The UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain holders, were given the most difficult set of opponents without teams from the lower nations because the draw was presented on Thursday, August 28.
The side of Luis Enrique was stretched against Bayern Munich and Barcelona from the highest pot. In addition, Tottenham joined the mix of the third seed and after the Super Cup clash set up a match that decreased to fines at the beginning of this month. The group ends with Newcastle and Athletic Bilbao, probably the two strongest parties from the lower rating teams along with Bayer Leverkusen, Atalata and the Portuguese Champion Sports Lisbon.
“It’s always difficult,” said PSG Nasser al-Khelafi, and last season he was thinking about the journey of the team’s roller coaster. “We forgot last season, thinking about this season.” PSG ended up in 15th place in a uniform league before it required to win its first Champions League title.
Real Madrid also received a demanding draw. The Spanish powerhouse will travel more than 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) to play Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan, which means the farthest east when the Champions League ever left. The Madrid’s Group includes the English heavy weight of Manchester City, a team that defeated the Play-Off, and Liverpool last season, and revised Anfield after 2-0 defeats last season. Juventus, along with the French parties of Marseille and Monaco – where Kylian Mbappe began his career – complements the group.
Liverpool coach Arne Slot emphasized the high nature of the accessories, especially the match against Madrid, and called it “accessories that the whole world will look at”. The English side will also face Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray, while hosting Madrid in Anfield.
Other marquish meetings include Bayern Munich, who will face PSG in the match of the 2020 finals and host Chelsea, to revise the title game 2012, which they lost at home. Bayern also travels to Cyprus to take over Pafos.
Manchester City faces its own Arctic Challenge, travels to Bodo/Glimt in Norway, organizing Kevin de Bruyne with New Club Napoli. Inter Milan, runners in two of the last three finals, will host the Premier League Top-DVA teams Liverpool and Arsenal, after defeating Arsenal in San Siro last year.
Long distance paths are also prominently elsewhere. Kairat will host club Brugge, Olympiakos and Pafos, while traveling four time zones to the west to face Arsenal and sports Lisbon. Bodo/Glimt welcomes Juventus, Tottenham and Monaco, while Qarabag in Azerbaijan will host Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Ajax and Copenhagen.
The route promises the Champions League season full of high -profile matches, long trips and exciting meetings, which ensures that fans around the world are in a dramatic group phase.
Full draw:
- Bayern Munich: Chelsea (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Sporting CP (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Union Saint-Gillis (H), Pafos (A)
- Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Real Madrid: Manchester City (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A)
- Inter Milan: Atalanta (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Arsenal (H), Club Brugge (A), Shakhtar Nonetsk (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
- Paris Saint-Germain (PSG): Bayern Munich (H), Chelsea (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Sporting CP (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Union Saint-Gillis (H), Pafos (A)
- Arsenal: Bayern Munich (H), Chelsea (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (Hin), Pafos (A), Qaraba (A)
- Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Manchester City (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A)
- Manchester City: Real Madrid (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A)
- Tottenham Hotspur: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Villarreal (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Newcastle United: Barcelona (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Benfica (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Barcelona: Chelsea (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Benfica: Arsental (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (H), Pafos (A), Pafos), Qaraba (A)
- Atalanta: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (H), Pafos (A), Qaraba (A)
- Juventtus: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Club Bruge: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Donetsk: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Milan: Antal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Feyenoord: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- SPORTING CP: ARSENT (H), BAYERN MUNICH (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- PSV Eindhoven.
- Dimo Zagreb: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Red Bull Salzburg: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- LILE: ARSENTAL (H), BAYERN MNICHOV (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Red Star Belgrade: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Young boys: Arsental (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Celtic: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Slovan Bratislava: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Monaco: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Sparta Praha: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Aston Villa: Arsental (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Bologna: Arsental (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Girona: Arsental (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- VFB Stuttgart: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Sturm Graz: Arsent (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
- Brest: Arsenal (H), Bayern Munich (A), Chelsea (H), Benfica (A), Atalanta (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Qaraba (A)
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
29. August 2025
