US EditionWhat Time Is the 2025/26 Champions League Draw? Format and Qualified Teams
- The draw for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase is scheduled for August 28 at midnight ET in Monaco and will feature the 36 teams qualified for the competition.
- This draw follows the new format introduced last season that places all teams in a single league phase with eight matches each.
- Teams are seeded into four pots based on UEFA rankings, with clubs like Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich in Pot 1 and FC Copenhagen in Pot 4.
- The draw starts at 12 p.m. ET, assigns eight matches per team including four away games, and avoids pairing teams from the same country or more than two from others.
- The league phase resumes in September 2025, with the top eight advancing directly to the Round of 16 and the final scheduled for May 30, 2026, at Budapest's Puskas Arena.
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