Champions League 2025/26 draw: Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle discover opponents

The draw for the league phase of the Champions League has been revealed, with 36 teams to take part in the new format for the tournament. Following the introduction of the League Phase last season, the format will continue in 2025/26, with each team playing eight matches against eight different teams, four at home and four away.  The top eight sides in the league qualify automatically for the knockout stage, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure their path into the last 16.  Champions League draw in full for English teams Manchester City: Borussia Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Villarreal (A), Napoli (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H), Monaco (A) Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), PSV (H), Marseille (A), Qarabag (H), Galatasaray (A) Arsenal: Bayern Munich (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Club Brugge (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Athletic Bilbao (A) Tottenham: Borussia Dortmund (H), PSG (A), Villarreal (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Copenhagen (H), Monaco (A) Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qarabag (A) Newcastle: Barcelona (H), PSG (A), Benfica (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), PSV, (H), Marseille (A), Athletic Bilbao (H), Union SG (A)  The post Champions League 2025/26 draw: Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle discover opponents appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.