Real Madrid vs Liverpool, Man City

VHO - Besides many fierce battles, the draw of luck brought Real Madrid to face Man City in the Champions League for the 5th consecutive season.

At 11:30 p.m. on August 28 ( Hanoi time), the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) held the draw for the League Phase (qualification round) of the 2025/26 Champions League. The event took place at the Grimaldi Forum, an exhibition center in Monaco.

After honoring Chelsea, the first team to complete the continental trophy collection (Champions League, Europa League, Conference League), and presenting the individual award to former player Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the official draw ceremony began.

Seed Group 1

Real Madrid - the most successful team in the history of the Champions League - has attracted attention when it has to go through a rather difficult match schedule. Specifically, the Royal Spanish Club will have to face 3 rivals with many fates, Man City, Liverpool and Juventus.

Fans will witness the fifth consecutive season, Los Blancos face Man City in the Champions League. In the last four clashes, all in the knockout stage, Real have dominated in terms of the number of tickets to the next round, with a score of 3-1.

In addition, coach Xabi Alonso and his team will also have a difficult trip to Anfield, where Trent Alexander-Arnold will have the opportunity to face his old team in his first season away. The reception of Juventus will also witness a highly anticipated match between the White Vultures.

In the past 21 matches, Real only has slightly better head-to-head statistics with 10 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, scoring 26 and conceding 25 goals. However, at the present time, Juve has declined a lot compared to more than a decade ago, so the Bernabeu home team is still rated much higher for the ability to win 3 points.

If we look at the toughest schedule, it has to be PSG. The reigning Champions League champions will have to face many tough opponents such as Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Sporting, Newcastle and Athletic Bilbao.

Coach Luis Enrique and his team will certainly have to maintain high concentration through each match if they do not want to stop playing early and turn themselves into former champions right after the qualifying round.

The top three Premier League representatives, Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea, do not face a very heavy schedule. Apart from Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid, The Kop only have to face weaker opponents such as PSV, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, Qarabag and Galatasaray.

While Man City or Chelsea will probably only have difficulty in the confrontations with Real Madrid (Man City) and Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich (Chelsea). In the group of championship candidates, Barcelona is probably the easiest burden. Coach Hansi Flick and his students will only have to face PSG, Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, FC Copenhagen and Newcastle.

Seed Group 2

Arsenal are certainly the most notable face in this seeded group. The toughest opponents the Gunners will face will be Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid. But the possibility of Arteta's team advancing is quite bright when they easily win full points in the matches against Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Kairat Almaty and Athletic Bilbao.

With many personnel changes this summer, Bayer Leverkusen under new coach Erik ten Hag will not easily win a ticket to the knockout round. Especially when the current German runner-up has to go through a difficult schedule, with tough opponents such as PSG, Man City, Villarreal, Benfica, PSV, Olympiacos, Newcastle and FC Copenhagen.

Seed Group 3

The fifth representative of the Premier League to participate in the Champions League this season, Tottenham, will have many advantages to continue. Besides PSG, the remaining opponents of coach Thomas Frank's team are only Dortmund, Villarreal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, FC Copenhagen and AS Monaco.

Meanwhile, Serie A champions Napoli will face Chelsea, Man City, Eintracht Frankfurt, Benfica, Sporting, PSV, Qarabag and FC Copenhagen. The return of legend Kevin de Bruyne to the Etihad promises to be a memorable experience.

Seed Group 4

Newcastle - the last representative of the Premier League - will have to try very hard to avoid the scenario of an early exit. Because the opponents of The Magpies will be very tough names such as Barcelona, ​​PSG, Benfica, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV, Marseille, Bilbao and Union SG.

Pafos (Cyprus) and Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan), two teams participating in the Champions League group stage/classification for the first time, will have the opportunity to test themselves against the top names in continental football such as Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern, Chelsea, Inter... And of course, the huge income from those dream matches will help them have more funds to develop the club's stature.

The Champions League qualifying round will take place from September 16, 2025 to January 28, 2026. The specific schedule will be announced by UEFA on August 30.

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