Overview
- Inter will face Liverpool, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Slavia Prague, Ajax, Kairat Almaty and Union Saint‑Gilloise across four home and four away games.
- Juventus drew Real Madrid away along with Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Villarreal, Sporting Lisbon, Bodø/Glimt, Pafos and Monaco; Napoli got Chelsea, Manchester City, Eintracht Frankfurt, Benfica, Sporting, PSV, Qarabag and Copenhagen.
- Atalanta’s slate includes Chelsea and Paris Saint‑Germain plus Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Marseille, Athletic Bilbao and Union Saint‑Gilloise.
- UEFA confirmed the knockout hosting change: teams finishing 1st–4th in the League Phase host quarter‑final returns, 1st–2nd also host semi‑final returns, with those rights inherited by any team eliminating them.
- League Phase matchdays run 16–18 September through 28 January, playoffs are 17–18 and 24–25 February, the final is 30 May 2026 at Budapest’s Puskás Arena with an 18:00 kickoff, and detailed fixtures will be published on Saturday.