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Thursday, August 31, 2023

UCL: Manchester United, Bayern to clash in Group A; Arsenal, Sevilla in Group B

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw for the 2023/2024 season is out.

• August 31, 2023
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The UEFA Champions League group stage draw for the 2023/2024 season is out.

The draw was done on Thursday at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

This year’s competition will see English Premier League side Manchester United slug it out with German champions Bayern Munich, Copenhagen and Galatasaray.

In Group B, Arsenal, returning to the competition after a long absence, will battle Spanish side Sevilla, Lens and Dutch side PSV.

Real Madrid will trade tackles with Italian Champions Napoli, FC Braga and Union Berlin in Group C.

Benfica, Inter Milan, Salzburg and Real Sociedad are in Group D.

Group E will feature Dutch side Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid, Lazio and Celtic.

After long years of absence, Newcastle will return to the competition to fight Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, and AC Milan in Group E.

Defending champions Manchester City, RB Leipzig, FK Crvena Zvezda, and BSC Young Boys are in Group G.

In Group H, Barcelona, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Royal Antwerp will slug it out. 

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