Twitter explodes as Barcelona and Bayern Munich are drawn in the same group for 2022-23 UEFA Champions League

Bayern and Barcelona have produced some iconic matches

Barcelona and Bayern Munich are set to renew their hostilities after being drawn in the same group ahead of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League campaign. The draw for the group stages were held in Istanbul, the city where the Champions League final will be held on June 10, 2023.

Eredivisie champions Ajax were the first team to be drawn and were placed in Group A. Porto followed them and were pitted in Group B.

Bayern Munich were then placed in Group C, while Europa League winners Eintrach Frankfurt were drawn into Group D. AC Milan and reigning Champions League holders Real Madrid were placed in Group E and F, respectively.

Premier League champions Manchester City were the first team in Group G and the final team out of Pot 1 were Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), who were drawn in Group H.

RB Leipzig were the first club out of Pot 2, and they joined Real Madrid in Group F of the competition. Italian giants Juventus were next in line and out of two possible options, the Old Lady were drawn into Group H alongside PSG.

Antonio Conte's Tottenham were the third club from Pot 2 and the north London outfit were drawn into Group D with Eintracht Frankfurt. Premier League giants Liverpool followed Spurs out of the pot, with the Reds joining Ajax in Group A of next season's Champions League.

Sevilla were then placed in Group G with Manchester City, while Barcelona were pitted in Group C, where they face familiar foes Bayern Munich. To wrap things up in Pot 2, Chelsea drew AC Milan in Group E and Atletico Madrid moved to Group B with Porto.

Pot 3 had several interesting sides and the first team to be out in the open were Napoli, who were placed in Group A with Ajax and Liverpool. Red Bull Salzburg then joined AC Milan and Chelsea in Group E.

Portuguese giants Benfica were the third club to come out of Pot 3 and went straight into a tough Group H, where PSG and Juventus awaited them. Borussia Dortmund were also handed a tough draw as they went straight into Group G with Manchester City and Sevilla.

Bayer Leverkusen then went to Group B with Porto and Atletico Madrid, while Sporting Lisbon were placed alongside Frankfurt and Tottenham in Group D. Pot 3 came to a conclusion with Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan joining Group F and Group C respectively.

Scottish giants Celtic were drawn into Group F, where Real Madrid, Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk were already placed, to begin Pot 4 proceedings. Marseille were then placed in Group D alongside Frankfurt, Tottenham and Sporting.

Danish side FC Copenhagen and Club Brugge of Belgium moved into Group G and Group B, respectively. Rangers, who are making a comeback to the group stages of the Champions League, were placed in Group A with Ajax, Liverpool and Napoli.

The last three teams out of Pot 4 were Dinamo Zagreb (Group E), Maccabi Haifa (Group H) and Viktoria Plzen (Group C) as the Champions League group stage draw came to a conclusion. With the eight groups confirmed, several reactions poured in on Twitter. Here are some of the best:

2022-23 UEFA Champions League draw

Bring it on! 👊

#UCL || #UCLdraw https://t.co/z9IBs4zdUA

2007-08 - This season will be the first to see both Celtic and Rangers compete in the UEFA Champions League since 2007-08. Firm. https://t.co/8npokxNaMN

Haaland back up against Dortmund in the Champions League with Man City 👀 #UCLdraw

FC Barcelona fans after getting Bayern Munich in #UCLdraw https://t.co/Kk9z89yslm

Barcelona face Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Again 💀 https://t.co/XvJ2WKeJnf

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶 vs Bayern Munich
𝗘𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 vs Borussia Dortmund

😏 Two strikers heading back to their old stomping ground

#UCLdraw

It’s time. 😉 #ChampionsLeague https://t.co/Lp9ZyRsxcR

FC BARCELONA WILL FACE FC BAYERN MUNICH IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE 😅

KAHN REACTION SAYS IT ALL 😂
#UCL #UCLdraw #ChampionsLeague https://t.co/bXGa26aSnu

FC Barcelona when they find out that they are in the same group as Bayern Munich!
#CL #ChampionsLeague #FCBarcelona #BayernMunich https://t.co/fTMoGrx8Ud

Arsenal and united fans watching UCL draw💔😂
#UCLdraw #ChampionsLeague https://t.co/FhIa8qk6rb

Live scenes during the Barcelona and Bayern match.#ChampionsLeague #UCLdraw https://t.co/fQXVmyJXqt

Forget Amsterdam this is the best draw i have ever seen 😃 #ChampionsLeague

Real Madrid with a visibly less brutal #ChampionsLeague group than Barcelona. *takes out popcorn* Let the conspiracy theories commence!

Ronaldo at Sporting playing against Bailly at Marseille will be fun. Can just see Bailly fly kicking him in the head 😩 #ChampionsLeague

Official Champions League draw 🏆🇪🇺 #UCL #UCLdraw

Who’s gonna win the Cup? 😉 https://t.co/tqqrBbXx1a

No easy games in the Champions League, but considering who we could have faced, you have to be pleased. #UCLdraw

Every year, every Champions League draw, you will expect people to say it’s rigged #UCLdraw https://t.co/l27jNc4sbn

When you get Barcelona in the #UCLdraw https://t.co/FwUDx8mIYm

Group H, the Di Maria Group #UCLdraw https://t.co/bTIz21gmJY

Barcelona when they realize they are in the same group with Bayern
#UCLdraw https://t.co/WEcjEorMDR

Maccabi Haifa & Viktoria Plzen after being drawn in groups of death😂 #UCLdraw #ChampionsLeague https://t.co/z4v4mOJFjh

Romelu Lukaku seeing Inter Milan drawn with Bayern Munich and Barcelona in group C #UCLDraw https://t.co/4gATZoGt3L

Two former Chelsea boys will return to Stamford Bridge this year 👀

#UCLdraw https://t.co/iVKWy215eJ

GROUP C = GROUP OF DEATH 👀

Group C is the one 🔥 🔥 🔥
#UCLdraw #FootballWithDME https://t.co/XNOz8UKGSd