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The Champions League draw took place on Thursday, August 25, and there is already considerable conjecture about who will be among Europe's finest teams in 22-23.
As we wait to see what other renowned teams like Barcelona, Chelsea, Juventus, and AC Milan can achieve, clubs like Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City look to have the best candidates to advance to the competition's finals.
The magnificent championship's worth has increased due to the World Cup, which will be contested during the regular season this year, and the number of betting options available on the most popular betting sites during the season.
The collective graph depicts the evolution of the scenario. Because Barcelona was ousted in the group stage last season, several other major European clubs may struggle to acclimatise to the new difficulty level this season.
The fact that the first six match days have been rescheduled from September 6 and 7 to November 1 and 2 complicates things much more next season. The Champions League will resume the next week, following the international break. The Champions League group stage has been moved into an "express" format due to the urgency of World Cup preparations in Qatar.
As is customary, national and European champions will be seeded higher in the first round.
Pot 2 Will Be a Tough Group
Spain is in a respectable second slot, with clubs like Atlético, Barça, and Sevilla, and is set to gain from any potential confrontations with the top teams. For opponents like Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, and Manchester City, there is no one this year who can compete with them.After failing to schedule a single team from La Liga, Real Madrid will advance to the round of 16 against either RB Leipzig, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, or Juventus. The Reds would be a fantastic team to play on in a rematch of the Paris final.
This Year's Most Prominent Country
Many German clubs are entering the Champions League this season. This is the same number of teams Spain sent in the previous year.Winners of the UEFA Cup last season, Eintracht Frankfurt, will be in a group with Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayer Leverkusen.
There are two English teams, two Italian teams, and three Portuguese teams. Every one of these classifications is waiting with bated breath for the selection of teams to play in the first round of qualifying matches.
Only the 26 national championship teams are eligible to compete in the Champions League. Six other teams also have qualified for postseason action and are now joining them.
Benfica, Victoria Plzen, and Maccabi Haifa are just a few of these clubs.
The most recent three matches included Dinamo Zagreb taking on Bodo Glimt of Norway, PSV Eindhoven taking on Rangers of Scotland, and Trabzonspor of Turkey taking on Copenhagen of Denmark. A lottery will divide the 32 teams into eight groups of four.
Watch out for Marseille
A collapse of the fourth group is possible if the early drawings don't go as planned, with Marseille, the second-placed French league team and previous European champion, posing the most significant threat.Even if the other clubs try to downplay the significance of playing Maccabi in Israel or Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic, they still won't be able to hide the fact that they're inferior.
The championship game is scheduled for June 10 at Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium. So, having people take part is essential. The winner will become more authoritarian, and neither Madrid nor the other teams can stop it.
Which Team Has the Highest Winning Chances This Year?
Data from FiveThirtyEight's Soccer Power Index has shown who's more likely to bring home the trophy next May.Bayern Munich has a 21% chance of winning the Champions League, according to the site. Man City comes in second with 18%, followed by PSG (14%), and Liverpool (9%).
Following Real Madrid with 7% are Barcelona with 4%, Ajax with 4%, Tottenham with 3%, and Inter Milan with 2%.
