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The results of the new season s Champions League draw are released. Manchester City and Real Madrid meet again

12:46pm, 29 August 2025Football

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 29th. The 2025-2026 Champions League draw ceremony was held in Monaco on the 28th local time. Two giants Manchester City and Real Madrid met in this event for five consecutive seasons.

The new season of the Champions League continues the draw rules of last season. The 36 teams are divided into four levels in the league stage. Each team will face two teams from each level, a total of 8 different opponents, 4 homes and 4 away games. During this stage, 36 teams will be ranked uniformly, with the top 8 automatically advancing to the top 16, and the 9th to 24th place will playoffs in two rounds to compete for the other top 16 places.

In addition to Manchester City and Real Madrid, there are many strong dialogues in the league, such as Inter Milan vs. Liverpool, Bayern's match against Arsenal, etc. As the defending champion, Paris Saint-Germain's schedule is not easy, with 7 of their 8 opponents coming from the Big Five leagues. In addition to playing against Bayern and Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain will also face Atlanta, Leverkusen, Tottenham, Portugal Sports, Newcastle United and Athletic Bilbao.

The new season league stage will start on September 16 and end on January 28, 2026. The specific schedule will be announced later.

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