Champions League draw: Tottenham land dream group, Liverpool given tough test, Chelsea draw AC Milan

On Aug 25, 2022

Tottenham have been handed an extremely kind draw as they return to European football’s top table with the Champions League group stage draw on Thursday.

Antonio Conte’s resurgent side will face Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting Lisbon and Marseille in what looks like a dream Group D.

Liverpool, meanwhile, were given potentially the hardest task of the English clubs, drawn alongside Ajax, Napoli and Rangers in Group A.

Elsewhere, Chelsea have been drawn alongside Italian champions AC Milan, and Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will return to former club Borussia Dortmund when the sides meet.

More to follow.

Champions League group stages

Group A: LIVERPOOL, Ajax, Napoli, RANGERS.

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge.

Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen.

Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, TOTTENHAM, Sporting Lisbon, Marseille.

Group E: AC Milan, CHELSEA, Red Bull Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb.

Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, CELTIC.

Group G: MANCHESTER CITY, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, FC Copenhagen.

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa.

Missed any of the action? Catch up on what happened play-by-play with the live blog for the Champions League group stage draw, from Sportsmail’s MAX MATHEWS and ADAM SHERGOLD.