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Naples Football News – Today at 18 Champions League group stage draw. In the bowls present in the urns, also SSC Naples present in the first tier. Twenty-one teams can be affiliated to the club. Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Champions League, rivals Napoli

The draw involves the 26 teams that qualified for this round, as well as the six playoff winners. Below we analyze possible opponents Naples waiting for draws Champions League to which we have assigned from 1 to 5 stars depending on the degree of difficulty related to each individual lane.

• Series heads: Manchester City, Seville, Barcelona, NaplesBayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Feyenoord
• Second tier: Real Madrid, Manchester United, InterBorussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Leipzig, Porto, Arsenal
• Third level: Shakhtar Donetsk, Salzburg, MilanPSV Eindhoven, LazioRed Star Belgrade, Copenhagen
• Fourth group: Young Boys, Lance, Union Berlin, Newcastle, Antwerp, Real Sociedad, Celtic, Galatasaray.

In order for pairs of clubs from the same country to play on different days, the eight groups will be colour-coded: groups A to D will be red and groups E to H will be blue. When a doubles club falls into, for example, one of the red groups (A, B, C or D), the other doubles club, after a draw, automatically falls into one of the four blue groups (E, F, D or H). The couples are as follows:

• Manchester City – Manchester United
• Sevilla – Atletico Madrid.
• Barcelona – Real Madrid
• Naples – Lazio
• Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund
• Paris Saint Germain – Lens
• Benfica – Porto
• Feyenoord – PSV Eindhoven
• Inter Milan
• Leipzig – Union Berlin
• Arsenal – Newcastle

Fourth group

Newcastle 5*/5*

• Trainer: Eddie Howe.
• Stadium: St. James Park 52338 seats.
• Last formation (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Shar, Botman, Bern; Tonali, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 76°
• How did he qualify?: fourth in the Premier League
• last season: did not play in European competition
• The best place in the competition: second group stage (2002/03)
• Acquisitions: Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), Jancuba Mintech (Odense, loan at Feyenoord), Harvey Barnes (Leicester), Tino Livramento (Southampton), Lewis Hall (Chelsea, loan).
• disposalsCast: Matty Longstaff (released), Ciaran Clarke (released), Carl Darlow (Leeds), Allan Saint-Maximin (Al Ahli), Garang Kuol (Volendam, loan), Jamal Lewis (Watford, loan), Ryan Fraser (Southampton). , loan)

Real Sociedad 4*/5*

• Trainer: Imanol Algvasil.
• Stadium: Royal Arena 39313 seats.
• Last formation (4-2-3-1): paddle; Traore, Subeldia, Le Normand, Munoz; Merino, Zubimendi; Kubo, Mendez, Barrenechea; Fernandez.
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 52°
• How did he qualify?: fourth in league
• last season: Europa League, 1/8 finals
• The best place in the competition: semi-final (1982/83)
• AcquisitionsCast: Hamari Traore (Rennes), Andre Silva (Leipzig, loan), Arsen Zakharian (Dynamo Moscow), Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad, loan)
• disposals: Porto (Getafe), Modibo Sagnan (Utrecht), Roberto Lopez (Tenerife, loan), Asier Illarramendi (released), Ander Guevara (Alaves), Peter Pokorny (Slask Wroclaw), David Silva (retired)

Lens 3*/5*

• Trainer: Frank Hayes.
• Stadium: Stade Boliert-Delelis, 38,223 seats.
• Last formation (3-4-2-1): Samba; Medina, Danso, Gradite; Frankowski, Diouf, Abdul Samed, Machado; Fulgini, Thomasson; Sotok.
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 117°
• How did he qualify?: 2nd in Ligue 1
• last season: did not play in European competition
• The best place in the competition: group stage (1998/99, 2002/03)
• AcquisitionsStars: Andy Diouf (Basel), Angelo Fulgini (Mainz, loan buyout), Morgan Gilavogi (Paris), Neil El Ainaoui (Nancy), Stein Spierings (Toulouse), Abdukodir Khusanov ( BSU Minsk”), Oscar Cortez (“Millonarios”), Ellie Wahi (Montpellier)
• disposalsStars: Ismael Bourat (Troyes), Tom Ducroc (Bastia), Steven Fortes (freed), Adrien Louveau (freed), Rémi Labo Lascari (Laval, loan), Lois Openda (Leipzig), Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor, loan), Seko Fofana (Al-Nasr), Jean Onana (Besiktas), Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice), Yacoub Barry (Annecy), Mamadou Camara (Nancy) , loan), Lukas Poreba (Hamburg, loan)

