Barcelona learn their Champions League fate – Bayern Munich, Dortmund and more… | OneFootball

UEFA’s draw for the Champions League’s new League phase format took place on Thursday evening, as Spain’s European participants learned their upcoming opponents.

Barcelona were the first Spanish team to learn their fate, as they will take on eight European sides in the League phase of UEFA’s biggest club competition.

The Catalan club face home ties against Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys and Brest as part of the revamped format.

Barca will also face trips to Germany, Portugal, Serbia and Monaco to face Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade and AS Monaco.

It will be an interesting watch between now and January, to see how Hansi Flick’s men deal with the workload of having two extra European fixtures, and whether increased squad rotation will be needed.

It will also be interesting to see whether the competition’s new format increases the drama, as we see teams fight for the knockout stages.

Take a look at Barcelona’s full list of opponents below:

GSFN | Ciaran Currie