The calendar of Seville, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético in the Champions 22/23
Sevilla FC, Real Madrid, Atlético and FC Barcelona He already knows the first section of his long-awaited path to the final in Istanbul (Turkey). The UEFA announced this Saturday morning the configuration of the tight calendar of the Group stage of the Champions League 2022/2023which begins on September 6 and ends on November 2, a month and a half earlier than usual due to the celebration of the World Cup in Qatar, which starts on November 20.
The speed of this first phase forces the Spanish teams to put all the meat on the grill from minute one and start as best as possible to achieve your goal of moving on to the next phase. It should be remembered that the eight group champions and the eight runners-up will advance directly to the round of 16, while the third will fall to the Europa League to play a round of 32 tie against the eight group runners-up of the second continental competition.
Sevilla debuts against Guardiola and Haaland’s City
Sevilla FC starts strong. Lopetegui’s men will debut in the 22/23 Champions League on Tuesday, September 6 at 9:00 p.m. at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán against the fearsome Manchester City of Pep Guardiola and Erling Haalandin the opening of a Group G in which the German Borussia Dortmund and the Danish FC Copenhagen are also present, who will face each other in German lands (6:45 p.m.).
On the same day 6 and at the same time, the real Madriddefending champion, debuts in the field of Glasgow Celtic within Group F, which they also share with the Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk and the German RB Leipzig, according to the calendar published this Saturday by UEFA.
The day’s program will be completed by the matches GNK Dinamo-Chelsea (6:45 p.m.), RB Salzburg-AC Milan (9:00 p.m.), RB Leipzig-Shakhtar Donetsk (9:00 p.m.), PSG-Juventus (9:00 p.m.) and Benfica – Maccabi Haifa (9:00 p.m.).
Barça and Atlético, one day later
The following day, on Wednesday 7th September, groups A, B, C and D of the Champions will come into play, with the Atlético de Madrid’s debut at home against Porto (9:00 p.m.) and FC Barcelona’s, who host the Czech Viktoria Plzen at the same time.
Completing the day on September 7 are the matches Ajax-Rangers (6:45 p.m.), Eintracht-Sporting Lisboa (6:45 p.m.), Naples-Liverpool (9:00 p.m.), Bruges-Leverkusen (9:00 p.m.), Inter-Bayern ( 21:00) 00) and Tottenham-Olympique (21:00).
All the dates of the Champions League Group Stage
After the premiere against City, Sevilla FC will visit Denmark on September 14 (9:00 p.m.); will face two consecutive duels against Borussia, on October 5 (9:00 p.m.) in Nervión and on the 11th of the same month (9:00 p.m.) in Dortmund; prior to host FC Copenhagen on 25-O (18:45) to finish at Ettihad Stadium in Manchester before the ‘citizen’ box on November 2 at 9:00 p.m.
Real Madrid will receive in the second match of the group, on September 14, the leipzig (9:00 pm); on October 5 he will do the same with him shaketar (9:00 pm); will travel to Poland to play on October 11 against the Ukrainians (who will play at home in this country due to the war in their country), will visit germany on October 25 (21:00) and will close the Group Stage on November 2 at home against Celtic (18:45).
Atlético de Madrid’s schedule continues with matches against Bayer (September 13, out), witches (October 4, away), again the Belgians (October 12, home), Leverkusen (October 26, home) and the Group Phase ends on the day November 1 in the Porto field.
FC Barcelona, after its premiere, will visit Bayern on september 13 and Inter Milan on October 4, it will receive the Italian team itself on October 12 at the Camp Nou, and the Germans, on 26-O, to finish on November 1 at the field of Czech Viktoria Plzen. The 7-N will be the round of 16 draw.