Real Madrid, with an impressive record of 15 Champions League titles, faces a complicated draw for the upcoming season. The pairings include Premier League giants like Liverpool and Manchester City.<\/p>\n
The current champion, Paris Saint-Germain, also has a difficult path to the knockout stage, with matches against Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid will visit Liverpool in what could be the return to Anfield of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who joined the Spanish club this summer after 20 years at his home club.<\/p>\n
The draw also brought other challenging encounters for Real Madrid, who will play against Manchester City and Juventus, as well as matches against Benfica, Marseille, Olympiacos and Kairat Almaty.<\/p>\n
Other notable clashes in the league phase, drawn in Monaco, include Chelsea against Barcelona, while Arsenal will face Inter Milan.<\/p>\n
In addition to Alexander-Arnold’s possible return to Liverpool, the draw also provides an opportunity for Kevin De Bruyne to return to the Etihad with his new club, Napoli.<\/p>\n
This is the second season with the league phase format, with 36 teams that will face eight different opponents and will be classified in a single leaderboard.<\/p>\n
The weighted calendar assigned each team two opponents from each of the four classification pots. The teams were ranked according to their performance over five seasons in UEFA competitions.<\/p>\n
The matches will begin on September 16th and the last day of the league phase will be January 28th.<\/p>\n
The top eight teams in the final standings will advance to the round of 16 in March. They will be joined by the winners of eight play-offs, with teams ranked ninth to 24th, scheduled for February. The last 12 teams will be eliminated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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