Champions League draw LIVE: Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool & more discover 2025-26 opponents

Athletic Club: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Arsenal (H), Atalanta (A), Sporting CP (H), Slavia Prague (A), Qarabag (H), Newcastle United (A).Qarabag: Chelsea (H), Liverpool (A), Eintracht Frankfurt (H), Benfica (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Copenhagen (H), Athletic Club (A).Monaco: Manchester City (H), Real Madrid (A), Juventus (H), Club Brugge (A), Tottenham (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H), Pafos (A).Galatasaray: Liverpool (H), Manchester City (A), Atletico Madrid (H), &nbsp;Eintracht Frankfurt (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Ajax (A), Union SG (H), Monaco (A).Newcastle United: Barcelona (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Benfica (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Marseille (A), Athletic Club (H), Union SG (A).Union SG: Inter Milan (H), Bayern Munich (A), Atalanta (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Marseille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Newcastle United (H), Galatasaray (A).Pafos: Bayern Munich (H), Chelsea (A), Villarreal (H), Juventus (A), Slavia Prague (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A).Copenhagen: Borussia Dortmund (H), Barcelona (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Villarreal (A), Napoli (H), Tottenham (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Qarabag (A).Kairat Almaty: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Olympiacos (H), Sporting CP (A), Pafos (H), Copenhagen (A).&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 4 teams 🏠✈️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/a9gDwUKDMC">pic.twitter.com/a9gDwUKDMC</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1961117796554740167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pot Four draw

Marseille: Liverpool (H), Real Madrid (A), Atalanta (H), Club Brugge (A), Ajax (H), Sporting CP (A), Newcastle United (H), Union SG (A).Tottenham: Borussia Dortmund (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Villarreal (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Copenhagen (H), Monaco (A).Bodo/Glimt: Manchester City (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Juventus (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Tottenham (H), Slavia Prague (A), Monaco (H), Galatasaray (A).Sporting CP: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Bayern Munich (A), Club Brugge (H), Juventus (A), Marseille (H), Napoli (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Athletic Club (A).Olympiacos: Real Madrid (H), Barcelona (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Arsenal (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Ajax (A), Pafos (H), Kairat Almaty (A).Ajax: Inter Milan (H), Chelsea (A), Benfica (H), Villarreal (A), Olympiacos (H), Marseille (A), Galatasaray (H), Qarabag (A).Slavia Prague: Barcelona (H), Inter Milan (A), Arsenal (H), Atalanta (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Tottenham (A), Athletic Club (H), Pafos (A).PSV Eindhoven: Bayern Munich (H), Liverpool (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Napoli (H), Olympiacos (A), Union SG (H), Newcastle United (A).Napoli: Chelsea (H), Manchester City (A), Eintracht Frankfurt (H), Benfica (A), Sporting CP (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Qarabag (H), Copenhagen (A).&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 3 teams 🏠✈️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/kEt1qqRglh">pic.twitter.com/kEt1qqRglh</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1961116322726822328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pot Three draw

Arsenal: Bayern Munich (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Club Brugge (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Kairat Almaty (H), and Athletic Club (A).Atalanta: Chelsea (H), Paris St-Germain (A), Club Brugge (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Marseille (A), Athletic Bilbao (H), and Union SG (A).Benfica: Real Madrid (H), Chelsea (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Juventus (A), Napoli (H), Ajax (A), Qarabag (H), Newcastle United (A).Club Brugge: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Arsenal (H), Atalanta (A), Marseille (H), Sporting CP (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A).Eintracht Frankfurt: Liverpool (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Tottenham (H), Napoli (A), Galatasaray (H), Qarabag (A).Juventus: Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (A), Benfica (H), Villarreal (A), Sporting CP (H), Bodo/Glimt (H), Pafos (H), Monaco (A).Atletico Madrid: Inter Milan (H), Liverpool (A), Eintracht Frankfurt (H), Arsenal (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Union SG (H), Galatasaray (A).Villarreal: Manchester City (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Juventus (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Ajax (H), Tottenham (A), Copenhagen (H), Pafos (A).&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 2 teams 🏠✈️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/Nqis4DXlU2">pic.twitter.com/Nqis4DXlU2</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1961114670745461154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pot Two draw

