**DEFENDING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS**
Dutch Eredivisie: Feyenoord
English Premier League: Manchester City
French Ligue 1: Paris St. Germain
German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Italian Serie A: Napoli
Portuguese Primeira Liga: Benfica
Spanish La Liga: Barcelona
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Feyenoord, Manchester City, Napoli, and Paris St. Germain have league titles to defend in their respective domestic leagues.
Benfica and Barcelona will look to make it a consecutive title winning season.
Napoli, who went without a league title for 33 years, are the least likely to defend their title based on history. Feyenoord may also struggle to hold on to their crown, as there were five years between their last two league titles.
The track record of Bayern Munich and Manchester City makes them the most likely to defend the league title. Paris St. Germain would also be a favorite once they settle their squad.
Napoli and Manchester City will start their seasons against newly-promoted teams.
Feyenoord and Paris Saint-Germain are the only defending champions who will play their opening matches at home.
THE FIXTURES
August 11. 2023: 🏴 Burnley vs. **Manchester City**
August 12. 2023: 🇫🇷 **Paris St. Germain** vs. Lorient
August 13. 2023: 🇳🇱 **Feyenoord** vs. Fortuna Sittard / 🇪🇸 Getafe vs. **Barcelona**
August 14. 2023: 🇵🇹 Boavista vs. **Benfica**
August 18. 2023: 🇩🇪 Werder Bremen vs. **Bayern Munich**
August 19. 2023: 🇮🇹 Frosinone vs. **Napoli**
**PROMOTED CHAMPIONS vs. DEFENDING CHAMPIONS**
In the Italian Serie A and the English Premier League, the defending champions will face a side that was promoted as champions. Napoli will play Frosinone, while Manchester City will play away against Burnley, The defending champions will be away from home. The good news for Burnley and Frosinone is that they will get a helpful test to prepare them for the remainder of the season.
August 11. 2023: 🏴 Burnley vs. **Manchester City**
August 19. 2023: 🇮🇹 Frosinone vs. **Napoli**
