This Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., the draw for the league phase of the 2025-2026 Champions League will take place, which of course involves Paris Saint-Germain (the reigning French champions). Which teams will PSG face to advance to the round of 16? You can follow the written results, in addition to the live stream provided by PSG (at the end of the article).
The qualified clubs in each pot:
Pot 1: PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona.
Pot 2: Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Atalanta Bergamo, Villarreal, Juventus Turin, Eintracht Frankfurt, Club Brugge.
Pot 3: Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax Amsterdam, Napoli, Sporting CP, Olympiakos, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, OM.
Pot 4: FC Copenhagen, AS Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Qarabag, Athletic Bilbao, Newcastle, Pafos, Kairat Almaty.
How the draw and the league work:
(Source: UEFA website)
“With the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase (formerly the group phase). They will no longer face three opponents twice – home and away – but eight different teams, playing half of these matches at home and half away.
To determine the eight opponents, the teams will first be placed into four pots. Each team will then be drawn to face two opponents from each of these pots, playing one match against a team from each pot at home and one match away.”
It is not possible to face teams from the same country in the league phase, nor more than two teams from the same championship.
Qualifications based on standings:
1st to 8th: Qualification for the Round of 16.
9th to 24th: Qualification for a two-legged play-off.
25th to 36th: Elimination from all European competitions.
Pot 1 opponents:
PSG (all in bold).
PSG:
Real Madrid:
Manchester City:
Bayern Munich:
Liverpool:
Inter Milan:
Chelsea:
Borussia Dortmund:
FC Barcelona:
French clubs:
OM:
Monaco:
