UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Draw: Opponents of every team
The UEFA Champions League 2025/26 draw took place on August 28, 2025, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, featuring 36 elite clubs. Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning champions, topped Pot 1.
Koushik Biswas
Aug 28, 2025
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The UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league phase draw was completed on Thurshday, 28 August at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, bringing together 36 elite European clubs as they get to know their group stage opponents for the upcoming season.
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When does the UEFA Champions League start?
The matchday 1 of the league phase, following the draw, will take place between September 16 and 18, 2025, and will continue until the final regular league matchday on January 28, 2026.
The final of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 will take place on May 30, 2026, at the iconic Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
Pots for the draw
The 36 teams were divided into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficient rankings, with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) headlining Pot 1 as the top seed.
Pot 1: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, BarcelonaPot 2: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club BruggePot 3: Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Napoli, Sporting CP, Olympiacos, Slavia Praha, Bodø/Glimt, MarseillePot 4: Copenhagen, Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Qarabağ, Athletic Club Bilbao, Newcastle United, Pafos, Kairat AlmatyRead Also: FIFA World Cup 2026: When and where is the World Cup draw?
Draw Format
During the draw, each team was against eight different clubs, facing two teams from each pot.
Each matchup will consist of a home and away leg.
Interestingly, the draw is designed to prevent clubs from the same national association from facing each other more than twice.
Former Brazilian great Kaka and one of the greatest strikers of the modern era, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, were present during the draw. Ibrahimovic was also presented with the UEFA President’s Awards 2025.
Opponents for each team
Ajax
Home:
Inter (ITA)Benfica (POR)Olympiacos (GRE)Galatasaray (TUR)Away:
Chelsea (ENG)Villarreal (ESP)Marseille (FRA)Qarabağ (AZE)Arsenal
Home:
Bayern München (GER)Atleti (ESP)Olympiacos (GRE)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Away:
Inter (ITA)Club Brugge (BEL)Slavia Praha (CZE)Athletic Club (ESP)Atalanta
Home:
Chelsea (ENG)Club Brugge (BEL)Slavia Praha (CZE)Athletic Club (ESP)Away:
Paris (FRA)Frankfurt (GER)Marseille (FRA)Union SG (BEL)Athletic Club
Home:
Paris (FRA)Arsenal (ENG)Sporting CP (POR)Qarabağ (AZE)Away:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Atalanta (ITA)Slavia Praha (CZE)Newcastle (ENG)Atletico Madrid (Atleti)
Home:
Inter (ITA)Frankfurt (GER)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Union SG (BEL)Away:
Liverpool (ENG)Arsenal (ENG)PSV (NED)Galatasaray (TUR)Borussia Dortmund (B. Dortmund)
Home:
Inter (ITA)Villarreal (ESP)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Athletic Club (ESP)Away:
Man City (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Tottenham (ENG)Copenhagen (DEN)Barcelona
Home:
Paris (FRA)Frankfurt (GER)Olympiacos (GRE)Copenhagen (DEN)Away:
Chelsea (ENG)Club Brugge (BEL)Slavia Praha (CZE)Newcastle (ENG)Bayern München
Home:
Chelsea (ENG)Club Brugge (BEL)Sporting CP (POR)Union SG (BEL)Away:
Paris (FRA)Arsenal (ENG)PSV (NED)Pafos (CYP)Benfica
Home:
Real Madrid (ESP)Leverkusen (GER)Napoli (ITA)Qarabağ (AZE)Away:
Chelsea (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Ajax (NED)Newcastle (ENG)Bodø/Glimt
Home:
Man City (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Tottenham (ENG)Monaco (FRA)Away:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Atletico Madrid (ESP)Slavia Praha (CZE)Galatasaray (TUR)Chelsea
Home:
Barcelona (ESP)Benfica (POR)Ajax (NED)Pafos (CYP)Away:
Bayern München (GER)Atalanta (ITA)Napoli (ITA)Qarabağ (AZE)Club Brugge
Home:
Barcelona (ESP)Arsenal (ENG)Marseille (FRA)Monaco (FRA)Away:
