The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League phase begins today, less than four months after Paris Saint-Germain celebrated its first-ever triumph by dismantling Inter in last season’s final.
Now, Europe’s top clubs are back on the grand stage for another campaign.
The expanded 36-team league phase kicks off today, with Arsenal clashing against Athletic Club of Bilbao in one of the opening fixtures.
The week promises other blockbuster encounters as Bayern Munich take on Chelsea in a rematch of the 2012 final, Liverpool face Atlético Madrid, and Newcastle United welcome Barcelona to St. James’ Park.
Here are the 36 teams competing in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase:
Ajax (NED)
Arsenal (ENG)
Atalanta (ITA)
Athletic Club (ESP)
Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Bayern München (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Benfica (POR)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Copenhagen (DEN)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Juventus (ITA)
Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Manchester City (ENG)
Marseille (FRA)
AS Monaco (FRA)
Napoli (ITA)
Newcastle United (ENG)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Pafos (CYP)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Qarabağ (AZE)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
Sporting CP (POR)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
Villarreal (ESP)
