In the first half of the league phase of this season's UEFA Champions League, the reigning European champions beat Atalanta BC 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, won 2-1 away to FC Barcelona and thrashed Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7-2 in Germany before falling to a 2-1 defeat at home to FC Bayern München. Then, in the second half, they would beat Tottenham Hotspur FC 5-3 on home soil, come away from Bilbao with a 0-0 draw against Athletic Club, lose 2-1 away to Sporting CP and earn a 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle, leaving them 11th in the table with 14 points from their eight games. Finally, in the knockout phase play-offs, the capital club beat AS Monaco 5-4 on aggregate thanks to a 3-2 win in the first leg and a 2-2 draw in the second leg.
Meanwhile, having won this competition in 2012 and in 2021, the Blues were beaten 3-1 away to the aforementioned Bayern before triumphing 1-0 over SL Benfica, thrashing AFC Ajax 5-1 on home turf, drawing 2-2 away to Qarabağ FK, earning a 3-0 win over Barcelona in west London, losing 2-1 to Atalanta in Italy, beating Pafos FC 1-0 and then capping things off with a 3-2 victory away to SSC Napoli to finish sixth in the table, two points above Les Rouge et Bleu, which saw them qualify directly for the last 16 as a seeded team.
Paris Saint-Germain v. Chelsea FC
Galatasaray A.Ş. v. Liverpool FC
Real Madrid CF v. Manchester City FC
Atalanta BC v. FC Bayern München
Newcastle United FC v. FC Barcelona
Club Atlético de Madrid v. Tottenham Hotspur FC
FK Bodø/Glimt v. Sporting CP
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v. Arsenal FC
Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea FC v. Galatasaray A.Ş. or Liverpool FC
Real Madrid CF or Manchester City FC v. Atalanta BC or FC Bayern München
Newcastle United FC or FC Barcelona v. Club Atlético de Madrid or Tottenham Hotspur FC
FK Bodø/Glimt or Sporting CP v. Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Arsenal FC
Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC, Galatasaray A.Ş. or Liverpool FC v. Real Madrid CF, Manchester City FC, Atalanta BC or FC Bayern München
Newcastle United FC, FC Barcelona, Club Atlético de Madrid or Tottenham Hotspur FC v. FK Bodø/Glimt, Sporting CP, Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Arsenal FC