UCL draw: Osimhen to face Real Madrid as Man United get Bayern

Victor Osimhen and Napoli have been drawn with Real Madrid in Group C of this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage.

The draw, held on Thursday at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, sees the Italian league winners placed alongside the 14-time UCL champions, with Portugal’s Braga and Germany’s Union Berlin completing the quartet.

The matchup will see Super Eagles of Nigeria’s Osimhen face Real Madrid over two ties.

The draw, co-conducted by Eric Abidal and Joe Cole, Barcelona and Chelsea legends respectively, also threw up a tantalizing match-up between Bayern Munich and Manchester United in Group A. FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray are also drawn in the group.

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Manchester City, reigning UCL champions, were handed an easy draw with RB Leipzig, Crevna Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade), and Young Boys all in Group G.

The first set of group-stage matches will be played on September 19 and 20.

The 2023 UCL final will be held in Wembley Stadium, London, in June 1

See full draw below:

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

Group B: Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, RC Lens

Group C: SSC Napoli, Real Madrid, SC Braga, Union Berlin

Group D: SL Benfica, Inter Milan, RB Salzburg, Real Sociedad

Group E: Feyernoord, Atletico Madrid, SS Lazio, Celtic FC

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

Group G: Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Crevna Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade), Young Boys

Group H: FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Royal Antwerp