Chelsea FC has been given an extremely difficult task in the 2025–2026 UEFA Champions League season’s preliminary round.
German powerhouses Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona will face Chelsea, who defeated French team Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup in the summer.
Barcelona will play EPL challenger Newcastle United in addition to PSG, who won every trophy save the FIFA Club World Cup in the 2024–2025 season.
The Basque team faced Club Brugge (Belgium), FC Copenhagen (Denmark), Olympiakos (Greece), Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany), and Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) in the draw, which took place on Thursday, August 28.
Champions of the Premier League The UEFA Champions League record holders Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Olympique Marseille, and Inter Milan are among the teams Liverpool will face.
Who the Premier League sides will face
Liverpool: Real Madrid (home), Inter Milan (away), Atletico Madrid (home), Eintracht Frankfurt (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Marseille (away), Qarabag (home) and Galatasaray (away).
Manchester City: Borussia Dortmund (home), Real Madrid (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), Villarreal (away), Napoli (home), Bodo/Glimt (away), Galatasaray (home) and Monaco (away).
Chelsea: Barcelona (home), Bayern Munich (away), Benfica (home), Atalanta (away), Ajax (home), Napoli (away), Pafos (home) and Qarabag (away)
Arsenal: Bayern Munich (home), Inter Milan (away), Atletico Madrid (away), Club Brugge (home), Olympiacos (away), Slavia Prague (home), Kairat Almaty (away) and Athletic Bilbao (home).
Tottenham: Borussia Dortmund (home), Paris St-Germain (away), Villarreal (home), Eintracht Frankfurt (away), Slavia Prague (home), Bodo/Glimt (away) Copenhagen (home) and Monaco (away).
Newcastle: Barcelona (home), Paris St-Germain (away), Benfica (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), PSV (home), Marseille (away), Athletic Bilbao (home) and Union SG (away).