Champions League draw: Chelsea hand over Milan, Liverpool take on Rangers, Celtic take on Real Madrid

The 2022/23 Champions League campaign officially kicks off on Thursday afternoon as the 32 teams - 26 qualified and six play-off winners - find out their fate in the group stage. A road ending in Istanbul in June 2023 begins in the Turkish city as Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are joined by Celtic and Rangers in the pots.

Manchester City are in Pot 1, joined by other domestic champions and winners of the Champions League and Europa League last season. Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs form an equally star-studded Pot 2, which opens up the prospect of enticing groups.

Scottish champions Celtic are joined by bitter rivals Rangers in Pot 4 after Giovanni van Bronckhorst navigated their way through the qualifying process, beating PSV Eindhoven in the play-off. Both clubs will be fantasizing about the prospect of some of Europe's biggest hitters visiting Glasgow in the coming months.

Express Sport is here, as always, to provide live coverage of the 22/23 Champions League group stage draw. Follow the regular updates below...

READ MORE: Free Live Stream Champions League Draw, Start Time

6 hours ago18:30Alex Turk

It's a wrap!

Thank you for following Express Sport's coverage of a TASTY Champions League draw.

Join us tomorrow when Arsenal and Manchester United are part of the Europa League teams discovering their destiny.

Goodbye for now!

6 hours ago18:15Alex Turk

Champions League group stage draw 22/23

Here is your full Champions League 2022/23 group stage draw:

6 hours ago18:12Alex Turk

THIS band of death

This season's Champions League group of death is undoubtedly Group C.

Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan make up 75% of the squad, providing six must-see matches throughout the group stage.

Viktoria Plzen players won't be able to sleep tonight. Whether in excitement or fear, it's in the air...

6 hours ago18:10Alex Turk

Celtic are linked with the Bernabeu

Scottish champions Celtic are looking forward to a dazzling trip to the Santiago Bernabeu. And welcoming Real Madrid to Parkhead will be just as captivating as a watch.

RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk prevent the Hoops from qualifying for the round of 16.

6 hours ago18:08Alex Turk

The Tottenham group harder than at first sight

Antonio Conte has been given a potentially...

Champions League draw: Chelsea hand over Milan, Liverpool take on Rangers, Celtic take on Real Madrid

The 2022/23 Champions League campaign officially kicks off on Thursday afternoon as the 32 teams - 26 qualified and six play-off winners - find out their fate in the group stage. A road ending in Istanbul in June 2023 begins in the Turkish city as Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are joined by Celtic and Rangers in the pots.

Manchester City are in Pot 1, joined by other domestic champions and winners of the Champions League and Europa League last season. Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs form an equally star-studded Pot 2, which opens up the prospect of enticing groups.

Scottish champions Celtic are joined by bitter rivals Rangers in Pot 4 after Giovanni van Bronckhorst navigated their way through the qualifying process, beating PSV Eindhoven in the play-off. Both clubs will be fantasizing about the prospect of some of Europe's biggest hitters visiting Glasgow in the coming months.

Express Sport is here, as always, to provide live coverage of the 22/23 Champions League group stage draw. Follow the regular updates below...

READ MORE: Free Live Stream Champions League Draw, Start Time

6 hours ago18:30Alex Turk

It's a wrap!

Thank you for following Express Sport's coverage of a TASTY Champions League draw.

Join us tomorrow when Arsenal and Manchester United are part of the Europa League teams discovering their destiny.

Goodbye for now!

6 hours ago18:15Alex Turk

Champions League group stage draw 22/23

Here is your full Champions League 2022/23 group stage draw:

6 hours ago18:12Alex Turk

THIS band of death

This season's Champions League group of death is undoubtedly Group C.

Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan make up 75% of the squad, providing six must-see matches throughout the group stage.

Viktoria Plzen players won't be able to sleep tonight. Whether in excitement or fear, it's in the air...

6 hours ago18:10Alex Turk

Celtic are linked with the Bernabeu

Scottish champions Celtic are looking forward to a dazzling trip to the Santiago Bernabeu. And welcoming Real Madrid to Parkhead will be just as captivating as a watch.

RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk prevent the Hoops from qualifying for the round of 16.

6 hours ago18:08Alex Turk

The Tottenham group harder than at first sight

Antonio Conte has been given a potentially...

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