Manchester United draw Bayern as Newcastle face tough Champions League task

Eddie Howe’s side finished fourth in the Premier League last season and they have been paired with three European heavyweights.

This photograph taken on August 31, 2023 shows a screen displaying the fixtures for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League football cup after the draw for the 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League football tournament at The Grimaldi Forum in the Principality of Monaco. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Manchester United face Champions League group stage clashes with Harry Kane’s new club Bayern Munich, while Newcastle were handed an exceedingly tough task on their return to Europe’s top club competition.

The Red Devils came back late on to beat Bayern in the 1999 final and complete the treble, but the German champions came out on top in the sides’ last Champions League encounter in the 2014 quarter-finals.