Champions League: PSG to face Barcelona, Man City in league phase
Defending champions PSG will slug it out with Barcelona, Manchester City in the 2026-27 Champions League league phase for as they begin their journey to possibly win the trophy for the third consecutive season.
The Luis Enrique-led side have won the tournament for two consecutive seasons, and they will be hoping to join Real Madrid as the only team to win the competition three times in a row in the new era.
PSG will face the likes of Barcelona, AS Roma, Galatasaray, Slovan Bratislava, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Villarreal, and Como.
Another pick of the bunch is the clash between Manchester United and Bayern Munich as Man City also battle it out with Barcelona in the group phase.
Liverpool will take on the likes of : Atletico Madrid (home), Inter Milan (away), Porto (home), Club Brugge (away), Villarreal (home), Fenerbahce (away), Lens (home), LASK (away)
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Aston Villa will slug it out when the likes of: PSG (home), Barcelona (away), Borussia Dortmund (home), Club Brugge (away), Fenerbahce (home), Galatasaray (away), Viking (home), Slavia Prague (away)
Manchester City will face the likes of: PSG (home), Barcelona (away), Sporting Club (home), Porto (away), Napoli (home), Leipzig (away), AEK Athens (home), Lens (away)
Manchester United will play the likes of Bayern Munich (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Roma (home), Sporting Club (away), Leipzig (home), Villarreal (away), Sabah (home), Como (away)
Arsenal will face the likes of Real Madrid (home), Bayern Munich (away), Borussia Dortmund (home), Real Betis (away), Lille (home), Napoli (away), Sabah (home), Slavia Prague (away).
Real Madrid have been drawn against the likes of Inter Milan (home), Arsenal (away), PSV (home), Roma (away), Leipzig (home), Shakhtar (away), LASK (home), AEK Athens (away).
Barcelona’s path in the group phase will see them face the likes of Man City (home), PSG (away), Aston Villa (home), Sporting Club (away), Feyenoord (home), Galatasaray (away), Como (home), Sabah (away).
The league phase matches will take place thus:
Matchday 1: 8-10 September
Matchday 2: 13-14 October
Matchday 3: 20-21 October
Matchday 4: 3-4 November
Matchday 5: 24-25 November
Matchday 6: 8-9 December
Matchday 7: 19-20 January
Matchday 8: 27 January
This season’s Champions League final will be played at Estadio Metropolitano – home of Atletico Madrid – on June 5, 2027.
