Champions League Predictions For 2022-23 Season

The largest club competition in the world returns on Tuesday. Following the draw on Aug. 25, the Champions League groups have been made and play will begin on Sept. 6 when both games in Group G kick off.

The18 staff broke out our crystal balls to make some bold predictions for the 2022-23 Champions League season. Let us know how you feel about our Champions League predictions for 2022-23.

The18’s Champions League Predictions 2022-23

Corey Basciano (Client Experience)

Group of Death: Group H
Biggest surprise of the group stage: Marseille
Top scorer of the group stage: Robert Lewandowski
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 1 point :(
Which Scottish team will do better: Celtic
Smaller club to make a deep run: Marseille
Big club to crash out: Inter, does that count as big?
Top scorer: Erling Haaland
Winner: PSG
Goals scored by Americans: 6-9

Colby Conetta (Sales Support)

Group of Death: Group C
Biggest surprise of the group stage: Barcelona (actually advancing this year)
Top scorer of the group stage: Erling Haaland
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 0, negative if they could finish with negative points
Which Scottish team will do better: Celtic
Smaller club to make a deep run: None
Big club to crash out: Chelsea
Top scorer: Erling Haaland
Winner: PSG
Goals scored by Americans: 2 (McKennie and Reyna)

Liam Hanley (Intern Writer)

Group of Death: Group C has the biggest names, but Group A will be the most difficult to progress from
Biggest surprise of the group stage: PSG only advances thanks to a win on the final matchday
Top scorer of the group stage: Harry Kane
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 1 point
Which Scottish team will do better: Rangers earns more points, but both finish third in their group
Smaller club to make a deep run: Porto
Big club to crash out: Barcelona
Top scorer: Neymar
Winner: Bayern Munich
Goals scored by Americans: 1 goal

Travis Yoesting (Writer)

Group of Death: Group C
Biggest surprise of the group stage: Atlético struggling to make it out of a weak group
Top scorer of the group stage: Harry Kane
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 1
Which Scottish team will do better: Rangers will play better, but Celtic will accrue more points
Smaller club to make a deep run: Porto, if that counts as a smaller club
Big club to crash out: Inter or Barcelona
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo Karim Benzema
Winner: Man City (I've picked them to win the last few years, eventually I have to be right)
Goals scored by Americans: 4-6

David Moore (Writer)

Group of Death: Group C
Biggest surprise: Celtic plays really well and advances to Round of 16
Top scorer of the group stage: Karim Benzema
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 1 point (a draw at home to Inter Milan)
Which Scottish team will do better: Celtic
Smaller club to make a deep run: Celtic to the quarterfinals
Big club to crash out: Inter Milan
Top scorer: Erling Haaland
Winner: PSG
Goals Scored By Americans: 4 (2 Pulisic, 1 Reyna, 1 Tillman)

Mariel McCown (Video Producer)

Group of Death: Group C
Biggest surprise of the group stage: Haaland v. Dortmund — he accidentally scores an own goal
Top scorer of the group stage: Harry Kane
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 1
Which Scottish team will do better: Rangers
Smaller club to make a deep run: Shakhtar
Big club to crash out: Barca
Top scorer: Haaland
Winner: City
Goals scored by Americans: 3

Luis Vidal (Writer)

Group of Death: Group C. Viktoria Plzeň is very dead.
Biggest surprise of the group stage: Benfica
Top scorer of the group stage: Erling Haaland (8)
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 0
Which Scottish team will do better: Celtic FC
Smaller club to make a deep run: RB Leipzig
Big club to crash out: Juventus
Top Scorer: Haaland (13)
Winner: If they keep Neymar, PSG.
Goals scored by Americans: Being generous, 1.

Connor Fleming (Writer)

Group of Death: Group C
Biggest surprise of the group stage: Celtic reaches the last 16 for the first time since 2012-13
Top scorer of the group stage: Erling Haaland — you know he's getting a hat-trick in both games against Dortmund
How many points will FC Viktoria Plzeň finish with: 1 — they'll record a 0-0 home draw with Inter Milan
Which Scottish team will do better: Celtic
Smaller club to make a deep run: Once Florian Wirtz is healthy, I like Bayer Leverkusen
Big club to crash out: Inter Milan and Dortmund are headed to the Europa League
Top Scorer: Erling Haaland
Winner: Man City
Goals scored by Americans: As many as it takes to #FreePulisic