The deadly group, two more strong and well balanced, but also the return of great aces to places that left their mark, was the 2022-2023 Champions League group draw, which took place in Istanbul.

Bayern, Barcelona and Inter will fight for the 3rd group, and the Czech Viktoria Plzen completes … the frame in a supporting role. In addition to the potential of the teams, the important fact is that Robert Lewandowski will “speak” on the grass of the Allianz Arena in the Catalan shirt, and not the Bayern, with which he won everything.

Norwegian Erling Haaland is expected to feel as odd as the Pole as Manchester City drew with former Dortmund side in Group 7 and Groups 1 and 8 are expected to be very competitive .

Groups in detail:

Bayern, Barcelona and Inter in the same group – Lewandowski returns to Munich with Barcelona.

1st: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers. 2nd place: Porto, Atlético Madrid, Leverkusen, Club Brugge. 3rd: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan, Viktoria Pilsen. 4th: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham, Sporting, Marseille. 5th: Milan, Chelsea, Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb. 6th place: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Shakhtar (Donetsk), Celtic. 7th: Manchester City, Sevilla, Dortmund, Copenhagen. 8th: PSG, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa.

In connection with the World Cup in Qatar (20.11-18.12), groups will be formed in less than two months. And this despite the fact that the matches will be held in a row without the usual week-long break between them.

These will be 6-7/9 and 13-14/9, 4-5/10 and 11-12/10, 25-26/10 and 1-2/11. The draw for the 1/8 finals is scheduled for July 11.

The first two from each group qualify, and the third will continue to participate in the “16” of the Europa League.