Bayern München (GER)Atalanta (ITA)Sporting CP (POR)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Copenhagen
Home:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Leverkusen (GER)Napoli (ITA)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Away:
Barcelona (ESP)Villarreal (ESP)Tottenham (ENG)Qarabağ (AZE)Eintracht Frankfurt
Home:
Liverpool (ENG)Atalanta (ITA)Tottenham (ENG)Galatasaray (TUR)Away:
Barcelona (ESP)Atletico Madrid (ESP)Napoli (ITA)Qarabağ (AZE)Galatasaray
Home:
Liverpool (ENG)Atletico Madrid (ESP)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Union SG (BEL)Away:
Man City (ENG)Frankfurt (GER)Ajax (NED)Monaco (FRA)Inter Milan
Home:
Liverpool (ENG)Arsenal (ENG)Slavia Praha (CZE)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Away:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Atletico Madrid (ESP)Ajax (NED)Union SG (BEL)Juventus
Home:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Benfica (POR)Sporting CP (POR)Pafos (CYP)Away:
Real Madrid (ESP)Villarreal (ESP)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Monaco (FRA)Kairat Almaty
Home:
Real Madrid (ESP)Club Brugge (BEL)Olympiacos (GRE)Pafos (CYP)Away:
Inter (ITA)Arsenal (ENG)Sporting CP (POR)Copenhagen (DEN)Leverkusen
Home:
Paris (FRA)Villarreal (ESP)PSV (NED)Newcastle (ENG)Away:
Man City (ENG)Benfica (POR)Olympiacos (GRE)Copenhagen (DEN)Liverpool
Home:
Real Madrid (ESP)Atletico Madrid (ESP)PSV (NED)Qarabağ (AZE)Away:
Inter (ITA)Frankfurt (GER)Marseille (FRA)Galatasaray (TUR)Manchester City
Home:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Leverkusen (GER)Napoli (ITA)Galatasaray (TUR)Away:
Real Madrid (ESP)Villarreal (ESP)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Monaco (FRA)Marseille
Home:
Liverpool (ENG)Atalanta (ITA)Ajax (NED)Newcastle (ENG)Away:
Real Madrid (ESP)Club Brugge (BEL)Sporting CP (POR)Union SG (BEL)Monaco
Home:
Man City (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Tottenham (ENG)Galatasaray (TUR)Away:
Real Madrid (ESP)Club Brugge (BEL)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Pafos (CYP)Napoli
Home:
Chelsea (ENG)Frankfurt (GER)Sporting CP (POR)Qarabağ (AZE)Away:
Man City (ENG)Benfica (POR)PSV (NED)Copenhagen (DEN)Newcastle United
Home:
Barcelona (ESP)Benfica (POR)PSV (NED)Athletic Club (ESP)Away:
Paris (FRA)Leverkusen (GER)Marseille (FRA)Union SG (BEL)Olympiacos
Home:
Real Madrid (ESP)Leverkusen (GER)PSV (NED)Pafos (CYP)Away:
Barcelona (ESP)Arsenal (ENG)Ajax (NED)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Pafos
Home:
Bayern München (GER)Villarreal (ESP)Slavia Praha (CZE)Monaco (FRA)Away:
Chelsea (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Olympiacos (GRE)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Home:
Bayern München (GER)Atalanta (ITA)Tottenham (ENG)Newcastle (ENG)Away:
Barcelona (ESP)Leverkusen (GER)Sporting CP (POR)Athletic Club (ESP)PSV Eindhoven
Home:
Bayern München (GER)Atletico Madrid (ESP)Napoli (ITA)Union SG (BEL)Away:
Liverpool (ENG)Leverkusen (GER)Olympiacos (GRE)Newcastle (ENG)Qarabağ
Home:
Chelsea (ENG)Frankfurt (GER)Ajax (NED)Copenhagen (DEN)Away:
Liverpool (ENG)Benfica (POR)Napoli (ITA)Athletic Club (ESP)Real Madrid
Home:
Man City (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Marseille (FRA)Monaco (FRA)Away:
Liverpool (ENG)Benfica (POR)Olympiacos (GRE)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Slavia Praha
Home:
Barcelona (ESP)Arsenal (ENG)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Athletic Club (ESP)Away:
Inter (ITA)Atalanta (ITA)Tottenham (ENG)Pafos (CYP)Sporting CP
Home:
Paris (FRA)Club Brugge (BEL)Marseille (FRA)Kairat Almaty (KAZ)Away:
Bayern München (GER)Juventus (ITA)Napoli (ITA)Athletic Club (ESP)Tottenham Hotspur
Home:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Villarreal (ESP)Slavia Praha (CZE)Copenhagen (DEN)Away:
Paris (FRA)Frankfurt (GER)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Monaco (FRA)Union SG
Home:
Inter (ITA)Atalanta (ITA)Marseille (FRA)Newcastle (ENG)Away:
Bayern München (GER)Atletico Madrid (ESP)PSV (NED)Galatasaray (TUR)Villarreal
Home:
Man City (ENG)Juventus (ITA)Ajax (NED)Copenhagen (DEN)Away:
Borussia Dortmund (GER)Leverkusen (GER)Tottenham (ENG)Pafos (CYP)AjaxHome:
Inter (ITA)Benfica (POR)Olympiacos (GRE)Galatasaray (TUR)Away:
Chelsea (ENG)Villarreal (ESP)Marseille (FRA)Qarabağ (AZE)Share