Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan to compete in Group C of Champions League

UEFA Champions League group stage draw held in Istanbul

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - The UEFA Champions League group stage draw was held on Thursday in Istanbul, with Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan to compete in Group C.

At the beginning of the ceremony, Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi was presented the annual UEFA President's Award by UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.

Former Turkish-national right back Hamit Altintop brought the UEFA Champions League trophy to the stage as 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Ambassador.

Altintop then joined former Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure to draw the lots.

Matchday 1 will be played on Sept. 6-7, while Matchday 6 will be on Nov. 1-2.

The Round of 16 draw will be held on Nov. 7.

The group stage draws are as below:

Group A: Ajax - Liverpool - Napoli - Rangers

Group B: Porto - Atletico Madrid - Bayern Leverkusen - Club Brugge

Group C: Bayern Munich - Barcelona - Inter Milan - Plzen

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt - Tottenham - Sporting Lisbon - Olympique Marseille

Group E: AC Milan - Chelsea - Salzburg - Dinamo Zagreb

Group F: Real Madrid - Leipzig - Shaktar Donetsk - Celtic

Group G: Manchester City - Sevilla - Borussia Dortmund - Copenhagen

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain - Juventus - Benfica - Maccabi Haifa