UEFA Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw: Highlights

8:00 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw. The start of the draw is just under an hour and a half away! I’m your host Vinayak, and I’ll keep you company through what promises a fascinating football evening. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

UEFA Champions League 2022-23

The world of football is set for yet another exciting season of the top European club competition. Real Madrid won the last edition of the competition, they beat Liverpool 1-0 in the final. This was the 14th Champions League triumph in the club's rich history. The draw takes place in Istanbul.

Last night all the sides for this year's group stage were confirmed. There are 32 teams who have qualified for the 2022-23 group stage. Rangers, Copenhagen and Dinamo Zagreb became the latest sides to join the competition for this season. They came up through the Champions League playoff round.

2022-23 Champions League group stage teams

ENG: Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, TottenhamESP: Atlético, Barcelona, Real Madrid, SevillaITA: Inter, Juventus, Milan, NapoliGER: Bayern, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Leipzig, LeverkusenFRA: Marseille, ParisPOR: Benfica, Porto, Sporting CPNED: AjaxAUT: SalzburgSCO: Celtic, RangersUKR: Shakhtar DonetskBEL: Club BruggeCZE: Viktoria PlzeňDEN: CopenhagenCRO: Dinamo ZagrebISR: Maccabi Haifa