{"id":5856,"date":"2025-08-28T19:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/champions-league-drawings-soccer-sports-as-liverpool-and-arsenal-learn-eight-opponents\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T19:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:21:10","slug":"champions-league-drawings-soccer-sports-as-liverpool-and-arsenal-learn-eight-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/champions-league-drawings-soccer-sports-as-liverpool-and-arsenal-learn-eight-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League drawings | Soccer | Sports as Liverpool and Arsenal learn eight opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6391813.jpg?r=1756401867175\" alt=\"Monaco, Monaco - August 27: UEFA Champions League Trophy will be seen on stage before the 2025\/26 European Club Football SE\" title=\"Monaco, Monaco - August 27: UEFA Champions League Trophy will be seen on stage before the 2025\/26 European Club Football SE\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Monaco, Monaco &#8211; August 27: The UEFA Champions League Trophy will be seen on stage ahead of the kickoff of the 2025\/26 European Club Football Season, held in Monaco, Monaco on August 27, 2025\/26. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce &#8211; UEFA\/UEFA via GettyImages) <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Francesco Scaccianoce -Uefa, Uefa via Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Trent Alexander Arnold is ready for a quick reunion with Liverpool after the Reds faced Real Madrid in the Champions League stage, showing they returned to Anfield after their summer move to the Bernabeu. Six Premier League teams will raise the English flag in European elite competitions. Reigning champions Liverpool will be joined by Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham will complete the lineup following their Europa League victory. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain will be appearing in the mix in a 36-team tournament expanded alongside Barcelona, \u200b\u200bReal Madrid, Bayern Munich and other European powers, beating Inter Milan 5-0 in last year&#8217;s final.<\/p>\n<p>During the league stage, each team plays four games at home, eight games four apart, with results consolidated into one 36 team table. The top 8 will go directly to the final 16, with those finishing between the 9th and 24th entering the playoff round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<h3>This is the complete fixture for all Premier League and Pot 1 teams.<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (a), Atletico Madrid (H), Frankfurt (a), PSV (H), Marseille (a), Qarabag (H), Galatasaray (a)<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal: Bayern Munich (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Club Bruges (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Kairat Almati (H), Athletic Club (A)<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Naples (A), Paphos (H), Karabag (A)<\/p>\n<p>Mancity: Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (a), Bayer Lebakusen (H), Villarreal (a), Naples (H), Bodeau\/Grimt (a), Galatasarei (H), Monaco (a)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6391816.jpg?r=1756401871648\" alt=\"Trent Alexander Arnold\" title=\"Trent Alexander Arnold\" width=\"590\" height=\"388\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Trent Alexander Arnold returns to Liverpool <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Tottenham: Dortmund (H), PSG (A), Villarreal (H), Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Bodo\/Grimt (A), Copenhagen (H), Monaco (A)<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle: Barcelona (H), PSG (A), Benfica (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), PSV (H), Marseille (A), Athletic Club (H), Union SG (A)<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich: Chelsea (H), PSG (A), Club Bruges (H), Arsenal (A), Sports CP (H), PSV (A), Union SG (H), PAFOS (A)<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid: Mancity (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almati (A)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Inter Milan: Liverpool (H), Dortmund (A), Arsenal (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Slavia Prague (H), AJAX (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Union SG (A)<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund: Inter Milan (H), Mancity (A), Villarreal (H), Juventus (A), Bodeau\/Grimt (H), Tottenham (A), Athletic Club (H), Copenhagen (A)<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona: PSG (H), Chelsea (A), Frankfurt (H), Club Bruges (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Copenhagen (H), Newcastle (A)<\/p>\n<p>PSG: Bayern Munich (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Tottenham (H), Sports CP (A), Newcastle (H), Athletic Club (A)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2101575\/champions-league-draw-in-full-liverpool-arsenal-chelsea\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monaco, Monaco &#8211; August 27: The UEFA Champions League Trophy will be seen on stage ahead of the kickoff of the 2025\/26 European Club Football Season, held in Monaco, Monaco on August 27, 2025\/26. 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