On August 28, 2025, the draw for the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League group stage took place, where the 36 participating teams learned their fate for the most important club tournament in Europe, i.e. they already know who they will play against to advance in the competition.

It should be noted that the Champions League brings together the most important teams from the European leagues, as it is made up of the champions of each country, as well as the teams that qualified by winning a special cup or trophy. It is undoubtedly the highest level competition in the world.

Next, in Marca, we will tell you how the groups looked after the draw for the Champions League 25/26 league phase, whose final will be played at the Puskas Stadium in Budapest next year.

What are the groups for the 2025-26 Champions League?

The 36 participating teams were divided into four pots based on their individual coefficient ranking, with the reigning UEFA Champions League champions being the top seed in Pot 1.

Starting with pot 1, a physical ball was drawn before the automated software - already used last year - selected eight rivals for each team.

Each team will face two teams from each of the four pots, with one match at home and one away.

Teams from the same federation will not face each other, nor will more than two opponents from the same federation

The 2025-26 Champions League draw, which featured Zlatan Ibrahimovich and Kaka, produced the following results:

Bayern Munich vs

• Chelsea
• PSG
• Club Brugge
• Arsenal
• Sporting CP
• PSV
• Union SG
• Paphos

Chelsea vs

• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• Benfica
• Atalanta
• Ajax
• Napoli
• Paphos

Real Madrid vs

• Manchester City
• Liverpool
• Juventus
• Benfica
• Marseille
• Olympiacos
• Monaco
• Kairat Almaty

Inter Milan vs

• Liverpool
• Borussia Dortmund
• Arsenal
• Atletico Madrid
• Slavia Prague
• Ajax
• Kairat Almaty
• Union SG

Borussia Dortmund vs

• Inter Milan
• Manchester City
• Villarreal
• Juventus
• Bodo/Bodø/Glimt
• Tottenham
• Athletic Club
• FC Copenhagen

Liverpool vs

• Real Madrid
• Inter Milan
• Atletico Madrid
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• PSV
• Marseille
• Qarabag
• Galatasaray

Barcelona vs

• PSG
• Chelsea
• Frankfurt
• Club Brugge
• Olympiacos
• Slavia Prague
• Copenhagen
• Newcastle

PSG vs

• Bayern Munich
• Barcelona
• Atalanta
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Tottenham
• Sporting CP
• Newcastle
• Athletic Club

Leverkusen vs

• PSG
• Man City
• Villarreal
• Benfica
• PSV
• Olympiacos
• Newcastle
• Copenhagen

Arsenal vs

• Bayern Munich
• Inter
• Atletico
• Club Brugge
• Olympiacos
• Slavia Prague
• Kairat
• Athletic

Atalanta vs

• Chelsea
• PSG
• Club Brugge
• Frankfurt
• Slavia Prague
• Marseille
• Athletic
• Union SG

Club Brugge vs

• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• Arsenal
• Atalanta
• Marseille
• Sporting CP
• Monaco
• Kairat

✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 1 teams 🏠✈️#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/mWi7lwxw3I

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 28, 2025

Benfica vs

• Real Madrid
• Chelsea
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Juventus
• Naples
• Ajax
• Qarabag
• Newcastle

Frankfurt vs

• Liverpool
• Barcelona
• Atalanta
• Atletico Madrid
• Tottenham
• Napoli
• Galatasaray
• Qarabag

Atletico Madrid vs

• Inter
• Liverpool
• Frankfurt
• Arsenal
• Bodo
• PSV
• Union SG
• Galatasaray

Villarreal vs

• Manchester City
• Borussia Dortmund
• Juventus
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Ajax
• Tottenham
• Copenhagen
• Paphos

Marseille vs

• Liverpool
• Real Madrid
• Atalanta
• Club Brugge
• Ajax
• Sporting CP
• Newcastle
• Union SG

Tottenham vs

• Borussia Dortmund
• PSG
• Villarreal
• Frankfurt
• Slavia Prague
• Bodo
• Copenhagen
• Monaco

✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 2 teams 🏠✈️#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/Nqis4DXlU2

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 28, 2025

Bodø/Glimt vs

• Man City
• Borussia Dortmund
• Juventus
• Atleti
• Tottenham
• Slavia Prague
• Monaco
• Galatasaray

Ajax vs

• Inter Milan
• Chelsea
• Benfica
• Villarreal
• Olympiacos
• Marseille
• Galatasaray
• Qarabag

Slavia Prague vs

• Barcelona
• Inter
• Arsenal
• Atalanta
• Bodo
• Tottenham
• Athletic
• Paphos

PSV vs

• Bayern Munich
• Liverpool
• Atleti
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Napoli
• Olympiacos
• Union SG
• Newcastle

Napoli vs

• Chelsea
• Manchester City
• Frankfurt
• Benfica
• Sporting CP
• PSV
• Qarabag
• Copenhagen

✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 3 teams 🏠✈️#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/kEt1qqRglh

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 28, 2025

Sporting vs

• PSG
• Bayern Munich
• Club Brugge
• Juventus
• Marseille
• Napoli
• Kairat
• Athletic

Olympiacos vs

• Real Madrid
• Barcelona
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Arsenal
• PSV
• Ajax
• Pafos
• Kairat

Athletic Club vs

• PSG
• Borussia Dortmund
• Arsenal
• Atalanta
• Sporting CP
• Slavia Prague
• Qarabag
• Newcastle

Newcastle vs

• Barcelona
• PSG
• Benfica
• Bayer Leverkusen
• PSV
• Marseille
• Athletic
• Union SG

Pafos vs

• Bayern Munich
• Chelsea
• Villarreal
• Juventus
• Slavia Prague
• Olympiacos
• Monaco
• Kairat

Kairat Almaty vs

• Real Madrid
• Inter
• Club Brugge
• Arsenal
• Olympiacos
• Sporting CP
• Paphos
• Copenhagen

✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 4 teams 🏠✈️#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/a9gDwUKDMC

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 28, 2025

The schedule with dates and times for these matches will be announced on Saturday, August 30, according to the organization in charge of the 2025/26 Champions League.

When does the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League start?

It should be noted that the league phase of the current Champions League campaign will begin on September 16.