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Liverpool and Man City face Real Madrid in Champions League, PSG get tough draw

  • The Champions League league stage fixtures will be determined today, Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 5 p.m. BST during the draw event held in Monaco.
  • The draw follows the confirmation of 36 qualified teams divided into four pots based on UEFA coefficients from the last five seasons.
  • Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and other top clubs are in Pot 1 and will be assigned eight matches against teams from other pots.
  • Teams play eight games from September 16, with top eight in the league advancing directly to the round of 16 and teams ranked 9th to 24th entering a February play-off stage.
  • This draw shapes a competitive group stage ahead of the European Cup final in Budapest next May and challenges like long trips to venues such as Almaty and Bodo.
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The title's supporters were not painted at the end of the draw on Thursday, August 28, just like their Marseille enemies and the Monegasques, both of whom will face Mbappé's club.

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The draw of the league phase in the Champions League didn't mean well with the reigning Champion PSG.

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