Two-time defending champions Paris Saint-Germain were handed meetings with Barcelona, Manchester City and Aston Villa among their eight matches in the league phase of this season's Champions League, as the draw took place on Thursday. Last season's runners-up Arsenal, the Premier League champions, will notably host Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, and go to Bayern Munich. Manchester United will host Bayern while Aston Villa will also play away to Barcelona.

Manchester United will play Bayern (h), Atletico (a), Roma, Sporting, Leipzig, Villarreal, Sabah and Como.

Finally, the fixture list for Bayern Munich - Arsenal (h), Atletico (a), Betis (h), Man Utd (a), Bodo/Glimt (h), Lille (a), Slavia Prague (h) and Viking (a).

Tough fixture list for Arsenal - Real Madrid (h), Bayern (a), Dortmund, Betis, Lille, Napoli, Sabah and Slavia Prague.

Fixture list for Liverpool - Atleti (h), Inter (a), Porto, Brugge, Villarreal, Fenerbahce, Lens and Lask.

The teams that PSG will face - Barcelona, Man City, Roma, Aston Villa, Galatasaray, Villarreal, Bratislava and Como.

The teams that FC Barcelona will play are - Manchester City, PSG, Aston Villa, Sporting, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Como, Sabah.

H: Paris Saint-Germain
A: Barcelona
H: Sporting
A: Porto
H: Napoli
A: Leipzig
H: AEK Athens
A: Lens
 

Inter — Home

Arsenal — Away

PSV — Home

Roma — Away

RB Leipzig — Home

Shakhtar — Away

LASK — Home

AEK Athens — Away

UEFA President's Award for the French legend Thierry Henry.

Brazil defender Marquinhos received the UEFA Respect Award! A big moment for the PSG captain.

The event begins with a musical performance of the UEFA Champions League anthem!

The UEFA members will first formally sign off on withdrawing a threat to boycott FIFA competitions in response to Infantino’s secretive sell-off plan that intended to sell stakes in a new commercial subsidiary to investors led by Joshua Kushner.

The first round of games is played Sept. 8-10 with the first six rounds played through December. The league phase resumes in January with the eighth and final round on Jan. 27. The top eight teams in the final standings go direct to the round of 16 in March. Teams placed ninth to 24th enter the knockout playoffs in February to decide the other eight teams in the round of 16. Teams placed 25th to 36th are eliminated.

Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), Stuttgart (Germany), AEK Athens (Greece), LASK (Austria), Como (Italy), Lens (France), Viking (Norway), Sabah (Azerbaijan).

Feyenoord (Netherlands), Lille (France), Napoli (Italy), Leipzig (Germany), Villarreal (Spain), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Galatasaray (Turkey).

Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Roma (Italy), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Aston Villa (England), Porto (Portugal), Manchester United (England), Club Brugge (Belgium), Real Betis (Spain), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands).

Paris Saint-Germain (France), Bayern Munich (Germany), Real Madrid (Spain), Liverpool (England), Inter Milan (Italy), Manchester City (England), Arsenal (England), Barcelona (Spain), Atletico Madrid (Spain)

PSG heads the 36-team Champions League lineup alongside a stellar group of contenders: record 15-time European champion Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and last season's finalist Arsenal. Four newcomers will debut in this Champions League edition: Como from Italy, coached by Cesc Fabregas; LASK of Austria; Viking from Norway; and Azerbaijani champion Sabah, which was founded only in 2017.

Welcome to the live coverage of the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. Fate of 36 teams will be decided and one thing is guaranteed - we will be witnessing several high-profile matches in this year's competition