UCL draw: Newcastle meet PSG, AC Milan as Man Utd face Bayern

Newcastle United will play Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Borussia Dortmund, and AC Milan in the group stage of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League.

Newcastle, in the group stage for the first time since 2002-03, face three European giants who have all at least reached the final in the past 16 years.

Manchester United will face Bayern Munich, Napoli will play Real Madrid, holders Manchester City are in the same group with RB Leipzig, while Celtic will play Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal, who are playing in their first Champions League group-stage campaign in seven years, were given a favourable draw with Europa League winners Sevilla, Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, and French RC Lens of France.

See the full group stage draw below:

Group A: Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Copenhagen, Galatasaray.

Group B: Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV, Lens.

Group C: Napoli, Real Madrid, Braga, Union Berlin.

Group D: Benfica, Inter Milan, Red Bull Salzburg, Real Sociedad.

Group E: Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Celtic.

Group F: Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Newcastle.

Group G: Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys.

Group H: Barcelona, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Antwerp.

Dates for the competition:

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

Round of 16: February 13/14/20/21 and March 5/6/12/13

Quarter-finals: April 9/10 and 16/17, 2024

Semi-finals: April 30/May 1 and 7/8, 2024

Final: June 1, 2024 (Wembley, England)

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