UEFA Champions League qualifying for the 2025/26 season started on 8 July and concluded on 27 August. Twenty-nine teams qualified directly for the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, with the final seven spots coming through qualifying.

The 36 qualifiers for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League will find out who they are facing in the league phase today.

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The qualifying rounds of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League reach its climax in Europe, and familiar names like Celtic, Rangers, Benfica and Fenerbahce are all in the mix.

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Reigning champion Paris Saint-Germain will face Bayern Munich and Barcelona, while 15-time winner Real Madrid has showdowns against Manchester City, Liverpool and Juventus in the eight-match league phase. Premier League champion Liverpool also faces Atletico Madrid and last year's runner-up Inter Milan.

Yesterday, the new Champions League was officially born: in Monte Carlo, the League Phase draw was held, with UEFA confirming this tournament format after last year's first experiment.