Overview
- The Monaco ceremony confirmed opponents for all 36 clubs in the second season of the single‑table league phase, with each team set for eight games against two sides from each seeding pot.
- Titleholders Paris Saint‑Germain will host Bayern Munich and Tottenham, visit Barcelona, and also face Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP and Athletic Bilbao.
- Both Liverpool and Manchester City will meet Real Madrid, with Liverpool welcoming Madrid to Anfield and City traveling to the Bernabéu; Chelsea drew Barcelona and Bayern, Arsenal will face Bayern and Inter, Tottenham will play PSG, and Newcastle were paired with Barcelona and PSG.
- Four debutants entered the field — Bodø/Glimt, Pafos, Union Saint‑Gilloise and Kairat Almaty — creating long‑haul trips such as Real Madrid’s journey to Almaty and Manchester City’s visit above the Arctic Circle to Bodø.
- League‑phase matchdays run September 16–18 through January 28 with a simultaneous final round, the top eight advance directly to the last 16, places 9–24 go to play‑offs in February, and the final is set for May 30, 2026 in Budapest with a 6:00 pm local kickoff.