The UEFA Champions League is back with SIX Premier League teams sitting at European football’s top table this season.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Tottenham are competing for the biggest prize in club football this term and they will find out in today’s draw who they will be playing in the league phase of the competition.
Last season, Paris Saint-Germain finally ended their long wait to lift the famous trophy with their thrilling young side dismantling Inter Milan in the final and cementing their status as the best Europe has to offer.
While it looked like this PSG side were set to dominate for years to come, Chelsea demonstrated they can still be vulnerable with even Tottenham showing they can be got at in their recent Super Cup clash.
With Real Madrid and Barcelona both strengthening this summer and Bayern Munich undergoing something of a rebuild, the Champions League is as open as ever.
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August 28, 2025 4:20 pm
How does the Champions League draw work?
Ben Fleming
After its rollout last season, the league-phase format returns for a second season in all three UEFA club competitions.
Beginning with pot 1, the computer will randomly assign each club two opponents from each pot to make eight league phase fixtures in total, four at home and four away.
No teams from the same country can be drawn together at this stage, while clubs can only face a maximum of two opponents from the same association.
August 28, 2025 4:06 pm
Confirmed pots and teams
Ben Fleming
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
August 28, 2025 4:05 pm
How to watch the Champions League draw on TV and live stream
Ben Fleming
The draw will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, with a live stream available for free on their website, YouTube channel and on Discovery+.
UEFA.com will also live stream the draw on their website and YouTube channel for free.
August 28, 2025 4:04 pm
What time does the Champions League draw start?
Ben Fleming
The Champions League draw will be held today and will get underway from 5pm BST. The ceremony will take place in Monaco.
August 28, 2025 4:00 pm
Good afternoon!
Ben Fleming
Hello and welcome to Metro‘s live coverage of this afternoon’s Champions League draw.
Just the SIX Premier League teams waiting to discover their fate… stay with us and we’ll bring you all the updates.
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