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Manchester United will open their UEFA Champions League campaign against Bayern Munich while reigning champions Manchester City face Red Star Belgrade. See the full list of Group stage fixtures here
The UEFA Champions League group stage is set to kick off after the international break, with a number of exciting matches as per the fixture list released by UEFA.
Manchester United to begin UCL campaign against Bayern Munich
Premier League giants Manchester United will kick off their campaign with a mouth-watering trip to the Allianz Arena to face Bayern Munich in the first round of group games, with the enticing encounter set to take place on the 20th of September.
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Champions League Draw in full: Osimhen gets Real Madrid, Arsenal get easy draw while Manchester United get Bayern Munich
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UCL draw: Osimhen’s Bernabeu dream, Chukwueze’s dread and fun Onana-Neuer battle
Samuel Chukwueze’s AC Milan navigating the much-advertised ‘Group of Death’ and Victor Osimhen’s unwillingness to miss out on some fun at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu lead the African narratives after this year’s Champions League group stage draw.
It will be the first meeting between both sides since the Bavarians knocked out Manchester United in the 2013/14 season as revenge for the Red Devils’ triumph in the 1999 UCL final.
In another exciting fixture in the opening round of matches, the Champions League’s group of death will serve up a potential cracker as Paris Saint-Germain kick-off their campaign at home against Borussia Dortmund.
Arsenal facing back-to-back games against European champions
Further down the line of fixtures, Arsenal will have the most exciting mid-season fixtures as game weeks three and four will see the Gunners lock horns with reigning Europa League champions Sevilla in back-to-back fixtures.
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The Gunners will travel to Seville for the first leg on the 24th of October before playing the return leg in London two weeks later on the 8th of November.
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Other interesting back-to-back fixtures include the meetings between PSG and AC Milan as well as Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund, both in Group F.
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