{"id":606518,"date":"2026-08-27T19:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/606518\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T19:58:09","slug":"bayern-munich-dates-for-man-united-and-parrotts-betis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/606518\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich dates for Man United and Parrott&#8217;s Betis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United will come up against old foes Bayern Munich and Atletico on their return to the Champions League after a two-year absence following Thursday&#8217;s league phase draw.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal will face record 15-time winners Real Madrid in this season&#8217;s Champions League while they will also travel to Seville to face Troy Parrott&#8217;s Real Betis. The Republic of Ireland striker could also be in line for a trip to the Allianz Arena to face Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Premier League champions Arsenal were also handed ties against German giants Munich and Borussia Dortmund, as well as Italian side Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City and Aston Villa will both play holders Paris St Germain and Spanish champions Barcelona, while Liverpool meet Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal, beaten by PSG in last season\u2019s final, will host Jose Mourinho\u2019s Real, with Dortmund, Lille and Sabah \u2013 the competition newcomers from Azerbaijan \u2013 also visiting the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners will travel to Munich, Napoli, Real Betis and Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<p>City will come up against the hero of their 2023 triumph after being drawn against Rodri\u2019s Barcelona. Enzo Maresca\u2019s side will travel to the Nou Camp and also play Porto, Leipzig and Lens away.<\/p>\n<p>Their first Champions League campaign without Pep Guardiola at the helm since 2015-16 will see them face PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Napoli and AEK Athens at home.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the second successive season they have hosted Napoli, whose squad includes their former playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will tackle Serie A winners Inter and Atletico for the second successive season, with the Reds facing a reunion with former midfielder Curtis Jones when they travel to San Siro.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 02: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Curtis Jones of Liverpool looks on during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Liverpool FC and Leeds United at Soldier Field on August 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Liverpool FC\/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0024ddb9-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nInter Milan&#8217;s Curtis Jones is set for a quick reunion with Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>There will also be trips to Bruges, Fenerbahce and Austrian side LASK \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/sport\/soccer\/2026\/0825\/1589086-celtic-out-of-champions-league-after-austrian-collapse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who beat Celtic in the play-off round<\/a> \u2013 for Andoni Iraola\u2019s men while Atletico, Porto, Villarreal and Lens head to Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>United will host the rematch of the famous 1999 final against Bayern at Old Trafford with their other visitors being Roma, Leipzig and Sabah. Atletico, Sporting, Villarreal and Cesc Fabregas\u2019 Como are their away opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Europa League winners Villa host Unai Emery\u2019s former side PSG in a repeat of their quarter-final two seasons ago. Dortmund, Fenerbahce and Norwegian outfit Viking will also visit Villa Park. Villa\u2019s away games are at Barca, Club Brugge, Galatasaray and Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<p>Other interesting games in the league phase include PSG hosting Barcelona and Mourinho, newly reinstalled as Real boss, facing the side he led to Champions League glory in 2010, Inter.<\/p>\n<p>The order of the fixtures is yet to be confirmed. Organisers UEFA will publish the full schedule on Saturday at the latest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United will come up against old foes Bayern Munich and Atletico on their return to the Champions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":606519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-606518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}