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The Champions League draw confirmed 36 clubs.
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The league phase begins Sept. 16.
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The final takes place May 30, 2026, in Budapest.
UEFA confirmed the 36 clubs for this season’s Champions League league phase ahead of the Monaco draw.
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UEFA seeded teams into four pots using club coefficients, and each club will play home-and-away league matches against opponents from the other pots.
Pot 1:
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
Inter Milan
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona
Pot 2:
Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen
Atlético Madrid
Benfica
Atalanta
Villarreal
Juventus
Eintracht Frankfurt
Club Brugge
Pot 3:
Tottenham Hotspur
PSV Eindhoven
Ajax
Napoli
Sporting CP
Olympiakos
Slavia Prague
Bodo/Glimt
Olympique de Marseille.
Pot 4:
FC Copenhagen
Monaco
Galatasaray
Union SG
Qarabağ
Athletic Bilbao
Newcastle United
Pafos
Kairat
The draw rules prevent clubs from facing teams from the same country.
Also, no club will face more than two opponents from any one nation during the league phase.
These restrictions guarantee that each matchday’s Champions League draw features unexpected fixtures and major matchups.
Mark your calendar: the first league-phase matchday runs Sept. 16–18.
The Puskás Aréna in Budapest will host the final on May 30, 2026.
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