Union Berlin 3*/5*

• Trainer: Urs Fischer.
• Stadium: Stadium an der Alten Försterei, 2012 seats.
• Last formation (3-5-2): Ronn; Doehi, Leyte, Knoche; Yuranovich, Laiduni, Kral, Aaronson, Gosens; Berens, Fofana
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 94°
• How did he qualify?: fourth in the Bundesliga
• last season: Europa League, 1/8 finals
• The best place in the competition: first participation
• AcquisitionsStars: Brenden Aaronsohn (Leeds, on loan), Diogo Leite (Porto), Mikkel Kaufmann (Copenhagen), Lennart Grill (Leverkusen, loan at Osnabrück), Alex Krahl (Spartak Moscow) , loan), David Datro Fofana (Chelsea, loan), Alexander Shvolov (Hertha Berlin), Lucas Tousart (Hertha Berlin), Benedikt Hollerbach (Ween Wiesbaden), Robin Gosens (Inter ), Kevin Folland (Munich).
• disposalsCast: Sven Michel (Augsburg), Paul Seguin (Schalke), Levin Oztunali (Hamburg), Kevin Möwald (Eupen), Nico Giesselmann (free transfer), Timoteusz Puchach (Kaiserslautern, loan) Rick van Drongelen (Samsunspor), Jamie Leveling (Stuttgart, loan), Morten Thorsby (Genoa, loan), Keita Endo (Eintracht Braunschweig, loan), Tim Maciejowski (Sandhausen), Milos Pantovic (“Eupen”).

Galatasaray 3*/5*

• Trainer: Okan Buruk.
• Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Spor Complex RAMS Park 52223 seats.
• Last formation (4-2-3-1): Muslera; Boy, Nelsson, Bardacci, Angelino; Demirbay, Torreira; Tete, Mertens, Akturkoglu; Icardi.
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 55°
• How did he qualify?: first place in the Superliga, playoffs (at 5:3 against Molde)
• last season: did not compete in European competitions
• The best place in the competition: semi-final (1988/89)
• AcquisitionsCast: Mauro Icardi (Paris), Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo), Angelino (Leipzig, loan), Cedric Bakambu (Al-Nasr), Khalil Dervisoglu (Brentford) “), Sirachan Nas (“Ankaraspor”, loaned to “Samsunspor”), Gunay Guvench (“Gaziantep”), Tete (“Shakhtar”, Donetsk), Wilfried Zaha (“Crystal Palace”), Hakim Ziyech (“Chelsea”, rent)
• disposalsCast: Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa, loan), Olympio Morutan (Ankaragucu), Yunus Akgün (Leicester, loan), Matthias Ross (Nijmegen, loan), Emre Kilinc (“Samsunspor”), Okan Kochuk (“Samsunspor”), Bafetimbi Gomis (Kawasaki Front), Alpaslan Ozturk (Pendixpor), Emre Tashdemir (Pendixpor), Suleiman Lus (Chorum), Asbussamed Karnucu (Aksaray Belediye, 68), Atalay Babajan (Boluspor), Gökay Güney (Kirsehir), Alexandru Cikaldau (Konyaspor, loan), Yusuf Demir (Basel, loan), Taylan Antalyaly (Samsunspor, loan), Batuhan Sen (Gaziantep, loan), Metehan Baltaci (Eyüpspor, loan), Kaan Arslan (Fethiyespor, loan), Berk Balaban (Isparta 32 Spor, loan), Juan Mata (released)

