Arsenal to face Real Madrid as City and Villa get PSG in CL league phase

Arsenal will play both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the league phase of this season's Champions League; Liverpool will travel to Inter Milan, while both Man City and Aston Villa will host holders PSG; the first round of games will be played September 8-10

Last season's finalists Arsenal will play Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in this year's Champions League league phase.

The Premier League champions will also face Borussia Dortmund and Napoli in their bid to finish in the top eight automatic places, having topped qualifying with a perfect record last term.

Meanwhile, both Man City and Aston Villa will host holders PSG. The Villa Park fixture will be a repeat of the recent Super Cup, which PSG won 2-1 in Salzburg .

Among Liverpool's fixtures is a trip to Inter Milan and another tie against Atletico Madrid, with Man Utd also scheduled to face Diego Simeone's side.

Arsenal: Real Madrid (H), Bayern Munich (A), Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Betis (A), Lille (H), Napoli (A), Sabah (H), Slavia Prague (A)

Aston Villa: Barcelona (A), PSG (H), Borussia Dortmund (H), Club Brugge (A), Fenerbahce (H), Galatasaray (A), Viking (H), Slavia Prague (A)

Liverpool: Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), FC Porto (H), Club Brugge (A), Villarreal (H), Fenerbahce (A), Lens (H), Lask (A)

Man City: PSG (H), Barcelona (A), Sporting CP (H) Porto (A), Napoli (H), RB Leipzig (A), AEK Athens (H), Lens (A)

Man Utd: Atletico Madrid (A), Bayern Munich (H), Roma (H), Sporting CP (A), RB Leipzig (H), Villarreal (A), Sabah (H), Como (A)

The first round of games will be played September 8-10, with the first six rounds taking place through to December. The league phase resumes in January with the eighth and final round on Jan 27.

The top eight teams in the final standings go direct to the round of 16 in March.

Teams placed ninth-24th enter the knockout play-offs in February to decide the other eight teams in the round of 16.

Exact fixture dates, times and match schedule will be announced on Saturday.