- PSG drew a tough group — hosting Manchester City, traveling to Barcelona, playing Aston Villa again and visiting Como (coached by Cesc Fàbregas).
- Four newcomers join the main phase: Como (Fàbregas), LASK, Viking and Azerbaijan’s Sabah — whose coach Valdas Dambrauskas famously used TV quiz winnings to study coaching in England.
- UEFA’s revamped 36-team format features an eight-game league phase (four home, four away), with the top eight advancing directly to the last 16 and about €2.5 billion in prize money up for grabs.
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