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Champions League Ligaphase Draw Thursday in Monaco at 6 p.m. CEST

A coefficient-based, computer-assisted draw will assign each club eight opponents under strict country-protection rules.

Eintracht Frankfurt könnte es in der Königsklasse mit Real Madrid zu tun bekommen.
Bayern und BVB sind in Topf 1 der Champions League, Leverkusen und Frankfurt in Topf 2.

Overview

  • UEFA will stream the draw free on its website, ZDF begins coverage at 17:50 CEST, and DAZN carries a live subscriber stream.
  • The field is completed after Wednesday’s play-offs, with 29 of 36 clubs already confirmed including four German teams.
  • Seeding is based on UEFA club coefficients from the past five seasons, placing teams into four pots of nine.
  • Each club is paired with eight opponents—two from each pot including its own—with no domestic matchups and no more than two opponents from any single country.
  • The Ligaphase runs from 16 September 2025 to 28 January 2026, followed by February play-offs and a 30 May 2026 final in Budapest.