Man City face Dortmund, Chelsea confront Milan, as UEFA Champions League draws hold
European Football governing body, UEFA, Thursday night, in Istanbul Turkiye, held the 2022/2023 Champions League draws which will see Celtic face Real Madrid, while Chelsea confront AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspurs play Eintracht Frankfurt, as Bayern Munich, Inter and Barça drawn together in trhe same group, as highlights of the event.
Rangers will face Liverpool on their return to the Champions League for the first time in 12 years after being drawn against Jürgen Klopp’s side in Group A, while Erling Haaland is set to play former club Borussia Dortmund for Manchester City.
Having battled through two qualifying rounds following their defeat in last season’s Europa League final, the reward for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side is a difficult group that also contains Dutch champions Ajax, and Napoli, who are leading the early Serie A standings after two matches.
Elsewhere, Tottenham will fancy their chances of progressing in their first Champions League campaign since 2019/20 after being drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt — who beat Rangers in the Europa League final to qualify for this season’s competition — Sporting and Marseille in Group D.
Chelsea will face Milan, FC Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb in what also appears a welcome draw for Thomas Tuchel’s team in Group E, while the Norway striker Haaland will be reunited with his former Borussia Dortmund teammates following his £53m summer move after City were placed with the German side, Sevilla and FC Copenhagen in Group G.
Celtic face a difficult challenge up against holders Real Madrid, RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Celtic, managed by Ange Postecoglou, last met the 14-time winners in 1980 — a European Cup tie that saw the Spanish side eventually prevail after trailing 2-0 at one stage.
Porto, Atlético Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Club Bruges make up Group B, with Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa in Group H.
