It’s official. Bayern Munich now knows who all of their group stage opponents are going to be in this season’s installment of the UEFA Champions League in what will be the second season of the new-look group stage format. The German Rekordmeister will take on Chelsea (home), Paris Saint-Germain (away), Club Brugge (home), Arsenal (away), Sporting Lisbon (home), PSV Eindhoven (away), Union Saint-Gilloise (home), and Pafos (away). There’s a solid mix of familiar opponents that Bayern have faced in the past in the competition while there’s also some less familiar foes.
Right off the bat, Vincen Kompany’s side have to take on the FIFA Club World Cup champions and last season’s Champions League winners in the midst of their Bundesliga campaign, which will more than likely prove to be a difficult start in European competition. Dutch opposition also proved to be a stumbling block for Bayern last season, having lost away to Feyenoord 3-0 in one of the more shocking results of last year’s tournament.
