Real Madrid's possible 2023-24 Champions League group stage opponents

When we talk about history in the Champions League, it is impossible to separate the institution of Real Madrid from its track record. A club with 14 UCL titles to their credit are always favourites to win more, and in this 2023-24 season Carlo Ancelotti's men hope to repeat the feat, thus expanding the 'Merengues' glory. 

After a 2022-23 campaign in which the Madridistas reached the semifinals of this tournament, only to lose to the reigning champions, Manchester City, the team now hopes to be able to be self-critical and thus achieve the fifteenth title in Europe's top competition.

To do so, the first step will be to make it through the group stage and in this Champions League 23-24, these could be Real Madrid's possible opponents in this one.

Which teams could be Real Madrid's group opponents in the 2023-24 Champions League?

Among the teams that could share a Champions League group with Real Madrid, the following teams stand out:

- Pot 1: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Feyenoord, Manchester City, Napoli and PSG

- Pot 3: Celtic Glasgow, Crvena Zvezda, Lazio, Milan, Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga.

- Pot 4: Lens, Newcastle, Union Berlin, Galatasaray, Celtic, Young Boys and Antwerp. 

Which teams cannot be in the same group as Real Madrid in the Champions League?

As for the teams that cannot be in the same group with 'Los Blancos', two groups stand out:

- Participating teams in Pot 2: Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Porto and RB Leipzig.

- Spanish teams: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Real Sociedad