The 36 teams taking part in the 2025-26 Champions League learned their opponents for the league phase during Thursday’s draw in Monaco. The tournament is entering its second season using the revamped “Swiss model” where all the clubs are grouped together, and each side plays eight different teams in the opening round to determine who makes the knockout stage.
Pot 1
Opponent Home or Away Bayern Munich Home Barcelona Away Atalanta Home Bayer Leverkusen Away Tottenham Home Sporting CP Away Newcastle Home Athletic Bilbao Away
Opponent Home or Away Manchester City Home Liverpool Away Juventus Home Benfica Away Marseille Home Olympiacos Away Monaco Home Kairat Almaty Away
Opponent Home or Away Borussia Dortmund Home Real Madrid Away Bayer Leverkusen Home Villarreal Away Napoli Home Bodo/Glimt Away Galatasaray Home Monaco Away
Opponent Home or Away Chelsea Home PSG Away Club Brugge Home Arsenal Away Sporting CP Home PSV Away Union Saint-Gilloise Home Pafos Away
Opponent Home or Away Real Madrid Home Inter Away Atletico Madrid Home Eintracht Frankfurt Away PSV Home Marseille Away Qarabag Home Galatasaray Away
Opponent Home or Away Liverpool Home Borussia Dortmund Away Arsenal Home Atletico Madrid Away Slavia Prague Home Ajax Away Kairat Almaty Home Union Saint-Gilloise Away
Opponent Home or Away Barcelona Home Bayern Munich Away Benfica Home Atalanta Away Ajax Home Napoli Away Pafos Home Qarabag Away
Opponent Home or Away Inter Home Manchester City Away Villarreal Home Juventus Away Bodo/Glimt Home Tottenham Away Athletic Bilbao Home Copenhagen Away
Opponent Home or Away PSG Home Chelsea Away Eintracht Frankfurt Home Club Brugge Away Olympiacos Home Slavia Prague Away Copenhagen Home Newcastle Away
Pot 2
Opponent Home or Away Bayern Munich Home Inter Away Atletico Madrid Home Club Brugge Away Olympiacos Home Slavia Prague Away Kairat Almaty Home Athletic Bilbao Away
Opponent Home or Away PSG Home Manchester City Away Villarreal Home Benfica Away PSV Home Olympiacos Away Newcastle Home Copenhagen Away
Opponent Home or Away Inter Home Liverpool Away Eintracht Frankfurt Home Arsenal Away Bodo/Glimt Home PSV Away Union Saint-Gilloise Home Galatasaray Away
Opponent Home or Away Real Madrid Home Chelsea Away Bayer Leverkusen Home Juventus Away Napoli Home Ajax Away Qarabag Home Newcastle Away
Opponent Home or Away Chelsea Home PSG Away Club Brugge Home Eintracht Frankfurt Away Slavia Prague Home Marseille Away Athletic Bilbao Home Union Saint-Gilloise Away
Opponent Home or Away Manchester City Home Borussia Dortmund Away Juventus Home Bayer Leverkusen Away Ajax Home Tottenham Away Copenhagen Home Pafos Away
Opponent Home or Away Borussia Dortmund Home Real Madrid Away Benfica Home Villarreal Away Sporting CP Home Bodo/Glimt Away Pafos Home Monaco Away
Opponent Home or Away Liverpool Home Barcelona Away Atalanta Home Atletico Madrid Away Tottenham Home Napoli Away Galatasaray Home Qarabag Away
Opponent Home or Away Barcelona Home Bayern Munich Away Arsenal Home Atalanta Away Marseille Home Sporting CP Away Monaco Home Kairat Almaty Away
Pot 3
Opponent Home or Away Borussia Dortmund Home PSG Away Villarreal Home Eintracht Frankfurt Away Slavia Prague Home Bodo/Glimt Away Copenhagen Home Monaco Away
Opponent Home or Away Bayern Munich Home Liverpool Away Atletico Madrid Home Bayer Leverkusen Away Napoli Home Olympiacos Away Union Saint-Gilloise Home Newcastle Away
Opponent Home or Away Inter Home Chelsea Away Benfica Home Villarreal Away Olympiacos Home Marseille Away Galatasaray Home Qarabag Away
Opponent Home or Away Chelsea Home Manchester City Away Eintracht Frankfurt Home Benfica Away Sporting CP Home PSV Away Qarabag Home Copenhagen Away
Opponent Home or Away PSG Home Bayern Munich Away Club Brugge Home Juventus Away Marseille Home Napoli Away Kairat Almaty Home Athletic Bilbao Away
Opponent Home or Away Real Madrid Home Barcelona Away Bayer Leverkusen Home Arsenal Away PSV Home Ajax Away Pafos Home Kairat Almaty Away
Opponent Home or Away Barcelona Home Inter Away Arsenal Home Atalanta Away Bodo/Glimt Home Tottenham Away Athletic Bilbao Home Pafos Away
Opponent Home or Away Manchester City Home Borussia Dortmund Away Juventus Home Atletico Madrid Away Tottenham Home Slavia Prague Away Monaco Home Galatasaray Away
Opponent Home or Away Liverpool Home Real Madrid Away Atalanta Home Club Brugge Away Ajax Home Sporting CP Away Newcastle Home Union Saint-Gilloise Away
Pot 4
Opponent Home or Away Borussia Dortmund Home Barcelona Away Bayer Leverkusen Home Villarreal Away Napoli Home Tottenham Away Kairat Almaty Home Qarabag Away
Opponent Home or Away Manchester City Home Real Madrid Away Juventus Home Club Brugge Away Tottenham Home Bodo/Glimt Away Galatasaray Home Pafos Away
Opponent Home or Away Liverpool Home Manchester City Away Atletico Madrid Home Eintracht Frankfurt Away Bodo/Glimt Home Ajax Away Union Saint-Gilloise Home Monaco Away
Opponent Home or Away Inter Home Bayern Munich Away Atalanta Home Atletico Madrid Away Marseille Home PSV Away Newcastle Home Galatasaray Away
Opponent Home or Away Chelsea Home Liverpool Away Eintracht Frankfurt Home Benfica Away Ajax Home Napoli Away Copenhagen Home Athletic Bilbao Away
Opponent Home or Away PSG Home Borussia Dortmund Away Arsenal Home Atalanta Away Sporting CP Home Slavia Prague Away Qarabag Home Newcastle Away
Opponent Home or Away Barcelona Home PSG Away Benfica Home Bayer Leverkusen Away PSV Home Marseille Away Athletic Bilbao Home Union Saint-Gilloise Away
Opponent Home or Away Bayern Munich Home Chelsea Away Villarreal Home Juventus Away Slavia Prague Home Olympiacos Away Monaco Home Kairat Almaty Away
Opponent Home or Away Real Madrid Home Inter Away Club Brugge Home Arsenal Away Olympiacos Home Sporting CP Away Pafos Home Copenhagen Away
This season’s Champions League, the 71st edition of Europe’s elite club competition, begins with Matchday 1 on Sept. 16. The league phase concludes Jan. 28, when every match will be played at the same time.
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