Trent Alexander-Arnold was able to return to Anfield this season when Real Madrid was pulled against Liverpool in the Champions League draw for the competition phase.
Following the renewed size of last season, each party will be confronted with two teams of each of the four pots, one at home and one road.
Real will not only defeat Liverpool, who last season 2-0 with 2-0 2-0, last season, but the side of Xabi Alonso will also renew their rivalry against Manchester City.
Reigning champion Paris-Saint Germain have been given a difficult draw. They will organize Bayern Munich, Atalanta and Newcastle while traveling to Barcelona, ​​Bayer Leverkusen and Europa League winners Tottenham.
2025 Finalists Inter is not much easier because they are preparing for fixtures against Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid.
Club World Cup champions Chelsea will be confronted with their return to Europe Elite Competition at home opposite Barcelona, ​​while they are also confronted with Bayern and former boss Antonio Conte's Napoli on the way.
Together with a trip to the Bernabeu, Man City could have potential stumbling blocks in Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli and Galatasaray.
Arsenal van Mikel Arteta will be confronted with Bayern and Inter from Pot One, while Champions League Debutants Kairat Almaty will visit the Emirates Stadium.
The exact dates for these luminaires are confirmed on Saturday, with the opening set of competitions that take place between 16 and 18 September.
Five more rounds will take place in 2025 before the last set of races that take place on January 28, 2026 at the same time.
At home and road opponents for pot 1 teams #ucldraw pic.twitter.com/mwi7lwxw3i
– UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 28 August 2025
Champions League Key -Lamatures for Pot One teams:
PSG: Bayern, Barcelona, ​​Leverkusen, Atalanta, Tottenham
Real: Man City, Liverpool, Juventus, Monaco
Man City: Real, Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli
Bayern: Chelsea, PSG, Arsenal, PSV
Liverpool: Real, Inter, Atletico, Galatasaray
Inter: Liverpool, Dortmund, Arsenal, Atletico
Chelsea: Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Napoli, Atalanta
Dortmund: Inter, Man City, Juventus, Villarreal
Barcelona: PSG, Chelsea, Newcastle, Olympiacos