The most effective of the very best from throughout Europe are set to collide as soon as once more for this season’s Champions League and the all-important draw can be carried out this afternoon.
Paris Saint-Germain go into Europe’s premier membership match because the defending champions having demolished Inter Milan within the remaining final time period.
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However that merely means the goal on the again of Luis Enrique’s aspect has grown bigger as the remainder of the chasing pack look to dethrone the Parisian outfit.
This yr’s version marks the return of Premier League aspect Newcastle United to the Champions League after they completed fifth within the top-flight final season.
There may be additionally a debut for Belgian membership Union Saint-Gilloise within the league section of the match.
Champions League 2025/26 draw: Date and the best way to comply with
The draw for this yr’s league section will happen on Thursday, August 28.
Will probably be held on the Grimaldi Discussion board in Monaco and begins at 5pm UK time.
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Champions League 2025/26 draw format
This season’s Champions League marks a continuation from the brand new format that was launched final yr, the place the common group section was changed by the league section.
There can be 36 groups within the league section, however not each crew can play one another twice as they might in a standard league format.
Groups can be divided into 4 pots of 9 primarily based on their UEFA coefficient rating, with defending champs PSG sitting fairly as the highest seeds in pot one.
Every crew can be drawn to face two opponents from pots one to 4, which leaves each crew taking part in eight video games versus six beneath the earlier format.
4 of the eight video games can be at house and the opposite 4 away.
Ought to there be a number of groups from one nation, they won’t be able to face one another.
Moreover, groups cannot be drawn towards any greater than two sides from a specific nation.
The draw is randomly chosen by a pc, with groups manually drawn one-by-one beginning with pot one.
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Champions League play-off spherical outcomes
Kairat v Celtic (Agg 0-0, Pens 3-2)
Pafos v Purple Star Belgrade (Agg 3-2)
Sturm Graz v Bodo/Glimt (Agg 2-6)
Qarabag v Ferencvaros (Agg 5-4)
Benfica v Fenerbahce (Agg 1-0)
Membership Brugge v Rangers (Agg 9-1)
Copenhagen v Basel (Agg 3-1)
Champions League 2025/26 draw: Pots
Pot 1
- Paris Saint-Germain (9/2)
- Actual Madrid (11/2)
- Manchester Metropolis (8/1)
- Bayern Munich (10/1)
- Liverpool (11/2)
- Inter Milan (33/1)
- Chelsea (12/1)
- Borussia Dortmund (50/1)
- Barcelona (7/1)
Pot 2
- Arsenal (7/1)
- Bayer Leverkusen (50/1)
- Atletico Madrid (25/1)
- Benfica (250/1)
- Atalanta (80/1)
- Villarreal (125/1)
- Juventus (50/1)
- Eintracht Frankfurt 125/1)
- Membership Brugge (500/1)
Pot 3
- Tottenham (40/1)
- PSV Eindhoven (150/1)
- Ajax (200/1)
- Napoli (25/1)
- Sporting CP (200/1)
- Olympiacos (500/1)
- Slavia Prague (500/1)
- Bodo/Glimt (1000/1)
- Marseille (125/1)
Pot 4
- Copenhagen (750/1)
- Monaco (125/1)
- Galatasaray (250/1)
- Union Saint-Gilloise 250/1)
- Qarabag (5000/1)
- Athletic Bilbao (100/1)
- Newcastle (25/1)
- Pafos (5000/1)
- Kairat (5000/1)
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