The draw for the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League league phase was held on Thursday.
This season, the tournament will once again follow the Swiss-style league system instead of the traditional group stage format.
A total of 36 teams will compete, with the top eight advancing directly to the knockout stage. Teams finishing between 9th and 24th place will battle it out in a two-legged playoff to secure a spot in the last 16. Meanwhile, clubs ranked 25th to 36th will be eliminated from all European competitions.
Key Fixtures from the Draw:
- Bayern Munich: Chelsea (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Sporting CP (H), PSV (A), Union SG (H), Pafos (A)
- Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qarabag (A)
- Real Madrid: Manchester City (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A)
- Inter Milan: Liverpool (H), Dortmund (A), Arsenal (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Slavia Praha (H), Ajax (A), Kairat Almaty, Union SG
- Borussia Dortmund: Inter Milan (H), Manchester City, Villarreal, Juventus, Bodo/Glimt, Tottenham, Athletic Club, Copenhagen (A)
- Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Frankfurt, PSV, Marseille, Qarabag, Galatasaray (A)
- Barcelona: PSG (H), Chelsea, Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Slavia Praha, Copenhagen, Newcastle (A)