Champions League Guide: PSG chase
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Champions League Guide: PSG chase third straight title as new season begins

Paris SG won in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Can the French giants win three straight Champions League titles? Now the chase for club football’s most coveted trophy begins, and here’s everything you need to know ahead of the opening round and the season.

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What: Football, Champions League, men.

Premier League matches, Tuesday: Club Brugge-Aston Villa, AEK Athens-LASK (both 6:45 p.m.), Real Madrid-Inter, Dortmund-Villarreal, Porto-Manchester City, Lille-Real Betis (all 9:00 p.m.).

Wednesday: Barcelona-Feyenoord, Stuttgart-Viking (both 6:45 p.m.), Paris SG-Slovan Bratislava, Liverpool-Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon-Galatasaray, Napoli-Arsenal (all 9:00 p.m.).

Thursday: PSV Eindhoven-Shakhtar Donetsk, Fenerbahce-Roma (both 6:45 p.m.), Bayern Munich-Bodø/Glimt, Manchester United-Sabah, Slavia Prague-Lens, Como-Leipzig (all 9:00 p.m.).

How the Champions League works: The league phase is a group stage with 36 teams, where each team faces eight different opponents. The eight best clubs qualify directly for the round of 16, while the teams placed 9-24 meet in the round of 16.

Norwegian success: Last year, Bodø/Glimt had a strong season, reaching the round of 16, where Sporting Lisbon needed extra time to advance. Bodø/Glimt are back this season and are joined by Viking. This is the first time since 1999 that two Norwegian teams have participated in the main tournament.

The Swedes: Viktor Gyökeres, Arsenal, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Aston Villa, Daniel Svensson, Dortmund, Alexander Isak, Liverpool, Roony Bardghji (injured), Barcelona, Adrien Lahdo, Como,

The favorites: Champions League team Paris SG is the bookmakers' favourite for the season. Shortly after, a series of big clubs follow: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool.

The debutants: Four clubs make their first CL appearance; Como, Italy, Lask, Austria, Sabah, Azerbaijan, Viking, Norway.

The final: June 5 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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