Trent Alexander-Arnold faces Liverpool return with Real Madrid as Champions League draw revealed
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Read our Privacy noticeTrent Alexander-Arnold faces the tantalising prospect of a first return to Anfield since his frosty exit after Real Madrid drew Liverpool in the league phase of the Champions League.
Alexander-Arnold, 26, departed his boyhood club after 20 years in June, a decision that was met with hostility from Reds fans.
However, the Englishman has endured a difficult start to life in the Spanish capital and has already dropped out of the starting line-up in place of veteran Dani Carvajal, who recently returned from a long-term injury.
Having won two Premier League titles and a Champions League with Liverpool during a glittering spell, Alexander-Arnold will now square off against the club he grew up supporting.
Arne Slot’s side will also play host to Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan in the league phase, with long-distance trips to Turkish giants Galatasaray and Azerbaijan’s Qarabag in the docket.
They have also been drawn to face Marseille, Frankfurt and PSV - the latter of whom were the only side to beat Liverpool in last season’s league phase.
For their second Champions League season in the last three, Newcastle United are tasked with a blockbuster league phase, with clashes against Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain booked in.
Ajax and Qarabag also await the Blues, as well as Champions League debutants Pafos from Cyprus.
Chelsea won the Club World Cup in the summer (REUTERS)
Manchester City will join Liverpool in facing Real Madrid once again, while being posed with tricky outings against German sides Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen.
The Gunners face two stern Spanish tests against Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, and were notably spared what is the longest-ever Champions League away day in Kairat Almaty - instead facing the Kazakhstan side at home.
As well as a trip to Monaco, they will return to the Arctic Circle to face Bodo/Glimt, who they beat in the last-four on the way to continental glory last term.
Spurs booked their place in the Champions League through Europa League glory (Action Images/Reuters)
Liverpool’s Champions League draw
Real Madrid (H)
Inter Milan (A)
Atletico Madrid (H)
Frankfurt (A)
PSV (H)
Marseille (A)
Qarabag (H)
Galatasaray (A)
Arsenal’s Champions League draw
Bayern Munich (H)
Inter (A)
Atletico Madrid (H)
Club Brugge (A)
Olympiacos (H)
Slavia Praha (A)
Kairat (H)
Athletic Bilbao (A)
Arsenal reached the semi-finals last season (PA Wire)
Chelsea’s Champions League draw
Barcelona (H)
Bayern Munich (A)
Benfica (H)
Atalanta (A)
Ajax (H)
Napoli (A)
Pafos (H)
Qarabag (A)
Man City’s Champions League draw
Dortmund (H)
Real Madrid (A)
Leverkusen (H)
Villarreal (A)
Napoli (H)
Bodo/Glimt (A)
Galatasaray (H)
AS Monaco (A)
Manchester City were the last team from England to win the Champions League (PA Wire)
Tottenham’s Champions League draw
Borussia Dortmund (H)
Paris Saint-Germain (A)
Villarreal (H)
Frankfurt (A)
Slavia Prague (H)
Bodo/Glimt (A)
Copenhagen (H)
Monaco (A)
Newcastle’s Champions League draw
Barcelona (H)
Paris Saint-Germain (A)
Benfica (H)
Bayer Leverkusen (A)
PSV (H)
Marseille (A)
Athletic Bilbao (H)
Union Saint-Gilloise (A)