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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The UEFA Champions League returns for the 2025\/26 season with 36 teams set to battle for Europe\u2019s most prestigious club football trophy.<\/p>\n

All participating clubs will discover their opponents when the official draw for the League Phase takes place on Thursday, August 28, 2025<\/b>, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The event will be streamed live on the UEFA website from 5:00 p.m. UK time<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Champions League Format<\/b><\/p>\n

This season continues with UEFA\u2019s revamped competition format:<\/p>\n

Each team will play eight matches<\/b> in the League Phase (four at home and four away).<\/p>\n

The top eight teams<\/b> will advance directly to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

Teams finishing 9th to 24th<\/b> will compete in a knockout play-off round to secure a place in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

The bottom eight teams (25th\u201336th)<\/b> will be eliminated from the competition.<\/p>\n

Losers of the knockout play-offs will drop into the UEFA Europa League.<\/p>\n

Big Names Await the Draw<\/b><\/p>\n

Some of Europe\u2019s elite clubs will learn their path to glory on Thursday, including Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Real Madrid<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Last season, Arsenal impressed in the League Phase with six victories out of eight, finishing third to book a direct place in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

In the final, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Inter Milan in a five-goal thriller to lift the 2024\/25 Champions League trophy.<\/p>\n

Draw Regulations<\/b><\/p>\n

Clubs from the same domestic league cannot face each other<\/b> during the League Phase.<\/p>\n

The draw will be conducted using four pots<\/b>, with teams seeded according to their UEFA coefficient ranking.<\/p>\n

Champions League 2025\/26 Draw Pots<\/b>
\nPot 1:<\/b> Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona<\/p>\n

Pot 2:<\/b> Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt (more teams to be added)<\/p>\n

Pot 3:<\/b> Ajax, Napoli, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Olympiakos, Slavia Prague, Marseille, Bodo\/Glimt<\/p>\n

Pot 4:<\/b> Newcastle United, Pafos, Athletic Club, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Kairat Almaty<\/p>\n

Football fans across the world will be eagerly awaiting the draw as Europe\u2019s biggest clubs prepare for another thrilling Champions League season.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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