This is the third season since the introduction of the new format for the Champions League, with 36 teams now all pooled together in one giant league and each playing games against eight different opponents. PSG players including Paris Saint-Germain's French defender #12 Lucas Digne (C) celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Supercup football match between Champions League winners Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Europa League winners Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria on August 12, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)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.PSG, who beat Arsenal on penalties in Budapest in May to retain the trophy, will play Barcelona, Roma, Turkish champions Galatasaray and Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia at home.Luis Enrique's team will travel to England twice to face City and Villa. They beat both teams on the way to winning their first Champions League title in 2025 and also defeated the latter in the UEFA Super Cup in Austria earlier this month.The French champions will also go to Spain to play Villarreal and Italy to take on a Como side coached by Cesc Fabregas."I can't say anything bad about the Champions League, but I won't be watching the draw. I will be relaxi...
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