Simulated 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw: Chelsea handed Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Celtic in Group H

Chelsea could face Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Celtic in the 2022-23 Champions League group stages, after Absolute Chelsea simulated the draw ahead of the actual event.

Thomas Tuchel's side will learn their European fate on Thursday evening when the draw takes place in Istanbul, Turkey at 5pm (BST).

Chelsea were knocked out in the last-eight last season and are eyeing their third Champions League triumph this season.

Ahead of the draw, we pre-drew the 32 teams into the eight groups of four and it handed Chelsea a challenging set of fixtures.

It placed them against Real Madrid, who knocked them out last season, as well as trips to Germany and Scotland to face Borussia Dortmund and Celtic respectively.

Here is the third round draw as simulated by Absolute Chelsea.  

General view of the Champions League trophy before the draw. (Alamy)

Group A 

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 

Liverpool (ENG)

Sporting CP (POR)

FC Copenhagen (DEN)

Group B

Porto (POR) 

Barcelona (SPA)

Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

Group C

PSG (FRA) 

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

Inter Milan (ITA)

Club Brugge (BEL)

General view of the Champions League trophy before the draw. (Alamy)

Group D

Bayern Munich (GER)

Atletico Madrid (SPA)

Napoli (ITA)

Rangers (SCO)

Group E

Manchester City (ENG) 

Juventus (ITA)

Benfica (POR)

Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

Group F

Ajax (NED)

Sevilla (SPA)

RB Salzburg (AUS)

Marseille (FRA)

Group G

AC Milan (ITA) 

RB Leipzig (GER)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Viktoria Plzen (CZE)

Group H

Real Madrid (SPA)

Chelsea (ENG)

Borussia Dortmund (ENG)

Celtic (SCO)

When will the ties take place?

Matchday 1: 6/7 September

Matchday 2: 13/14 September

Matchday 3: 4/5 October

Matchday 4: 11/12 October

Matchday 5: 25/26 October

Matchday 6: 1/2 November