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Thursday brought the hotly anticipated draw for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League group stage, and what a doozy. Manchester United have been drawn against Bayern Munich in Group A, while Paris Saint-Germain got arguably the toughest quartet in Group F, with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle United standing between them and a place in the round of 16.
– Full draw: Man United, Bayern Munich meet in UCL group
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
Holders Manchester City will be heavily favoured to reach the knockout stages after drawing RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G, while Real Madrid are bidding to add to their record 14 European Cup titles but must first see their way through Group C against Napoli, Braga and Union Berlin.
How will it all play out? Mark Ogden (Groups A, B, C and D) and Julien Laurens (Groups E, F, G and H) have assessed each group, breaking down the narratives, picking the must-see matches and predicting which teams will advance to the last 16.
GROUP A
Bayern Munich, Manchester United, FC Copenhagen, Galatasaray
This is a group loaded with box office fixtures and headline-grabbing personalities, with Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane heading back to England to face Manchester United, a club linked for so long with the former Tottenham striker. Of course, United instead opted to sign Atalanta youngster Rasmus Hojlund and the Denmark international will get the chance to face his first club, FC Copenhagen, after the Danish champions were also paired with United and Bayern in Group A.
Turkish champions Galatasaray complete the group and with the attacking talents of Mauro Icardi, Dries Mertens and Wilfried Zaha in their squad, they will be a dangerous outsider to…
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