UEFA Champions League: Who will Manchester City face in the league phase?

Discover who Manchester City will play in the UEFA Champions League
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Manchester City's UEFA Champions League draw has been made, as their eight opponents have been discovered.

Manchester City participated in the Champions League's league phase draw, where they were one of the 36 clubs set to find out what awaited them.

The biggest European competition will be returning next month, where an eight-matchday format will get underway for everyone to get stuck into and fill up their Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

The full draw was made by UEFA on Thursday evening, confirming which clubs would be playing one another during the next few months.

For Manchester City, they were placed within pot one, and as per the format, they would be assigned two clubs from each pot, including the one they were in themselves as well.

After an individual ball was selected, a digital software produced eight matchups for the chosen club. This was done for every side from every pot until all 36 clubs had a fixture list.

Here, discover how the draw went for Manchester City and who the eight opponents they will be facing are.

Manchester City's League phase draw

Real Madrid

Dortmund

Leverkusen

Napoli

Villarreal

Bodo/Glimt

Galatasaray

Monaco

These eight sides make up Manchester City's fixture list, which includes some massive matches they will face, most notably Spanish side Real Madrid and the Bundesliga's Dortmund.

The dates for their matches haven't been announced as of right now, but they are set to be confirmed in the next few days. But we do know that there will be two matchdays during September to get things started.

As everyone looks forward to getting the most anticipated club competition back, the first step to kick things off has been made, and there are many games to get excited for and also share guesses on how things will go for every club.