28 August 2025
The moment we have all been waiting for has arrived!
Today, Thursday 28 August at 18:00 CEST, the draw for the League Phase of the 2025/26 edition of the UEFA Champions League will be held, which will reveal the Juventus Men’s First Team’s eight opponents in this first round of the competition.
Let's take a look at who the Bianconeri could come up against in Europe this year...
THE PARTICIPANTS
This is the list of the 36 teams, divided by their respective pots.
POT 1
- PSG (France)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- Manchester City (England)
- Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Liverpool (England)
- Inter (Italy)
- Chelsea (England)
- Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Barcelona (Spain)
POT 2
- Arsenal (England)
- Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
- Atletico Madrid (Spain)
- Benfica (Portugal)
- Atalanta (Italy)
- Villarreal (Spain)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
- Club Brugge (Belgium)
POT 3
- Tottenham (England)
- PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
- Ajax (Netherlands)
- Napoli (Italy)
- Sporting CP (Portugal)
- Olympiacos (Greece)
- Slavia Prague (Czechia)
- Bodo/Glimt (Norway)
- Marseille (France)
POT 4
- Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Monaco (France)
- Galatasaray (Turkiye)
- Union SG (Belgium)
- Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
- Athletic Club (Spain)
- Newcastle (England)
- Pafos (Cyprus)
- Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan)
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FORMAT EXPLAINED
This 2025/26 season is the second year of the new format.
Each team now plays eight matches in the new League Phase, with each of those eight games being played against different opposition. Four of the games are at home and, of course, four are away.
There are no more groups and, instead, each of the 36 teams compete in one big league table during the League Phase.
The top eight at the end of the League Phase advance to the Round of 16, which those placed 9th-24th go into a playoff round to join them. Teams who finish 25th or below are eliminated from European competition for the season.
