What is 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage?
The '''2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage''' ran from September 6 to November 2, 2022. It had 32 teams competing to find the top 16 for the [[2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout stage|next round]]. [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], who won the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League]], joined for the first time since [[1960 European Cup final|1960]]. It was also the first time five German clubs played in this stage. Teams from 15 different countries were in the mix. For the first time since [[1995–96 UEFA Champions League|1995–96]], no Turkish team made it to this stage. Additionally, two Scottish teams made it for the first time since [[2007-08 UEFA Champions League|2007–08]]. Notably, both the eventual [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] winners, [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], and the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] winners, [[Sevilla F.C.|Sevilla]], were in the same group (Group G) this year. == Groups == The schedule for the matches was announced on August 27, 2022, which was two days after the draw.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 August 2022|title=All the 2022/23 Champions League fixtures|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0278-15f75b23e213-5bd0ebc0ce50-1000--group-stage-fixtures-confirmed/|publisher=UEFA.com}}</ref> The matches were played on the following dates: September 6–7, September 13–14, October 4–5, October 11–12, October 25–26, and November 1–2, 2022. The matches had different starting times. On each match day, two games began at 6:45 PM, and the remaining six games started at 9:00 PM [[Central European Time|CET]]/[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]. These times are according to UEFA.{{refn|[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) for dates up to 29 October 2022 (matchdays 1–5), and [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) for dates thereafter (matchday 6).|group=note}} === Group A === {{2022–23 UEFA Champions League group tables|Group A|show_matches=yes}}{{Football box | id = Ajax v Rangers | date = {{Start date|2022|9|7|df=y}} | time = 18:45 |