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Topics: Champions League, Football, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle United
Topics: Champions League, Football, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle United
The draw for the group stage of the 2023/24 Champions League has taken place on Thursday afternoon at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Premier League clubs Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle were all involved in the draw, as will Scottish champions Celtic.
City are the defending champions, having beaten Inter Milan 1-0 in last season's Champions League final in Istanbul.
Pep Guardiola's side will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are set to face Sevilla, Lens and PSV in Group B, while United got drawn against Bayern Munich in Group A.
But it is Newcastle who face the 'group of death', being drawn against PSG, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund in Group F.
You can see live updates from the draw below.
Champions League draw - pot one drawn
How does the draw work?
End of draw
Arsenal drawn
Manchester United drawn
Newcastle get 'group of death'
What are the pots?
Draw starts
Champions League draw after pot two
Champions League group stage draw in full
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Here is the full Champions League group stage draw:
That concludes the draw for the 2023/24 Champions League group stages - we'll recap the full draw shortly.
Belgian side Antwerp - who won their league title in dramatic fashion last season - next up, and they're in Group H.
Group H - Barcelona, FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Royal Antwerp
Now it's time for Scottish champions Celtic, They're in a competitive looking Group E, with a trip to Atletico Madrid probably the highlight.
Group E - Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Celtic
Now it's RC Lens out of the pot - and they face a trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal.
Group B - Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV, Lens
Next up is Swiss side Young Boys - and they face Manchester City in Group G.
Group G - Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Braga, Young Boys
Next out of the pot is Champions League debutants Union Berlin - and they've been placed in a tough group.
Group C - Napoli, Real Madrid, Braga, Union Berlin
Turkish side Galatasaray next up, and they're into Group A - Manchester United's third opponents.
Group A - Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Copenhagen, Galatasaray
Newcastle are next out of pot four - and it's just about as tough as it could get for Magpies fans. It's the dreaded Group F.
Group F - PSG, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Newcastle
On to the final pot - pot four. It's Real Sociedad up first - they're placed in Group D.
Group D - Benfica, Inter Milan, Salzburg, Real Sociedad
Here's a recap of the draw after pot three:
Portuguese side Braga the last team out of the bowl for pot three, meaning they'll be up in what is shaping up to be the 'group of death'.
Group C - Napoli, Real Madrid, Braga
Into the final stretch of pot three now, with Danish side FC Copenhagen drawn into Group A. They will take on Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
Group A - Bayern Munich, Manchester United, FC Copenhagen
It's Italian side Lazio next up, who have to be drawn into Group E because of geographical restrictions.
Group E - Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid, Lazio
Next up is FC Salzburg, and they're in a tricky looking Group D alongside last season's finalists, and top seed Benfica.
Group D - Benfica, Inter Milan, FC Salzburg
PSV Eindhoven the third team out of pot three - and its a repeat of last season's group stage against Arsenal in Group B! Sevilla the other team involved in that group.
Group B - Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven
Red Star Belgrade next up, and they're in Group G as Manchester City's second opponents.
Group G - Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade
Shakhtar Donetsk the first team out of pot three, and they're drawn into Group H.
Group H - Barcelona, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk
A recap on the draw after pot two then:
Porto the next club out of pot two, and they will be drawn against Barcelona.
That leaves one team left - Real Madrid. They're in Group C, along with Napoli.
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