FULL FIXTURES: Man City to face PSG as Arsenal host Madrid in UCL league phase

Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA Champions League (UCL) winners for the past two seasons, will face a rejuvenated Barcelona in the league phase round of the competition’s new season. The fixture is the pick of the bunch in the UCL draws held by both Thierry Henry and David Villa at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday. Matches between PSG, the French champions, and Barcelona, the La Liga champions, have provided entertainment in recent years, with PSG having the upper hand over the Catalans, who have not won the UCL since 2015. Rodri, a new Barcelona signing, will also face Manchester City, his old club, while Jose Mourinho will return to England with his Real Madrid team to face Arsenal, last season’s UCL finalists. Advertisement Manchester United, who return to the premier European competition after two seasons away, will renew their Bayern Munich rivalry, while the German champions will also face Arsenal. FIXTURES OF HEAVYWEIGHT UCL TEAMS Paris Saint-Germain: Barcelona (home), Man City (away), Roma (home), Aston Villa (away), Galatasaray (home), Villarreal (away), Bratislava (home, Como (away). Advertisement Arsenal: Real Madrid (home), Bayern Munich (away), Borussia Dortmund (home), Real Betis (away), Lille (home), Napoli (away), Sabah (home), Slavia Prague (away). Real Madrid: Inter Milan (home), Arsenal (away), PSV (home), Roma (away), Leipzig (home), Shakhtar (away), LASK (home), AEK Athens (away). Manchester City: PSG (home), Barcelona (away), Sporting Club (home), Porto (away), Napoli (home), Leipzig (away), AEK Athens (home), Lens (away). Bayern Munich: Arsenal (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Real Betis (away), Manchester United (away), Bodo/Glimt (home), Lille (away), Slavia Prague (home), Viking (away). Advertisement Barcelona: Man City (home), PSG (away), Aston Villa (home), Sporting Club (away), Feyenoord (home), Galatasaray (away), Como (home), Sabah (away). Liverpool: Atletico Madrid (home), Inter Milan (away), Porto (home), Club Brugge (away), Villarreal (home), Fenerbahce (away), Lens (home), LASK (away). Manchester United: Bayern Munich (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Roma (home), Sporting Club (away), Leipzig (home), Villarreal (away), Sabah (home), Como (away). Atletico Madrid: Bayern Munich (home), Liverpool (away), Manchester United (home), PSV (away), Fenerbahce (home), Bodo/Glimt (away), Viking (home), Stuttgart (away). Advertisement The preliminary league phase has 36 teams, and the top eight sides automatically qualify for the round of 16 stage. The remaining eight slots will be decided by a play-off stage involving teams placed between 9th and 24th in the league. The first set of matches in the preliminary league phase will begin on September 8, while the final round of matches will be held on January 27 next year. Advertisement