UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Draw to Take Place Today
Express TV: Mustafa Filali
Football fans are setting their sights on the principality of Monaco today, where the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the 2025-2026 season will take place, starting at 5 PM (GMT+1).
For the second consecutive year under the competition’s new format, this phase will feature 36 teams, including three clubs making their debut in the prestigious continental tournament: Kazakhstan’s FC Kairat Almaty, Norway’s Bodø/Glimt, and Cyprus’s Pafos.
The distribution of the clubs into four pots is as follows:
Pot 1: Paris Saint-Germain (France) – Real Madrid (Spain) – Barcelona (Spain) – Manchester City (England) – Liverpool (England) – Chelsea (England) – Inter Milan (Italy) – Bayern Munich (Germany) – Borussia Dortmund (Germany).
Pot 2: Arsenal (England) – Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) – Atlético Madrid (Spain) – Villarreal (Spain) – Benfica (Portugal) – Atalanta (Italy) – Juventus (Italy) – Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) – Club Brugge (Belgium).
Pot 3: Tottenham Hotspur (England) – PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) – Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) – Napoli (Italy) – Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) – Olympiacos (Greece) – Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) – Bodø/Glimt (Norway) – Olympique Marseille (France).
Pot 4: Copenhagen (Denmark) – Monaco (France) – Galatasaray (Turkey) – Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) – Qarabağ (Azerbaijan) – Athletic Bilbao (Spain) – Newcastle United (England) – Pafos (Cyprus) – FC Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan).
