{"id":26333,"date":"2026-08-28T08:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=26333"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:28:52","slug":"uefa-champions-league-draw-hands-man-city-barcelona-psg-tough-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2026\/08\/28\/uefa-champions-league-draw-hands-man-city-barcelona-psg-tough-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Champions League Draw Hands Man City, Barcelona, PSG Tough Fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"read\">UEFA conducted the draw for the new UEFA Champions League season in Monaco on Thursday, with the league phase set to begin on 8th September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will face Barcelona, Manchester City, Roma, Aston Villa, Galatasaray, Villarreal, Slovan Bratislava and Como.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">This will be the third edition of the Champions League under the new format, featuring 36 teams in a single league phase, with each team playing eight matches against eight different opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">Among the other standout fixtures, Manchester City will face Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Sporting CP, Porto, Napoli, RB Leipzig, AEK Athens and Lens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">Arsenal will take on Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Real Betis, Lille, Napoli, Sabah of Azerbaijan and Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">Barcelona will face Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Aston Villa, Sporting CP, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Como and Sabah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">Inter Milan will play Liverpool, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, Stuttgart and Slovan Bratislava.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read\">Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, will face Bayern Munich, Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven, Fenerbahce, Bodo\/Glimt, Viking and Stuttgart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26336\" src=\"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-300x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-2048x1049.png 2048w, https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-53-600x307.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UEFA conducted the draw for the new UEFA Champions League season in Monaco on Thursday, with the league phase set to begin on 8th September. Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will face Barcelona, Manchester City, Roma, Aston Villa, Galatasaray, Villarreal, Slovan Bratislava and Como. 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