Archive · 28 Aug 2026
PSG Draw Barcelona and Manchester City in Champions League
The Champions League draw decided which teams will play each other in the league phase.
Paris Saint-Germain, the defending champion, received a particularly difficult group of opponents.
PSG will play Barcelona and Manchester City.
Real Madrid will meet Inter Milan and Arsenal.
Jose Mourinho will face Inter, a club he previously managed.
Bayern Munich will also have major matches against Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.
The league-phase format is being used for the third time.
These fixtures could produce some of the tournament’s most exciting games.
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will face Barcelona and Manchester City in the league phase.
PSG will also play Roma, Aston Villa, Galatasaray, Villarreal, Slovan Bratislava and Como.
Real Madrid will host Inter Milan and visit Arsenal in two marquee fixtures.
Real Madrid’s other opponents are PSV Eindhoven, Roma, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, LASK and AEK Athens.
Bayern Munich will host Arsenal and visit Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.
- Who
- Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and other leading European clubs.
- What
- The Champions League league-phase draw set several high-profile fixtures.
- When
- The draw took place on Thursday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- The draw was held in Monaco, with matches scheduled at the participating clubs’ stadiums.
- Why
- The draw assigned opponents for the league phase of the Champions League.
- Defending champions
- Paris Saint-Germain
- PSG headline fixtures
- Barcelona and Manchester City
- Real Madrid headline fixtures
- Inter Milan and Arsenal
- Bayern Munich headline fixtures
- Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United
- Draw location
- Monaco
- League-phase format
- Entering its third campaign after being introduced in the 2024-25 season