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In total, 36 clubs will take part in the league stage of the 2025/26 Champions League and so far there are now 29 Champions League clubs qualified.

Those 29 are Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Athletic Club, Villarreal, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund, Paris St-Germain, Marseille, Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Sporting, Union Saint-Gilloise, Galatasaray, Slavia Prague and Olympiakos.

We await the identity of the other seven Champions League clubs, those will be decided via preliminary rounds and play-offs across these next two months.

The draw for the 36 clubs league stage will take place on 28 August 2026.

All 36 will each then play eight league matches, four at home and four away, against eight different opponents (All the details and dates relating to the 2025/26 Champions League are detailed below in an official UEFA announcement.)

These are the odds available from various bookies on which club will win the 2025/26 Champions League:

7/1 PSG, Real Madrid, Liverpool

8/1 Manchester City

9/1 Arsenal, Barcelona

10/1 Bayern Munich

20/1 Chelsea

25/1 Newcastle United

28/1 Atletico Madrid

33/1 Napoli, Inter Milan

40/1 Tottenham

50/1 Juventus

66/1 Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen

80/1 Athletic Bilbao

100/1 Villarreal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, Monaco

150/1 Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven

200/1 Galatasaray

250/1 Union Saint-Gilloise, Benfica, Ajax, Nice

300/1 Feyenoord

350/1 Rangers

500/1 Celtic, Slavia Prague, Fenerbahce, Olympiakos

750/1 Sturm Graz, Basel, Club Brugge

1,000/1 Bodo Glimt

So Newcastle United seen by the bookies as ninth most likely to win the 2025/26 Champions League, with odds of 25/1.

UEFA official announcement on 2025/26 Champions League:

2025/26 Champions League: Format, dates, draws, final

All you need to know about the 71st season of Europe’s elite club competition.

In 2025/26, Europe’s elite club competition returns for its 71st season and its 34th since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League. It kicks off on 8 July 2025 and runs until the final in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday 30 May 2026.

How will 2025/26 Champions League qualifying work?

Twenty-nine teams qualify directly for the league phase, with the final seven spots coming through qualifying, culminating in August’s play-offs. The stage at which the teams enter qualifying is based on their association club coefficient rankings. All ties are played over two legs.

When are the 2025/26 Champions League qualifying rounds and play-offs?

First qualifying round: 8/9 & 15/16 July 2025 Second qualifying round: 22/23 & 29/30 July 2025 Third qualifying round: 5/6 & 12 August 2025 Play-offs: 19/20 & 26/27 August 2025

When are the league phase matches in the 2025/26 Champions League?

Matchday 1: 16–18 September 2025 Matchday 2: 30 September–1 October 2025 Matchday 3: 21/22 October 2025 Matchday 4: 4/5 November 2025 Matchday 5: 25/26 November 2025 Matchday 6: 9/10 December 2025 Matchday 7: 20/21 January 2026 Matchday 8: 28 January 2026

When is the 2025/26 Champions League knockout phase?

Knockout phase play-offs: 17/18 & 24/25 February 2026 Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026 Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026 Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026 Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)

When are the 2025/26 Champions League draws?

First qualifying round: 17 June 2025 Second qualifying round: 18 June 2025 Third qualifying round: 21 July 2025 Play-offs: 4 August 2025 League phase: 28 August 2025 Knockout phase play-offs: 30 January 2026 Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: 27 February 2026

Where is the Champions League final in 2026?

The Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, will provide the stage as Champions League action reaches its zenith on 30 May 2026. The stadium also hosted the UEFA Europa League decider in 2023, but this will be the first time that the final of Europe’s premier club competition is held in Hungary.