Champions League league-phase draw: Liverpool and Manchester City to face Real Madrid, Chelsea play Barcelona and Tottenham travel to Paris Saint-Germain

The Champions League league phase draw has taken place and Trent Alexander-Arnold will face his former club after Real Madrid were drawn against Liverpool.

  • Trent heading back to Anfield
  • Chelsea face Barcelona test
  • Spurs go to reigning champions PSG

Champions League league-phase draw: Liverpool and Manchester City to face Real Madrid, Chelsea play Barcelona and Tottenham travel to Paris Saint-GermainChampions League league-phase draw: Liverpool and Manchester City to face Real Madrid, Chelsea play Barcelona and Tottenham travel to Paris Saint-GermainChampions League league-phase draw: Liverpool and Manchester City to face Real Madrid, Chelsea play Barcelona and Tottenham travel to Paris Saint-Germain

Alexander-Arnold will be heading back to his boyhood club after Spanish giants were drawn against Liverpool. will also take on Los Blancos in what is shaping up to be a tough league phase for the English clubs.Elsewhere, Arsenal have a tough task after being drawn against Bayern, Inter and Atletico Madrid, while north London rivals Tottenham will play defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.And over in west London, Chelsea have fixtures against Barcelona and Antonio Conte’s Napoli.

The English draw is as follows:

LIVERPOOL: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), (H), Marseille (A), Qarabag (H) and Galatasaray (A).

MANCHESTER CITY: Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), (A), Napoli (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H) and (A).

CHELSEA: Barcelona (H), (A), (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H) and Qarabag (A).

ARSENAL: Bayern Munich (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Kairat Almaty (H) and Athletic Bilbao (A).

TOTTENHAM: Borussia Dortmund (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Villarreal (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Bodo/Glimt (A) Copenhagen (H) and Monaco (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).

Elsewhere, elite teams throughout Europe have been handed the following draws:

PSG: Bayern Munich (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Tottenham Hotspur (H), Sporting (A), Newcastle (H) and Athletic Club (A).

BARCELONA: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Chelsea (A), Eintracht Frankfurt (H), Club Brugge (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Copenhagen (H), Newcastle (A)

REAL MADRID: Manchester City (H), Liverpool (A), (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), and Kairat Almaty (A).

BORUSSIA DORTMUND: Inter Milan (H), Manchester City (A), Villarreal (H), Juventus (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Tottenham (A), Athletic Bilbao (H), Copenhagen (A).

BAYERN MUNICH: Chelsea (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Sporting (H), PSV (A), Union SG (H) and Pafos (A).

INTER MILAN: Liverpool (H), Borusia Dortmund (A), Arsenal (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Slavia Prague (H), Ajax (A), Kairat Almaty (H) and Union SG (A).

All match dates and kick-off times for the 2025-26 Champions League league phase are due to be announced on Saturday.