The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League group stage is now officially complete.

With the 32 teams for this year's competition confirmed on Wednesday evening following the conclusion of the play-offs, we can now look forward to the action getting started on September 6th.

Real Madrid are the current holders after beating Liverpool in last season's final and they will be bidding to lift the trophy for a record-extending 15th time in Istanbul next year.

However, it will be anything but easy for Los Blancos to retain the crown given the current strength of Europe's elite.

Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain have started the 2022/23 season on fire, while Barcelona's lavish spending over the summer may see them emerge as serious contenders once again.

Then you have the Premier League giants in the form of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, who are all in with a strong chance of achieving European glory.

And let's not forget about Bayern Munich and Juventus, two teams capable of beating absolutely anyone on their day.

The 2022/23 Champions League group stage draw

The Champions League trophy

MONACO - AUGUST 26: An Adidas ball on show alongside the Champions League trophy during the UEFA Champions League Group Stage draw at the Grimaldi Forum on August 26, 2010 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

It's all set to be yet another memorable edition of the Champions League and the continent's best clubs can now begin plotting their route to next year's final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

So without further ado, let's take a look at the outcome from Thursday's group stage draw...

Group A

Ajax

Liverpool

Napoli

Rangers

Group B

FC Porto

Atletico Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen

Club Brugge

Atletico Madrid players in action vs Villarreal

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 21: Players of Atletico Madrid react after Yeremi Pino of Villarreal CF ( not pictured ) scores their side's first goal during the LaLiga Santander match between Atletico de Madrid and Villarreal CF at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium on August 21, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Group C

Bayern Munich

Barcelona

Inter Milan

FC Viktoria Plzen

Group D

Eintracht Frankfurt

Tottenham Hotspur

Sporting Lisbon

Marseille

Harry Kane
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur applauds the fans during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur applauds the fans during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Group E

AC Milan

Chelsea

Red Bull Salzburg

Dinamo Zagreb

Group F

Real Madrid

RB Leipzig

Shakhtar Donetsk

Celtic

Real Madrid players with the Champions League trophy

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid lifts the UEFA Champions League trophy after their sides victory during the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Group G

Manchester City

Sevilla

Borussia Dortmund

FC Copenhagen

Group H

Paris Saint-Germain

Juventus

Benfica

Maccabi Haifa

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe with PSG

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 20: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr of Paris Saint-Germain lines up prior to the preseason friendly match between Paris Saint-Germain and Kawasaki Frontale at National Stadium on July 20, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images)

Robert Lewandowski returning to Munich? Angel Di Maria returning to PSG? Erling Haaland returning to Dortmund? Yeah, it's going to be a great opening round of the Champions League, that's for sure.

And Group C is without question the dreaded 'Group of Death', isn't it?

One of Bayern, Barcelona and Inter will miss out on a spot in the knockout stage and right now, we wouldn't like to predict who it will be...