The draw for the Champions League group stage took place this Thursday in Monaco, with two French teams involved. Fate has not been kind to Kylian Mbappé’s Paris Saint-Germain. Despite their privileged status in Pot 1, the capital club fell out with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle.
Heavy in perspective for the club of the capital which will have to face Dortmund, accustomed to the competition but also the Rossoneri who were in the semi-finals last season and Newcastle, the worst team on paper in hat 4. the champions of France will have to work to pass the hens.
The 2023/24 group stage draw ?
For its part, RC Lens could have been in a much tougher group but ultimately inherited Sevilla FC, Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven. It will still be necessary to work for the men of Franck Haise after their difficult start to the season in Ligue 1 with only one point taken in three days. If Arsenal stand out as the strongest team in this group, the Sang et Or have a chance against the Spaniards and Dutch, but their lack of experience could be a brake.
For the rest of the groups, the winner of the last edition Manchester City will face Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys Bern. A very favorable draw normally for Erling Haaland and his teammates. For its part, Real Madrid will face Naples while FC Barcelona has been generally spared.
Groupe A : Bayern / Manchester United / Copenhagen / Galatasaray
Group B: Sevilla / Arsenal / PSV Eindhoven / RC Lens
Groupe C : Naples / Real Madrid / Braga / Union Berlin
Group D: Benfica / Inter Milan / Salzburg / Real Sociedad
Groupe E: Feyenoord / Atlético Madrid / Lazio / Celtic
Groupe F : PSG / Dortmund / AC Milan / Newcastle
Group G: Manchester City / RB Leipzig / Red Star Belgrade / Young Boys
Groupe H : FC Barcelone / Porto / Shakhtar Donetsk / Antwerp
