UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures for the 2022-2023 was officially released yesterday with current champions Real Madrid drawn in Group F alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, and RB Leipzig.
Barcelona , Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen all meshed up in the toughest Group C .
While Lionel Messi’s PSG ( Paris Saint-Germain ) is comfortably paired with Juventus, Benfica, and minnows Maccabi Haifa in Group H.
The draw for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League took place in Istanbul, Turkey.
See the full Group stage draws below…
●Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers
●Group B: FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge
●Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen
●Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, Marseille
●Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, FC Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb
●Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic
●Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhagen
●Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa
Meanwhile, Premier League has reportedly generated an overwhelming sum of €3.5B in broadcasting revenue in this 2021/22 season, which is more than the revenue generated by La Liga and Bundesliga combined, thus making it the most lucrative league globally.
“In 2021/2022, the English Premiere league sold its global broadcast rights for €3.5B and this has showed how popular the EPL is worldwide.
The top 10 clubs globally by total income ( operating revenue ) in the 2020/21 season include five of the EPL’s big six clubs are as follows;
- Manchester City €644 million
- Manchester united €557M,
- Liverpool €550M,
- Chelsea €465
- Tottenham €407M.