A new era of the Champions League arrives as the draw is held for the inaugural 36-team format.

The old group stage is out, with a new-look league phase arriving to bring what Uefa hope will be a more exciting first stage of the competition. As usual, teams cannot face opponents from their country, but there are some blockbuster ties as for the first time clubs can face rivals from the same pot – meaning that Liverpool have been paired with Real Madrid while Manchester City will face two Italian giants, among others.

Arsenal will take on European giants PSG and Inter Milan in the brand new league phase of the Champions League.

The Gunners will also take on Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting CP, Monaco and Girona in the new league stage where teams will have eight fixtures.

Liverpool will host Real Madrid in a spectacular encounter at Anfield and will take on RB Leipzig away from home. They will also host Bayer Leverkusen and travel to the San Siro to face AC Milan.

Manchester City face PSG and Juventus away from home as well as Inter Milan at the Etihad in their most eye-catching matches.

Aston Villa will host German giants Bayern Munich in a glamour tie at Villa Park and will also host Juventus and Scottish champions Celtic. Unai Emery’s side also travel to RB Leipzig.

All four English teams found out their fate in the brand new league phase of the Champions League.

All four Premier League sides’ fixtures in full:

Arsenal: PSG h, Inter Milan a, Shakhtar h, Atalanta a, Dinamo h, Sporting CP a, Monaco h, Girona a.

Aston Villa: Bayern Munich h, RB Leipzig a, Juventus h, Club Brugge a, Celtic h, Young Boys a, Bologna h, Monaco a.

Liverpool: Real Madrid h, RB Leipzig a, Bayer Leverkusen h, AC Milan a, Lille h, PSV a, Bologna h, Girona a.

Man City: Inter Milan h, PSG a, Club Brugge h, Juventus a, Feyenoord h, Sporting CP a, Sparta Praha h, Slovan Bratislava a