Here are who the competition's heavyweights get home (H) and away (A) this season.Bayern Munich: Chelsea (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Sporting CP (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Union SG (H), Pafos (A).Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qarabag (A).&nbsp;Real Madrid: Manchester City (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), and Kairat Almaty (A).Inter Milan: Liverpool (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Arsenal (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Slavia Prague (H), Ajax (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Union SG (A).&nbsp;Borussia Dortmund: Inter Milan (H), Manchester City (A), Villarreal (H), Juventus (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Tottenham (A), Athletic Club (H), Copenhagen (A).Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Marseille (A), Qarabag (H), and Galatasaray (A).Barcelona: Paris St-Germain (H), Chelsea (A), Eintracht Frankfurt (H), Club Brugge (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Copenhagen (H), Newcastle United (A).Paris Saint-Germain: Bayern Munich (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Tottenham (H), Sporting CP (A), Newcastle United (H), Athletic Club (A).Manchester City: Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Villarreal (A), Napoli (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H), Monaco (A).&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">✅ Home and away opponents for Pot 1 teams 🏠✈️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/mWi7lwxw3I">pic.twitter.com/mWi7lwxw3I</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1961113519937540446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pot One draw

Thanks for tuning in to our GOAL blog for the Champions League draw.The official schedule for all of these games will be released by UEFA on Saturday, so keep your eyes peeled!&nbsp;Just remember, the first round of fixtures runs from September 16-18, so not long now!

Goodbye for now!

While it is a way off, here are some dates for your diary in 2026!Knockout phase play-offs: February 17/18 &amp; 24/25Round of 16: March 10/11 &amp; 17/18Quarter-finals: April 7/8 &amp; 14/15Semi-finals: April 28/29 &amp; May 5/6Final: May 30

Champions League knockout phase dates

With Real Madrid facing off against Liverpool, that means Trent Alexander-Arnold gets to return to his old stomping ground, Anfield.And Manchester City club legend Kevin De Bruyne will come up against his old employers when Napoli face them in the league phase of the competition.

Some familiar faces return...

There are some juicy-looking fixtures in this league phase Champions League draw.&nbsp;For instance, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain take on Bayern Munich and Barcelona, 15-time winners Real Madrid face familiar foes Manchester City and Liverpool.Conference League and Club World Cup holders Chelsea face Bayern and Barcelona, while London rivals Tottenham can look forward to fixtures with PSG and Borussia Dortmund.Meanwhile, Arsenal will tango with Bayern and Atletico Madrid, while Newcastle United have to face PSG and Barcelona. And that is just scratching the surface!&nbsp;

Eye-catching match-ups!

This season's final will be played out at 67,215-capacity Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, May 30.There has been a change to this season's final in terms of timings. Usually, the match starts at 9pm CET (8pm BST), but this time it will kick off at the earlier time of 6pm CET (5pm BST).UEFA said they did this to “enhance the matchday experience and benefit fans, teams and host cities”.&nbsp;

Where will the Champions League final take place?

To signal Chelsea winning the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League, the only team to do the clean sweep, the Blues are being honoured at the ceremony.UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin appeared on stage and presented an award to Chelsea’s president and chief operating officer, Jason Gannon.

Chelsea receive award for European success

While the cameras are rolling, the draw has not yet begun. So if you still want to tune in, you can do so in many ways.&nbsp;Fans in the United States who have a <a href="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/4e9E1L?subId3=xid:fr1756393707482hgf">Paramount+</a> account can stream the draw live on that platform or watch it live on CBS Sports Golazo. All Champions League games (as well as those in the Europa League and Europa Conference League) will be available to watch on Paramount+, CBS Sports, and CBS Sports Golazo this season.In the United Kingdom, the draw will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, as well as being available to stream on <a href="https://discovery.prf.hn/click/camref:1011l3Hi9C/pubref:xid:fr1756393707482fjb">discovery+</a> or Amazon Prime Video. TNT Sports is the home of Champions League football in the UK.The draw is also streamed live internationally by UEFA itself, on its official website <a href="https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/">uefa.com</a>, and associated social media channels.

