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. LAFC forward Son Heung-Min scores first MLS goal with a beautiful free kick 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 https://twitter.com/USER_ID/status/1961113519937540446 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 https://twitter.com/USER_ID/status/1961114670745461154 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 https://twitter.com/USER_ID/status/1961116322726822328 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 https://twitter.com/USER_ID/status/1961117796554740167 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.
