The Premier League‘s four-strong contingent all face tricky tests in the Champions League group stage this season. Liverpool have perhaps been handed the toughest group with ties against Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.
Tottenham face difficult trips to Barcelona, PSV and Inter, while Manchester City go up against Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon and Hoffenheim.
Manchester United will face their former superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his new club Juventus, as well as Valencia and Young Boys.
The first round of fixtures in this season’s competition will be played on Tuesday 17 September and Wednesday 18 September.
Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano will be the venue for the final in June.
Here are the eight Champions League groups – in full:
Group A: Atletico Madrid Dortmund Monaco Club Brugge
Group B: Barcelona Tottenham PSV Eindhoven Inter
Group C: Paris Saint-Germain Napoli Liverpool Red Star Belgrade
Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow Porto Schalke Galatasaray
Group E: Bayern Munich Benfica Ajax AEK Athens
Group F: Manchester City Shakhtar Donetsk Lyon Hoffenheim
Group G: Real Madrid Roma CSKA Moscow Viktoria Plzen
Group H: Juventus Manchester United Valencia Young Boys
Season calendar
18/19 September: Group stage, match day one
2/3 October: Group stage, matchday two
23/24 October: Group stage, matchday three
6/7 November: Group stage, matchday four
27/28 November: Group stage, matchday five
11/12 December: Group stage, matchday six
17 December: Round of 16 draw
12/13/19/20 February: Round of 16, first leg
5/6/12/13 March: Round of 16, second leg
15 March: Quarter-final & semi-final draw
9/10 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
16/17 April: Quarter-finals, second leg
30 April/1 May: Semi-finals, first leg
7/8 May: Semi-finals, second leg
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