Paris Saint-Germain, the back-to-back UEFA Champions League champions, have been handed a demanding slate of fixtures for the 2026–27 league phase, including home ties against Barcelona and Roma, and away trips to Manchester City and Aston Villa. The draw was conducted in Monaco on Thursday, with former players David Villa and Thierry Henry presiding over the ceremony.
PSG, who retained their title in May by beating Arsenal on penalties in a 1–1 draw, will also host Turkish champions Galatasaray and Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava at home, while travelling to Villarreal in Spain and Como in Italy. The Parisian club notably defeated both Barcelona and Manchester City on their way to winning the Champions League in previous seasons — beating Barça 2–1 in Spain and City 4–2 in an earlier campaign. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi acknowledged the difficulty of the draw but urged patience: