Saint-Germain won the prestigious European competition title in the last two seasons, and beat Arsenal on penalties last season.
The draw also resulted in 8 strong matches for Real Madrid, the historic champion of the competition, with 15 titles, as the Spanish team begins its campaign by facing Inter Milan at its stadium, in the Santiago Bernabeu, then Arsenal outside its stadium, PSV Eindhoven at its stadium, Roma in Italy, then German Leipzig in Madrid, Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk outside the Real Stadium, Austrian LASK Linz in Madrid, and Athens in Greece.
As for Inter Milan, it will face Liverpool of England, Real Madrid of Spain, Club Brugge of Belgium, Borussia Dortmund of Germany, Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, Feyenoord of Netherlands, Stuttgart of Germany, and Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia.
Manchester City will play against: Paris Saint-Germain of France, Barcelona of Spain, Porto of Portugal, Napoli of Italy, Leipzig of Germany, AEK Athens of Greece, and Lens of France.
As for Barcelona’s draw, it resulted in the Spanish team facing: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Aston Villa, Sporting Lisbon, Feyenoord, Turkey’s Galatasaray, Italy’s Como and Azerbaijan’s Sabah.
Spain’s Atletico Madrid will face Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester United, Eindhoven, Fenerbahce, Norway’s Bodo Glimt, and Germany’s Stuttgart.
As for Liverpool, the draw resulted in a confrontation with 8 clubs: Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Porto, Club Brugge, Villarreal, Fenerbahce, Lens and Lask Linz.
As for Arsenal, runner-up in the last edition, they will face: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Lille, Napoli, Sabah and Slavia Prague.
Among the most prominent matches of the second-tier clubs in terms of classification, English Manchester United faces Bayern Munich, Roma, Leipzig and Sabah at home, and outside its stadium it faces Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Villarreal and Como.
German Borussia Dortmund will also play with: Inter Milan, Real Betis, Villarreal and AEK Athens on its home field, while away from its stadium it will face Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bud Glimt and Sabah.
Sporting Lisbon will play 8 matches against Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United, Roma, Galatasaray, Shakhtar, LASK and Lens.
As for Roma, it will face: Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Lille, Fenerbahce, Bratislava, and AEK Athens.