Overview

• The 36-club field learns its league-phase schedule in Monaco on Thursday, with the draw broadcast live on Disney+ Premium.
• Each team will face eight different opponents — four at home and four away — drawn as two from each of four seeded pots.
• After eight matchdays, the top eight advance directly to the round of 16, places 9–24 enter two-leg playoffs, and teams 25–36 are eliminated with no Europa League route.
• A rules tweak for the knockouts gives the higher-ranked team from the league phase the second leg at home, and that advantage transfers to any opponent that eliminates them.
• PSG enters as reigning champion, and the league phase begins on 16 September.