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Arsenal’s quest to go one step further in the UEFA Champions League will see them host Real Madrid and includes a trip to face German champions Bayern Munich in this season’s competition, ESPN reports.
The Premier League champions will also welcome Bayern’s perennial rivals Borussia Dortmund to the Emirates during the league phase while Ligue 1 high-flyers Lille will also travel to north London.
A visit to Napoli and Real Betis await the Gunners, who will also host Champions League debutants in the form of Azerbaijani side Sabah and travel to Czechia to face Slavia Prague.
Arsenal painfully fell at the final hurdle last season, losing on penalties in the final to Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest.
Manchester City face holders and back-to-back winners PSG at the Etihad and travel to Barcelona (a reunion with former player Rodri).
Other interesting fixtures for Enzo Maresca’s side include home games against Napoli (Kevin De Bruyne reunion possible) and Sporting Lisbon, plus away fixtures at Porto, RB Leipzig, and Lens, with AEK Athens at home.
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Returning to the competition after missing out in recent seasons, Manchester United will welcome host Bayern Munich to Old Trafford and face Atlético Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitan.
Also, the Red Devils’ other fixtures include home games against AS Roma, RB Leipzig, and Sabah, plus trips to Sporting Lisbon, Villarreal, and Como.
For Liverpool, their fixtures include home tie against Atlético Madrid and travelling to the San Siro to face Inter Milan.
The Reds have home games against Porto, Villarreal and Lens and away trips to Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, and Austrian side LASK.
The final of the 2016-27 UEFA Champions League will be held on 5 June 2027 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain. It will be the second time the Metropolitano Stadium has hosted the UEFA Champions League final after 2019.
The winners of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League league phase, the 2027 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage.
