Three months and change after Paris Saint-Germain lifted their first-ever UEFA Champions League title , the quest to crown a new champion officially begins on Tuesday with the start of the 2025-26 league phase.

Matchday 1 will offer a chance for PSG and several other contenders to stake their claim on Europe's top club prize, even if the final on May 30 at Budapest's Puskas Arena may be a ways away. Some tests will be stiffer than others – Real Madrid are favored at home against Marseille on the league phase's first day and the same goes for Arsenal at last season's UEFA Europa League semifinalists, Athletic Club . The reigning champions are expected to kick off a tough league phase schedule with a routine win against Atalanta but the schedule will be dotted with a few fixtures

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