct 4-5
A Ajax		- Napoli
A Liverpool	- Rangers
B Club Brugge 	- Atletico
B Porto		- Leverkusen
C Bayern 	- Plzeň
C Inter		- Barcelona
D Marseille 	- Sporting
D Frankfurt	- Tottenham

E Salzburg	- Zagreb
E Chelsea	- Milan
F Leipzig	- Celtic
F Real Madrid 	- Shakhtar
G Sevilla	- Dortmund
G Man City 	- Copenhagen
H Benfica 	- PSG
H Juventus	- M. Haifa


4 Oct 11-12 
E Milan		- Chelsea
E Zagreb	- Salzburg
F Celtic	- Leipzig
F Shakhtar	- Real Madrid
G Copenhagen	- Man City
G Dortmund	- Sevilla
H M. Haifa	- Juventus
H PSG		- Benfica

A Napoli	- Ajax
A Rangers	- Liverpool
B Atletico	- Club Brugge
B Leverkusen	- Porto
C Plzeň		- Bayern
C Barcelona 	- Inter
D Sporting	- Marseille
D Tottenham	- Frankfurt


5 Oct 25-26 
E Salzburg	- Chelsea
E Zagreb	- Milan
F Leipzig	- Real Madrid
F Celtic	- Shakhtar
G Sevilla	- Copenhagen
G Dortmund 	- Man City
H Benfica	- Juventus
H PSG		- M. Haifa

A Ajax		- Liverpool
A Napoli	- Rangers
B Club Brugge 	- Porto
B Atletico	- Leverkusen
C Inter		- Plzeň
C Barcelona	- Bayern
D Frankfurt	- Marseille
D Tottenham	- Sporting


6 Nov 1-2 
A Rangers	- Ajax
A Liverpool	- Napoli
B Leverkusen 	- Club Brugge
B Porto		- Atletico
C Plzeň		- Barcelona
C Bayern 	- Inter
D Marseille 	- Tottenham
D Sporting	- Frankfurt

E Milan		- Salzburg
E Chelsea	- Zagreb
F Shakhtar	- Leipzig
F Real Madrid 	- Celtic
G Copenhagen 	- Dortmund
G Man City	- Sevilla
H M. Haifa	- Benfica
H Juventus	- PSG


Norwegian striker Erling Haaland moved to Premier League champions Manchester City. Started season in superb form, scoring successive quick-fire hat-tricks


KEY TRANSFERS

Selected moves set to impact UEFA Champions League this season
Transfer from 	Transfer to

Aurélien Tchouameni	FRA		€80.0m
Monaco			Real Madrid	(£72.0m)

Darwin Nunez		URU		€75.0m
Benfica			Liverpool	(£67.5m)

Erling Haaland		NOR		€60.0m
Borussia Dortmund	Man City	(£54.0m)

Robert Lewandowski	POL		€45.0m
Bayern Munich		Barcelona	(£40.5m)

Gleison Bremer		BRA		€41.0m
Torino			Juventus	(£36.9m)

Sadio Mané		SEN		€32.0m
Liverpool		Bayern		(£28.8m)


Sources: UEFA, Transfermarkt
Pictures: Getty Images
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