The UEFA Champions League draw was played in Monaco on Friday.
Published on August 28, 2025
Champions League holder Paris Saint-Germain will play Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the league stage this season, and set a record 15-time champion Real Madrid, facing Manchester City and Liverpool.
In theory, PSG’s simplest opponent would be against England’s Newcastle United and Spanish sports Bilbao.
Tottenham, Europa League championPSG will also be played repeatedly Their Super Cup Game Two weeks ago. PSG’s eight-game schedule was completed by Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta and Sporting Lisbon.
Real Madrid also received a challenging draw, including a trip to the Far East, playing Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty – 6,420 km (4,000 miles) from the Spanish capital.
Madrid has taken two British opponents from the pot of the top ranked team, who beat Manchester City in the knockout playoffs last season, beat Manchester City in the knockout stage and returned to Liverpool after the knockout stage Losing 2-0 at Anfield During last year’s league stage.
Madrid will also face Juventus in a repeat of the final victory in 2017, along with two French rivals Marseille and Monaco – where superstar forward Kylian Mbappe began his career.

Liverpool Fan Club Welcome Trent Alexander Arnold to Anfield With Madrid and took away the vibrant stadiums of Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray.
Bayern Munich will have two recent finals rematches – at home FIFA Club World Cup Champion Chelsea lost the 2012 championship game at home in 2012 and lost to PSG, beating PSG in the 2020 final. Bayern will also travel to Cyprus to face Pafos.
Manchester City will advance north of the Arctic Circle, facing Norway’s Bodo/Glimt and host former fans’ favorite Kevin de Bruyne with his new club Napoli.
Inter Milan, this Lost two of the last three finalswill win the first two teams in the Premier League last season, namely Liverpool and Arsenal. Last season, Inter defeated Arsenal in San Siro.
Kairat will also host the Brugge Club, Olympiakos and Pafos. The team also has to travel to four time zones in the west to play in Arsenal and Sports Lisbon.
Bodo/Glimt So hosts Juventus, Tottenham and Monaco want.
Qarabag, Azerbaijan, is another long trip to Baku, heading to Chelsea, Eintracht, Ajax and Copenhagen.
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This is the second season of the League Stage Format 36 teams play eight different opponents Follow January’s weighted schedule and rank in a single table.
The four new immigrants on the main stage of the Champions League are: Bodo/Glimt, Kairat Almaty, Russian-owned Pafos and Belgian champions United Saint Gillis.
Bodo and Almaty Shape’s game is the longest visiting team’s trip ever, and their coldest matches in January’s home game history. Bodo plays a role in a heated artificial turf field.
The computer draw allowed each team to attract two opponents from each of the four seeding pots. According to the five seasons of the European FEFA competition, the team’s seeds are based on their rankings.
Retired great Zlatan Ibrahimovic picked each team from his drawing pot, while former Ballon d’Or D’Or Kaka pressed the button to reveal the opponent’s slate.
The match will begin on September 16, with the final league stage on January 28. On that Wednesday night, all 36 teams started playing 18 games at the same time.
In the final ranking, the top eight teams advanced 16 rounds in March. Joining them will be the eight knockout playoff winners, which will be ranked ninth to 24th in February. The lowest 12 teams were eliminated.