Where to watch the draw? 

If you finish in the top eight of the league phase, you will reach the last 16 of the Champions League.The clubs that end up between ninth and 16th will be seeded for a two-legged knockout play-off tie against unseeded teams that finish between 17th and 24th.Those who place between 25th and 36th will exit Europe completely. In years gone by, they would have dropped into the Europa League but that is no longer the case.&nbsp;

Who qualifies for the knockout stages?

Each team in the competition will play eight different opponents, with four games played at home and four games played away.&nbsp;<ol><li>To begin with, a ball is drawn manually from Pot One. The software then randomly selects eight opponents - two from each pot - as well as assigning which games will be played at home and which will be played away. This process is then repeated for the remaining teams in Pot One.</li><li>The draw then moves on to Pot Two, and the same procedure is followed, with a ball being manually drawn and the software randomly drawing opponents. Since two teams from Pot One will already be determined, the software draws two opponents from each of Pots Two, Three, and Four.</li><li>The same process is then applied to Pot Three and finally on to Pot Four to complete the draw.</li></ol>If that doesn't make sense, here is an <a href="https://youtu.be/LWuMDSrpaSA?si=bSIAILkt2ABbqPho">explainer video</a> from UEFA.

How does the Champions League draw work?

For the league phase of this season's Champions League, the dates you need to know about are below.Matchday 1: September 16-18, 2025Matchday 2: September 30-October 1, 2025Matchday 3: October 21-22, 2025Matchday 4: November 4-5, 2025Matchday 5: November 25-26, 2025Matchday 6: December 9-10, 2025Matchday 7: January 20-21, 2026Matchday 8: January 28, 2026

When will the Champions League fixtures be played? 

We are now into the section of teams who will be trying to punch above their weight. There are still some hefty European clubs in here, though, including Galatasaray, Monaco, and Athletic Club, while Newcastle will give it their all as well.&nbsp;<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Team</th><th>Association</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>28</td><td>Copenhagen</td><td>Denmark</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Monaco</td><td>France</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Galatasaray</td><td>Turkey</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Union SG</td><td>Belgium</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Qarabag</td><td>Azerbaijan</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Athletic Club</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Pafos</td><td>Cyprus</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Kairat Almaty</td><td>Kazakhstan</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;

Who is in Pot Four? 

Thomas Frank's Tottenham are one of the big names in this pot, as are Antonio Conte's Napoli, and Roberto De Zerbi's Marseille.&nbsp;<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Team</th><th>Association</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>19</td><td>Tottenham</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>PSV</td><td>Netherlands</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Ajax</td><td>Netherlands</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Napoli</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Portugal</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Olympiacos</td><td>Greece</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Slavia Prague</td><td>Czech Republic</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Bodo/Glimt</td><td>Norway</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Marseille</td><td>France</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;

Who is in Pot Three?

Last year's semi-finalists, Arsenal, are in this pot, as are former finalists Atletico Madrid, and Erik ten Hag's Bayer Leverkusen.&nbsp;<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Team</th><th>Association</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>10</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Germany</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Atletico Madrid</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Portugal</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Atalanta</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Juventus</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Germany</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Club Brugge</td><td>Belgium</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;

Who is in Pot Two?

In each pot, there are nine teams. Naturally, the favourites, including Liverpool, holders Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid, are in Pot One. The full list for that elite tier is down below.<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Team</th><th>Association</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>PSG</td><td>France</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>Spain</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>Germany</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Inter</td><td>Italy</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>England</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>Germany</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Spain</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Who is in Pot One for the draw?

Good afternoon and welcome to Goal's live coverage of the draw for the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League.A total of six Premier League sides will find out who they will face in the competition, with English top-flight champions Liverpool one of the favourites, alongside rivals Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle United, and Europa League winners Tottenham.The draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco should begin at around 5pm BST, so follow this blog for live updates.&nbsp;

The 2025-26 Champions League draw awaits!

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The 2025-26 Champions League draw live, with updates on who Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham and more will play in the &apos;League Phase&apos;