The six Premier League teams who have qualified for the UEFA Champions League this season discovered their eight league stage opponents as the draw was made in Monaco on Thursday for the 36 participating clubs.
Liverpool and Manchester City will both face Real Madrid, with Trent Alexander-Arnold making an immediate return to Anfield after joining the Spanish giants in the summer.
Both clubs were also drawn against Italian opponents, with Liverpool travelling to Internazionale Milano, while Man City host Serie A champions Napoli, welcoming Kevin De Bruyne back to the Etihad Stadium.
Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur will both face holders Paris Saint-Germain, while Arsenal and Chelsea have been drawn against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
The earliest the six Premier League teams could face each other is in the knockout phase playoffs.
Premier League clubs' opponents
Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Marseille (A), Qarabag (H) and Galatasaray (A).
Arsenal: Bayern Munich (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (A), Club Brugge (H), Olympiacos (A), Slavia Prague (H), Kairat Almaty (A) and Athletic Bilbao (H).
Man City: Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Villarreal (A), Napoli (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H) and Monaco (A).
Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H) and Qarabag (A).
Newcastle: Barcelona (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Benfica (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Marseille (A), Athletic Bilbao (H) and Union SG (A).
Spurs: Borussia Dortmund (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Villarreal (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Copenhagen (H) and Monaco (A).
The order and the dates of the matches will be determined on Saturday after the draws for the league stages of the UEFA Europa League and Conference League on Friday.
How the Champions League format works
Each team will play eight matches in total, four home and four away, facing two teams from each of the four seeded pots.
The top eight teams when the league stage finishes in February will automatically qualify for the last 16 knockout round. The 16 clubs placed ninth to 24th will enter a two-legged playoff round where they will play each other for the final eight knockout places. Those teams finishing 25th or lower will be eliminated.
UEFA Champions League league phase dates
MD1: 16–18 September 2025
MD2: 30 September–1 October 2025
MD3: 21-22 October 2025
MD4: 4-5 November 2025
MD5: 25-26 November 2025
MD6: 9-10 December 2025
MD7: 20-21 January 2026
MD8: 28 January 2026
Champions League knockout stage dates
Knockout phase playoffs: 17-18 and 24-25 February 2026
Round of 16: 10-11 and 17-18 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 7-8 and 14-15 April 2026
Semi-finals: 28-29 April and 5-6 May 2026
Final: 30 May 2026, Budapest (17:00 BST kick-off)