MONACO — Paris Saint-Germain was handed a tough start to the defence of its Champions League title with games against Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and Thursday’s draw also served up opponents from England and Spain from the pot of lowest-ranked teams.

PSG’s easiest opponents, in theory, in the league phase will be Newcastle and Athletic Bilbao.

Tottenham, the Europa League champion, also will play PSG in a repeat of their Super Cup game two weeks ago. PSG’s eight-game schedule is completed by Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta and Sporting Lisbon.

The draw set up several Canadian player matchups with Italy’s Juventus and Jonathan David facing Spain’s Villarreal and Tajon Buchanan. Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise and Promise David will meet Bayern Munich and Alphonso Davies, once restored to heal

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