The draw for the 2025/2026 Champions League league phase was completed on Thursday, revealing all the matchups for the new season.
This year, the competition will continue with the ‘Swiss-style’ league format instead of the usual group stage that fans are used to.
A total of 36 teams will take part in the tournament this season.
The top eight teams in the league phase will automatically advance to the knockout rounds. Teams finishing ninth to twenty-fourth will compete in a two-legged playoff to earn a place in the Round of 16. Teams ranked 25th to 36th will be eliminated from the tournament.
Bayern Munich will face Chelsea at home, PSG away, Club Brugge at home, Arsenal away, Sporting CP at home, PSV away, Union SG at home, and Pafos away.
Chelsea will play Barcelona at home, Bayern Munich away, Benfica at home, Atalanta away, Ajax at home, Napoli away, Pafos at home, and Qarabag away. Real Madrid will take on Manchester City at home, Liverpool away, Juventus at home, Benfica away, Marseille at home, Olympiacos away, Monaco at home, and Kairat Almaty away.
Inter Milan will meet Liverpool at home, Dortmund away, Arsenal at home, Atletico Madrid away, Slavia Praha at home, Ajax away, Kairat Almaty, and Union SG.
Borussia Dortmund will face Inter Milan at home, Manchester City, Villarreal, Juventus, Bodo/Glimt, Tottenham, Athletic Club, and Copenhagen away. Liverpool will play Real Madrid at home, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Frankfurt, PSV, Marseille, Qarabag, and Galatasaray away.
Barcelona will take on PSG at home, Chelsea, Frankfurt, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Slavia Praha, Copenhagen, and Newcastle away.
The 2025/26 season promises exciting matches as Europe’s top clubs face each other across the continent. Fans can look forward to a thrilling season in the Champions League’s new Swiss-style format.
