Football has returned and with it the most prestigious European competition returns, the start of the Champions League is approaching and in just one week the 69th edition of the Champions League will be played in which Manchester United arrives as current champion and with a Guardiola who will seek to revalidate the title.
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The Champions League officially started last Tuesday, June 27, with the preliminary round where the first matches were played, but the group stage begins this September 19 and the groups and rivals that the Spanish teams will face are already known.
Up to five national teams have managed to qualify for Europe’s premier competition this season: Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Real Sociedad and Sevilla FC are the Spanish protagonists who will compete in the Champions League and will fight to take their respective clubs to the final. .
The group stage draw was held on August 31 and all the national teams were free of the ‘bogeymen’. Manchester City finished in Group G and will face Leizpig, Red Star and Young Boys. The other strong group is A where Bayern, Manchester United, Copenhagen and Galtasaray fell.
These are groups and rivals of the Spanish teams in the Champions League
Group A: Bayern, United, Copenhague, Galatasaray.
Group B: Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV, Lens.
Group C: Naples, Real Madrid, Braga, Unión Berlin.
Group D: Benfica, Inter, Salzburg, Real Sociedad.
Group E: Feyenoord, Atlético de Madrid, Lazio, Celtic.
Group F: Paris Saint Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Milan, Newcastle.
Group G: Manchester City, Leipzig, Red Star, Young Boys.
Group H: FC Barcelona, Porto, Shakhtar, Antwerp.
When do Spanish teams play in the Champions League
After the draw, UEFA released the Champions League schedule and the first Spanish team to play will be Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona. The red and whites make their debut against Lazio and Xavi’s men will do so against Antwerp. Both teams arrive with a lot to prove after being eliminated last season in the group stage, Atlético was last in the group and Barça was third and qualified for the Europa League, although they were also eliminated after losing to Manchester United.
Dates of the first matches of the group stage
Lazio – Atlético de Madrid: Tuesday, September 19, at 9:00 p.m. FC Barcelona – Antwerp: Tuesday, September 19, at 9:00 p.m. Real Madrid – Union Berlin: Wednesday, September 20, at 6:45 p.m. hoursSeville – Lens: Wednesday, September 20, at 9:00 p.m. Real Sociedad – Inter Milan: Wednesday, September 20, at 9:00 p.m.
2023-09-12 15:37:46
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