Soccer-PSG to face Bayern and Barcelona in Champions League opening stage


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League Draw - Grimaldi Forum, Monaco - August 28, 2025 Former footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic draws Bayern Munich REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

MONACO (Reuters) -Champions League holders Paris St Germain will play Bayern Munich and Barcelona in this season's league phase while record 15-times winners Real Madrid will face Manchester City and Liverpool after Thursday's draw set up some blockbuster encounters.

PSG will also meet Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United along with Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen in the new league phase format which started last season, where each club plays eight games -- four at home and four on the road.

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