CL draw now live: Hammer group for Bayern and BVB?

Created: 08/25/2022, 18:32

By: Alexander Kaindl

Who will win the Champions League?

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The draw for the Champions League group stage is coming up.

We accompany the ceremony on Thursday evening here in the live ticker.

• Champions League

  : The

  draw for

  the

  group stage

  takes place on Thursday

• Champions League draw

  : Five German teams are involved

• The

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  Champions League draw

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+++ Group E: AC Milan, Group F: Real Madrid, Group G: Manchester City, Group H: Paris Saint-Germain.

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Champions League draw: All groups at a glance

+++ Here comes the SBU: Eintracht Frankfurt leads Group D.

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+++ And there are Bayern.

Group C +++

+++ Second group head: FC Porto.

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+++ Let's go!

Touré is the first to draw Ajax Amsterdam.

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6:21 p.m .:

Giorgio Marchetti is here – and that means: it’s finally starting!

The UEFA Deputy Secretary General briefly explains the procedure again.

6:19 p.m .:

The final will be held in Istanbul this year, which is why the balls are also drawn here today.

Hamit Altintop is asked about the last final on the Bosphorus - of course he remembers the big duel between Liverpool FC and AC Milan, which the Reds won in the end.

6.15 p.m .:

Let’s continue with an old friend: Hamit Altintop is here!

The former star of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Galatasaray Istanbul brings the pot to the stage.

He is joined by another ex-star: Yaya Touré.

The two will draw lots here in a moment.

Champions League draw: honor for Arrigo Sacchi

6:07 p.m .:

Experienced football fans know: It takes a while for the groups to really be drawn here.

Now UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is on stage to present the UEFA President's Award.

The winner is: Arrigo Sacchi.

6:05 p.m .:

Traditionally, spectacular scenes from the previous season are shown first.

We see Bayern, PSG, Liverpool, Manchester City - and of course a lot of Real Madrid.

6:01 p.m .: Here

we go!

Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury greet the guests and spectators.

5:51 p.m .:

The ceremony starts here in about ten minutes.

Champions League: match schedule of the preliminary round

5.48 p.m .: By

the way, the game plan is already in place, only the exact times are still missing.

Here is an overview of all Champions League dates of the group stage:

• Matchday 1: 6th/7th

  Sep 2022

• Matchday 2: 13./14.

  Sep 2022

• Matchday 3: 4th/5th

  October 2022

• Matchday 4: 11./12.

  October 2022

• Matchday 5: 25./26.

  October 2022

• Matchday 6: 1st/2nd

  November 2022

Champions League: draw in Istanbul, stressful weeks for clubs ahead

5.40 p.m .

: It doesn’t matter who the German teams have to play against: it will be stressful.

The group stage will be over on November 2nd, a month earlier than usual. The reason, of course, is the World Cup in Qatar, which will start on November 20th.

5:35 p.m .: By

the way, one is missing in this Champions League season: Cristiano Ronaldo.

The superstar failed to qualify with Manchester United.

Now the question is: Will the Portuguese give up his favorite competition in the late autumn of his career?

Or will he join another CL participant in the final days of the transfer window?

For example, a move to Sporting Lisbon - Ronaldo's home club - would be possible.

In the video: The German teams could meet these teams

5:30 p.m.:

The transmission begins!

Gregor Teicher and Kai Dittmann lead through the Sky broadcast.

5:22 p.m .:

Defending champions Real Madrid should be one of the big favorites again this season.

But of course the usual suspects like FC Bayern, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain or Liverpool FC are also among the contenders for the cup.

Champions League draw on Thursday

5:16 p.m .:

The moment of truth is approaching.

After all, the Sky broadcast of the draw will begin in 14 minutes.

To get in the mood, let's hum the Champions League anthem to ourselves.

The text is still a myth for many fans.

Here we have it ready for refreshment:

Ce sont les meilleures équipes

4:29 p.m .:

The draw for the Champions League group stage starts in around an hour and a half.

3:43 p.m .:

Who will win the trophy with the big ears this year?

For the nostalgic, we have summarized the previous winners of the Champions League in our photo series.

Do you remember everyone?

The first victory went to a club that hardly appeared internationally after that.

This year he is in pot 4.

Photo gallery: The Champions League winners since 1992/93 - can you still get them all together?

View photo gallery

Update from August 25, 3:25 p.m.:

The countdown is on.

Before we get down to business in Istanbul, let's take another look at the initial situation.

Who is playing in the premier class this year?

And which teams are in which pot?

An overview:

Champions League draw: pots in the overview

Champions League Draw: Group stage drawing on Thursday

First report from August 25, 1:30 p.m .: Istanbul – Finally it sounds again, the anthem of the Champions League!

The wait will be over on August 25th, as this Thursday the groups for the upcoming season will be drawn.

This much is already clear: From a German point of view, it will be a real festival.

With FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt, five Bundesliga clubs are represented.

Champions League: Draw live today - five German teams in the first three pots

The German record champions, whose end was widely analyzed by UEFA last year, can look forward to the balls with relative excitement, after all they are in the draw and thus avoid the biggest chunks.

Nevertheless, there can be hammer opponents - for example, a preliminary round with FC Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan and Olympique Marseille is possible.

Eintracht Frankfurt is also one of the winners of the Europa League.

RB Leipzig is in pot two, BVB and Leverkusen in pot three.

CL draw live today: Champions League group stage starts on September 6th

The draw begins on Thursday, August 25 at 6 p.m.

Pedro Pinto and Reshmin Chowdhury will lead the ceremony, with Hamit Altintop and Yaya Touré acting as lottery fairies.

In our live ticker we keep you up to date on all developments.

If you'd rather follow the draw live on TV, we've put together all the broadcast information here.

Because of the Winter World Cup in Qatar, the group phase of this year's Champions League season will be completed until November 2nd.

Football fans can look forward to the premier class from September 6th.