The Champions League sends its top-ranked teams to new places this week and revisits the Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain rivalry that is among the more storied in its modern era.
José Mourinho also returns to Stamford Bridge, his home in two spells coaching Chelsea, for his first Champions League game coaching Benfica.
In 71 seasons of the European Cup and Champions League, record 15-time title winner Real Madrid never went to Kazakhstan where it plays Kairat Almaty on Tuesday.
That’s a meeting of No. 151 vs. No. 1 in the UEFA club rankings on the same day No. 2 Bayern Munich has a rare trip to Cyprus to face No. 91 Pafos, another competition newcomer.
Tottenham already went inside the Arctic Circle to face Bodo/Glimt — winning in the Europa League semifinals in May — and returns for the Norwegian champion’s first home game in the main stage of the Champions League.
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