US EditionUEFA Champions League Draw 2025/26: Full Results as Teams Learn League-Phase Schedule
UEFA confirmed 36 teams for the 2025-26 Champions League league phase, featuring an eight-opponent format with top eight advancing directly to round of 16.
- On Thursday, August 28, 2025, UEFA staged the league-stage draw in Monaco, confirming 36 clubs and finalizing the pots for the Champions League league phase.
- For the second season, the competition retains the 36-team format with each club playing eight league-phase matches instead of six.
- UEFA's pot allocations place Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Dortmund and Barcelona in Pot 1, with the automated draw assigning two opponents from each pot for eight fixtures.
- At 5pm UK time on Thursday, the draw began with fixtures from September 16-18 through January 28, 2026, and the final set for May 30, 2026, at Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary.
- Under UEFA rules, teams cannot face more than two clubs from the same association; the top eight advance to the Round of 16, while teams finishing ninth to 24th enter two-legged knockout play-offs in February 2026.
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