Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will learn their eight league phase fixtures in Monaco
The first round of league phase matches takes place during the week of 16/17 September
The first round of league phase matches takes place during the week of 16/17 September
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The draw for the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League takes places in Monaco this evening, with Premier League clubs eager to find out their opponents for the second edition of the competition’s new league phase.
England’s top flight has six representatives in Europe’s top cup competition this year, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea having finished in the top four last season before Newcastle took a place from fifth thanks to England’s co-efficient ranking.
And it was Tottenham who completed the line-up with a victory in the all-English Europa League final, with each club now waiting to see their home and away fixtures across the opening eight games of the competition.
Top European clubs including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and holders PSG will also be part of the draw, with the first round of fixtures taking place on 16/17 September.
Follow all the latest updates from Monaco below:
Champions League draw LIVE
The draw for the league phase of the Champions League takes place in Monaco from 5pm BST
Follow live updates from the draw here | Watch on TV and online via Uefa and TNT Sports channels
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Spurs are the English clubs involved
City, Liverpool & Chelsea are joined by holders PSG plus Real Madrid and Barcelona in Pot 1
Arsenal are in Pot 2 while Spurs take a place in Pot 3
6 minutes ago
Good afternoon
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of tonight’s Champions League league phase draw.
Six Premier League clubs will find out their opponents across the opening eight games of the competition, with Liverpool, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Spurs all eager to find out how difficult their routes to the knockout rounds are.
And we’ll have all the latest updates from Monaco right here.
Chris Wilson28 August 2025 13:58