PSG will play Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the main round of the Champions League.
The current winner of the UEFA Champions League, French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), will play against German FC Bayern and Spanish FC Barcelona in the main round of the tournament in the 2025/26 season. The draw for the main stage of the tournament was held on Thursday, August 28, in Monaco with the participation of famous football players — Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Brazil's Kaka, the winner of the Golden Ball and the winner of the Champions League.
The opponents of PSG, which includes Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov, are German Bayern and Bayer, Spanish Barcelona and Athletic, Italian Atalanta, British Tottenham and Newcastle and Portuguese Sporting.
Bayern, in addition to PSG, will play Chelsea and Arsenal from Great Britain, Belgium's Brugge and Union, Sporting, Dutch PSV, and Cyprus' Paphos.
Barcelona, in addition to French FC, will play with Chelsea, Newcastle, German Eintracht, Brugge, Greek Olympiacos, Slavia from the Czech Republic, as well as Copenhagen from Denmark.
Spanish Real Madrid will face English Manchester City and Liverpool, Juventus from Italy, Benfica, French Marseille and Monaco, Kazakh Kairat and Olympiacos from Greece this time.
Manchester City will play against German Borussia and Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid and Spanish Villarreal, Napoli from Italy, Budeglimt from Norway, Galatasaray from Turkey, as well as Monaco.
Following the results of the Champions League qualification play-off matches held on Wednesday, August 27, all the teams that qualified for the main round of the 2025/2026 season tournament became known. The teams Qarabag, Benfica, Brugge and Copenhagen won their matches on August 27, thereby advancing to the group stage of the tournament. The day before, the last three football clubs were added to them: Bude-Glimt, Kairat and Paphos.
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