The Champions League group stage kicks off in September (UEFA via Getty)
Manchester United will play Bayern Munich in one of the standout ties of the Champions League group stage, while Newcastle United have been handed a tough group which includes Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.
Arsenal, who are back in the Champions League for the first time in six years, will play Sevilla, PSV and Lens in Group B.
Alongside United and Bayern Munich in Group A are FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray.
Champions League holders Manchester City will meet RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
Scottish champions Celtic will play Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid and Lazio in Group E.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
FC Copenhagen
Galatasaray
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP B
Sevilla
Arsenal
PSV
Lens
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP C
Napoli
Real Madrid
Braga
Union Berlin
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP D
Benfica
Inter
Red Bull Salzburg
Real Sociedad
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP E
Feyenoord
Atletico Madrid
Lazio
Celtic
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP F
Paris Saint-Germain
Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan
Newcastle United
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP G
Manchester City
RB Leipzig
Red Star Belgrade
Young Boys
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP H
Barcelona
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Royal Antwerp
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 23-24 SCHEDULE
GROUP STAGE
Matchday 1: September 19–20
Matchday 2: October 3–4
Matchday 3: October, 24–25
Matchday 4: November 7–8
Matchday 5: November 28–29
Matchday 6: December 12–13
KNOCKOUT PHASE
Round of 16: February 13/14/20/21 and March 5/6/12/13, 2024
Quarter-finals: April 9/10 and 16/17, 2024
Semi-finals: April 30/May 1 and May 7/8, 2024
Final: June 1, 2024
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The top two teams in each Champions League group will advance to the round of 16. The third-placed sides in each group move to the Europa League knockout round play-offs, where they will face the Europa League group runners-up for places in the last 16.
This season’s Champions League final will be held at Wembley on June 1, 2024.
Newcastle also handed a nightmare group.
