Status: 31.08.2023, 19:06 p.m.
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Group C will be shown on a screen during the draw. © Daniel Cole/AP/dpa
1. FC Union Berlin will play against two European football heavyweights - and an old acquaintance - in its Champions League debut.
Monaco - 1. FC Union Berlin can look forward to two football heavyweights and an old acquaintance for its premiere in the Champions League. In the draw for the group stage at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday evening, the Köpenickers were drawn against SSC Napoli, Real Madrid and SC Braga.
Union will play against the Italian champions and the 14-time champions of Europe's premier class for the first time. Union coach Urs Fischer's team had already played against Braga, who finished third last season in Portugal, in the 2022/23 Europa League. In Group D, Union lost 0-1 in Braga and won 1-0 at home in Försterei.
The first matchday will take place on 19/20 September. Then it continues on 3/4 and 24/25 October, 7/8 and 28/29 November. The last group match day will take place on 12/13 December. Union moves to the Olympic Stadium for the group matches. This means that more than 74,000 fans can watch every game, significantly more than in their own stadium at the Alte Försterei (22,012 seats). The 40,000 season tickets reserved for members as a combination package for all three group matches were quickly sold out. Dpa