Champions League Group Stage Draw: Qualified clubs learn eight opponent

The 2025/26 Champions League Group Stage Draw have been held as qualified teams across Europe learn their eight opponents.

Trent Alexander-Arnold will return to Anfield with Real Madrid as Liverpool were handed a tricky draw that includes a trip to Inter and a home clash with Atletico Madrid, while Chelsea will take on Barcelona on their Champions League return.

Manchester City will once again play Real Madrid as well as Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, as Arsenal were paired with Bayern Munich and must also travel to the San Siro to take on last year’s beaten finalists Inter.

Tottenham Hotspur, winners in last year’s Europa League final, will take on holders Paris Saint-Germain in an immediate rematch of their recent Super Cup defeat, as well as another trip to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.

Newcastle United’s draw might be the hardest of the lot, as the Magpies host Barcelona and travel to PSG, and also play Benfica, Leverkusen, PSV, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao.

The league phase will see each team play eight matches, four at home and four away, with results compiled into a single 36-team table. The top eight will advance directly to the last 16, while those finishing between 9th and 24th will enter the playoff round.

A general view of the stage ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase Draw at Grimaldi Forum on August 28, 2025 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

Champions League Group Stage Draw for all Premier League club and Pot 1 teams

Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Frankfurt (A), PSV (H), Marseille (A), Qarabag (H), Galatasaray (A)

Arsenal: Bayern Munich (H), Inter Milan (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Club Brugge (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Athletic Club (A)

Chelsea: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Benfica (H), Atalanta (A), Ajax (H), Napoli (A), Pafos (H), Qarabag (A)

Man City: Dortmund (H), Real Madrid (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Villarreal (A), Napoli (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Galatasaray (H), Monaco (A)

Tottenham: Dortmund (H), PSG (A), Villarreal (H), Frankfurt (A), Slavia Prague (H), Bodo/Glimt (A), Copenhagen (H), Monaco (A)

Newcastle: Barcelona (H), PSG (A), Benfica (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), PSV (H), Marseille (A), Athletic Club (H), Union SG (A)

Bayern Munich: Chelsea (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Arsenal (A), Sporting CP (H), PSV (A), Union SG (H), Pafos (A)

Real Madrid: Man City (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Marseille (H), Olympiacos (A), Monaco (H), Kairat Almaty (A)

Inter Milan: Liverpool (H), Dortmund (A), Arsenal (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Slavia Prague (H), Ajax (A), Kairat Almaty (H), Union SG (A)

Borussia Dortmund: Inter Milan (H), Man City (A), Villarreal (H), Juventus (A), Bodo/Glimt (H), Tottenham (A), Athletic Club (H), Copenhagen (A)

Barcelona: PSG (H),Chelsea (A), Frankfurt (H), Club Brugge (A), Olympiacos (H), Slavia Prague (A), Copenhagen (H), Newcastle (A)

PSG: Bayern Munich (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Tottenham (H), Sporting CP (A), Newcastle (H), Athletic Club (A)