Young Boys 2*/5*

• Trainer: Raphael Wiki.
• Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium 31500 seats.
• Last formation (4-3-1-2): Racioppi; Janko, Camara, Benito, Persson; Ugrinich, Lauper, Imeri; Reader; Elijah, Itten.
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 51st
• How did he qualify?: first place in the Super League, playoffs (3:0 v. Maccabi Haifa)
• last season: Europe Conference League Qualifier Playoffs
• The best place in the competition: semi-final (1958/59)
• AcquisitionsCast: Darian Males (Inter), Lukas Lacomi (Zaglebie Lubin), Saidi Janko (Real Valladolid), Silver Ganvula (Bochum), Malik Deme (Zurich).
• disposalsStars: Cedric Zesiger (Wolfsburg), Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), Quentin Maceiras (Puskas), Mischa Eberhard (Stade Lausanne), Yannick Touré (Arau), Nico Maier (Wille 1900) ), Alexander Jankevits (Winterthur, loan). ), Joel Bichel (Freiburg, loan), Theo Golliard (Vaduz, loan)

Antwerp 2*/5*

• TrainerStory by: Mark Van Bommel.
• Stadium: De Boswell 16144 seats.
• Last formation (4-2-1-3): Butez; DeLaet, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Vines; Keita, Vermehren; Eckelenkamp; Balikwisha, Janssen, Muja.
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 96°
• How did he qualify?: first place in the Pro League, playoffs (3:1 agg. v AEK Athens)
• last season: Europe Conference League Qualifier Playoffs
• The best place in the competition: Round of 16 (1957/58)
• AcquisitionsCast: George Ylenichena (Amiens), Mandela Keita (Oud-Heverle Leuven, on loan), Jakob Ondreika (Elfsborg), Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moskva), Senne Lammens (Club Brugge), Sumaila Coulibaly ( “Borussia Dortmund”).
• disposalsStars: Gaston Avila (Ajax), Willian Pacho (Frankfurt), Alexis De Sarthe (Brussels), Peter Gerkens (Gent), Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), Pierre Dvorom (Brussels, loan) Laurit Krasniqi (“Roda, rent”).

Celtic 2*/5*

• TrainerStory by: Brendan Rogers.
• Stadium: Celtic Park 60832 seats.
• Last formation (4-3-3): Hart; Johnston, Lagerbelke, Scales, Taylor; O’Reilly, MacGregor, Turnbull; Maeda, Furuhashi, Yang
• UEFA ranking (based on the results of the 2022/23 season): 57°
• How did he qualify?: First in the Scottish Premier League
• last season: group stage (fourth place)
• The best place in the competition: champion (1966/67)
• AcquisitionsCast: One Thiago Holm (Wallerenga), Marco Tilio (Melbourne City), Hyun Jun Yang (Kangwon), Tomoki Iwata (Yokohama F. Marinos, Loan Repayment), Hyukkyu Kwon (Busan IPark) , Mike Nawrocki (Legia Warsaw), Gustav Lagerbelke (Elfsborg), Luis Palma (Aris)
• disposals: Vassilios Barkas (released), Aaron Mui (retired), Jota (Al-Ittihad), Conor Hazard (Plymouth), Osase Urhogid (Amiens), Karl Starfelt (Celta Vigo).

Matches will be confirmed after the draw. The top two teams in each group will advance to the 1/8 finals. The third-placed teams in each group will advance to the UEFA Europa League play-offs where they will face the second-placed team in the UEFA Europa League group for a place in the round of 16.

At your place

1. First day: 19/20 September 2023
2. Second day: October 3/4, 2023
3. Third day: 24/25 October 2023
4. Fourth day: November 7/8, 2023
5. Day five: November 28/29, 2023
6. Sixth day: December 12/13, 2023

When will the 2023/24 Champions League play-offs start?

• Round of 16: 14.13.20.21 February and 6.05.12.13 March 2024
• Quarter-finals: 9/10 and 16/17 April 2024
• Semi-finals: April 30/May 1 and May 7/8, 2024
• Final: June 1, 2024

When will the 2022/23 Champions League draws take place?

• Group stage: 31 August 2023
• Round of 16: December 18, 2023
• Quarter-finals and semi-finals: March 15, 2024