Ultimate prize: PSG won the Champions League for the first time in Munich last season
The draw for the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League is upon us with no fewer than six Premier League teams set to discover their opponents in Monaco this evening. English champions Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City are all placed in pot 1 alongside holders Paris Saint-Germain and the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona, with Arsenal in pot 2 and Europa League winners Tottenham ending their three-year absence from the competition in pot 3.
Newcastle return in pot 4, but there is no Celtic or Rangers this season after they both fell in the last round of qualifying this week. There are four Champions League debutants among the 36 teams involved in Bodo/Glimt, Pafos, Union Saint-Gilloise and Kairat Almaty, with each club set to play eight league phase fixtures in total.
Teams will be drawn by a computer against two sides from each pot, with four matches at home and four away, with matchday 1 coming up next month and the final being held in Budapest in May 2026. Follow the Champions League draw live below!
Confirmed teams and pots
Pot 1: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona
Pot 2: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge
Pot 3: Tottenham, PSV, Ajax, Napoli, Sporting CP, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, Marseille
Pot 4: Copenhagen, Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Qarabag, Athletic Club, Newcastle, Pafos, Kairat
How to watch Champions League draw
TV channel: The draw will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1. Coverage starts at 5pm BST and the draw will commence shortly after.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online via the Discovery+ app and website.
UEFA.com and the TNT Sports YouTube channel will also show proceedings live for free.
Champions League draw live
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of the draw for the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League.
There are no fewer than six Premier League teams awaiting their European fate in Monaco this evening, with champions Liverpool joined by Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Europa League winners Tottenham.
Proceedings at the Grimaldi Forum should get underway at 5pm BST, so stay tuned for live coverage.
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