Viktoria Plzeň Stunned After Being Drawn Against Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Champions League

Viktoria Plzeň Stunned After Being Drawn Against Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Champions League

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • FC Viktoria Plzeň have qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for only the 4th time in their history
  • Czech champions FC Viktoria Plzeň are in Group C in FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan in the Champions League
  • FC Viktoria Plzeň players are excited and nervous about having to face the likes of FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan

FC Viktoria Plzeň have either got their dream draw or are in a nightmare.

The Czech champions have been drawn together with FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League Group C.

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Viktoria Plzeň are excited and nervous about facing Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League. Image: @fcviktoria_en
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The group has been described as the group of death.

Viktoria Plzeň’s reaction to the draw also shows that while the Czech champions are stunned by having to play against some of the big guns, they’re also a bit excited by the prospect.

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The club recently shared a video on social media where players reacted to the draw. While some seemed to celebrate having to pit themselves against some of the best players in the world, others looked absolutely stunned that they were drawn into the dreaded toughest group in the tournament.

How did Viktoria Plzeň qualify for the Group stages?

After a lengthy qualifying campaign, Viktoria Plzeň faced off against Azerbaijani side, Qarabağ in the final game. With the victory over Qarabağ, Plzeň booked their place in the tournament group stages for only the fourth time in the club’s history.

Plzeň have never made it out of the Champions League group stages before and will need a miracle to pull it off this season.

Barcelona face Bayern Munich in crunch UEFA Champions League group stage

Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in the group stage of this year’s UEFA Champions League in what promises to be a mouth-watering clash.

The group stage draw for this season’s tournament took place in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday.

The group stage will this season run from September 6-7 to November 1-2, with games taking place in a condensed nine-week period to accommodate the winter World Cup in Qatar.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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