Road to Istanbul begins Tuesday in UEFA Champions League

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - The group stage matches will begin in 2022-23 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, kicking off the new season for teams for road to Istanbul.

In the UEFA Champions League, a total of 32 teams in eight groups will compete to be among the last 16 teams.

The teams that will take the first two places in eight groups in the Champions League will qualify to the second round.

The teams that will complete their groups in the third place will continue their European journey in the UEFA Europa League. In the Champions League, teams will try to advance to the finals by winning the matches to be played with the two-match elimination method as of the Round of 16.

The 2022-2023 season finale of the Champions League will be played on June 10, 2023, at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.

- Groups:

Group A: Ajax (Netherlands), Liverpool (England), Napoli (Italy), Rangers (Scotland)

Group B: Porto (Portugal), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Club Brugge (Belgium)

Group C: Bayern Munich (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Inter (Italy), Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany), Tottenham (England), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Olympique Marseille (France)

Group E: Milan (Italy), Chelsea (England), Salzburg (Austria), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Group F: Real Madrid (Spain), Leipzig (Germany), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Celtic (Scotland)

Group G: Manchester City (England), Sevilla (Spain), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark)

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Juventus (Italy), Benfica (Portugal), Maccabi Haifa (Israel)

- The schedule of the first week matches of the UEFA Champions League is as follows:

- Tuesday:

Dinamo Zagreb-Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund-Copenhagen

Salzburg-Milan

Celtic-Real Madrid

Leipzig-Shakhtar Donetsk

Sevilla-Manchester City

Paris Saint-Germain-Juventus

Benfica-Maccabi Haifa

- Wednesday:

Ajax-Rangers

Eintracht Frankfurt-Sporting Lisbon

Napoli-Liverpool

Atletico Madrid-Porto

Club Brugge-Bayer Leverkusen

Barcelona-Viktoria Plzen

Inter-Bayern Munich

Tottenham-Olympique Marseille