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The Champions League league phase draw has been completed, with Arsenal facing Real Madrid at home and visiting Bayern Munich. Manchester City will host Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain while traveling to Barcelona and Porto. Liverpool gets a favorable draw with home games against Atlético and Villarreal. The first matches are scheduled for September 8th/9th.
The draw for the league phase of the new season was held in Monaco on Thursday, with 36 clubs drawn to create 144 fixtures. The Spanish side, who signed Parrott in a reported €20-million deal last week, will also be at home to Porto, Feyenoord and Como, while their away fixtures will see them travel to Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Lille and Slovan Bratislava.
Meanwhile, Arsenal face mouthwatering assignments against Real Madrid and Bayern as they bid to go one better than last season's agonising near miss and win a firstUefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup saleChampions League draw: Arsenal to host Real Madrid in league phase; Atlético travel to Liverpool Mikel Arteta's side were pipped on penalties by Paris Saint-Germain in the 2025/26 final in May and will be expected to cruise through this season's league phase.
The bulk of their draw appears kind, but they are tasked with a visit to the Allianz Arena to play Bayern, who they beat 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium last November, and host Real, who are once again under the charge of José Mourinho. Two seasons ago, Arsenal beat the Spanish giants 3-0 at home in a quarter-final first leg, with Declan Rice scoring two memorable free-kicks.
Arsenal will also welcome Borussia Dortmund, Lille and the Azerbaijani debutants Sabah to north London. In addition to their expedition to play Real Betis, their other away fixtures involve trips to Napoli and Slavia Prague
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