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  "id": 3933307,
  "title": "Man City and Aston Villa to face champions PSG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/man-city-and-aston-villa-to-face-champions-psg",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:30:14.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/man-city-and-aston-villa-to-face-champions-psg/"
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  "account": "European champions Paris St-Germain, Premier League titlists Manchester City and Aston Villa, as well as five-time winners Barcelona, will contest the league phase in this season's Champions League. PSG will host Barca in Paris, while City and Villa have matches scheduled at Villa Park and Manchester respectively.\n\nPremier League champions Arsenal will entertain Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium and face Bayern Munich away. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta's side will also visit Borussia Dortmund.\n\nEnzo Maresca's City will welcome PSG and Barcelona, with City's Rodri set to reunite with his former teammate. City will also face Napoli, with Kevin de Bruyne set to face his former City colleague.\n\nEuropa League winners Villa will face PSG, Dortmund, Barcelona, Galatasaray and Slavia Prague. Unai Emery's Villa also have fixtures against Club Brugge, Fenerbahce and Viking.\n\nManchester United, returning after two years, will play Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Leipzig, Villarreal and Sabah. Liverpool, returning after a one-year absence, will host Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Porto, Villarreal and Lens. They will also visit Brugge, Fenerbahce and LASK.\n\nThe first league-phase matches will kick off on September 8, with the final taking place on June 5 in Madrid.",
  "summary": "The back-to-back Champions League winners will welcome Barca to Parc des Princes, while they were also handed trips to Villa Park and Manchester in the draw for the league phase.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Man City and Aston Villa to face champions PSG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/man-city-and-aston-villa-to-face-champions-psg",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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