A new European journey is upon us! Barcelona will discover their eight League Phase opponents in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League season as the draw takes place starting in a half-hour in Monaco.
The Catalans will be hoping to go one better this year after a heartbreaking semi-final exit last season, but they dominated the League Phase despite a very difficult draw and will look for a crucial Top 2 finish once again this season.
Barça are in Pot 1 as usual and will draw two teams from each pot until
they find out the eight opponents they’ll face starting next month. Per UEFA’s rules, Barça cannot face teams from the same association — Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao or Villarreal — and cannot be drawn against more than two teams from the same country.
Here’s a reminder of the 36 teams and the four pots:
Pot 1: Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona.
Pot 2: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge.
Pot 3: Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Napoli, Sporting Lisbon, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, Olympique Marseille.
Pot 4: Copenhagen, AS Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Qarabag, Athletic Bilbao, Newcastle, Pafos, Kairat Almaty.
The draw can be watched live on the UEFA website, and you are free to follow and comment all the action in the comments below. Vamos!
