Big Football Teams Learn Who They Will Play
Europe's best football teams now know who they will play.
Paris St-Germain won the trophy last season. They will play Manchester City, Aston Villa and Barcelona.
Arsenal will play Real Madrid at home in London. They will also travel to Bayern Munich.
Manchester United are back after two years away. Liverpool will play Atletico Madrid and Porto.
Every team plays eight games. Four are at home and four are away.
The first games are on Tuesday, 8 September. The final is in Madrid on 5 June.
Big words
- opponents
- The other team you play against in a game
- trophy
- A shiny cup you win in a competition
- travel
- To go from one place to another
- final
- The last game, which decides the winner
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