Europe's Best Collide
After a memorable 2012 final won by comeback kids Chelsea, the UEFA Champions League returns for 2012/13 with Europe's best hungry to wrestle the trophy away from the Blues. This morning in Monaco, the Group Stage draw placed the 32 teams in 8 groups, from which 2 teams will advance to the knockout stages of the competition. Check out below where your favorite club ended up...
2012/13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Group A FC Porto (POR) FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) |
Group B Arsenal FC (ENG) FC Schalke 04 (GER) Olympiacos FC (GRE) Montpellier Hérault (FRA) |
Group C AC Milan (ITA) FC Zenit St Petersburg (RUS) RSC Anderlecht (BEL) Málaga CF (ESP) |
Group D Real Madrid CF (ESP) Manchester City FC (ENG) AFC Ajax (NED) Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
Group E Chelsea FC (ENG) FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Juventus (ITA) FC Nordsjælland (DEN) |
Group F FC Bayern München (GER) Valencia CF (ESP) LOSC Lille (FRA) FC BATE Borisov (BLR) |
Group G FC Barcelona (ESP) SL Benfica (POR) FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) Celtic FC (SCO) |
Group H Manchester United FC (ENG) SC Braga (POR) Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) |
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Tournament Schedule
Group Stage
Matchday 1: September 18-19 Matchday 2: October 2-3 Matchday 3: October 23-24 Matchday 4: November 6-7 Matchday 5: November 20-21 Matchday 6: December 4-5
Knockout Phase
Round of 16, First Leg: February 12-20, 2013
Round of 16, Second Leg: March 5-13, 2013
Quarter-finals, First Leg: April 2-3, 2013
Quarter-finals, Second Leg: April 9-10. 2013
Semi-finals, First Leg: April 23-24, 2013
Semi-finals, Second Leg: April 30-May 1, 2013
Final
May 25, 2013 Wembley Stadium (London)
TV Coverage
Group Stage/Knockout Phase Fox Soccer Channel
Final Fox
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