Champions League: Six Real Madrid stars set to face former clubs

At least six Real Madrid players will face their former clubs when the league phase of the UEFA Champions League begins.

This follows the confirmation of the Champions League draw for the 2025/2026 season on Thursday.

Recall that Real Madrid will take on Manchester City (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), and Kairat Almaty (A) in the Champions League phase.

The six Real Madrid players set to face their former clubs are Dean Huijsen, Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Brahim Díaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Álvaro Carreras.

Here are the players who will come up against their former clubs in the league phase of the Champions League:

Brahim Díaz vs Manchester City

Trent Alexander-Arnold vs Liverpool

Álvaro Carreras vs Benfica

Dean Huijsen vs Juventus

Kylian Mbappé vs Monaco

Aurélien Tchouaméni vs Monaco

Champions League: Six Real Madrid stars set to face former clubs