Champions League draw live: Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea discover 2025/26 opponents
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham have learned their eight Champions League fixtures
The Champions League league phase draw has been made, with the six English teams taking part in the tournament discovering their fate as a number of blockbuster matches await.
Trent Alexander-Arnold will return to Anfield with Real Madrid as Liverpool were handed a tricky draw that includes a trip to Inter and a home clash with Atletico Madrid, while Chelsea will take on Barcelona on their Champions League return.
Manchester City will once again play Real Madrid, while Kevin De Bruyne will return to the Etihad with Napoli, as Arsenal were paired with Bayern Munich and must also travel to the San Siro to take on last year’s beaten finalists Inter.
Tottenham Hotspur, winners in last year’s Europa League final, will take on holders Paris Saint-Germain in an immediate rematch of their recent Super Cup defeat, as well as another trip to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.
Newcastle United’s draw might be the hardest of the lot, as the Magpies host Barcelona and travel to PSG, and also play Benfica, Leverkusen, PSV, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao.
Follow all the latest updates from Monaco below
Fenerbahce sack Jose Mourinho after failure to qualify for Champions League
Fenerbahce have sacked Jose Mourinho after they failed to qualify for the Champions League.
The club are only six games into the new season, having earnt four points from their first two league games. They beat Feyenoord 6-3 on aggregate in the third round of Champions League qualifying but lost to Benfica 1-0 in the final play-off round to miss out on a place in the league phase of Europe’s most lucrative competition.
“Our Professional Football First Team’s technical director, Jose Mourinho, who has been carrying out his duties starting from the 2024-2025 season, has parted ways with us,” the club said in a statement. “We thank him for his efforts for our team until today and wish him success in his future career.”
Fenerbahce sack Jose Mourinho after failure to qualify for Champions League
Liverpool installed as new Champions League favourite
- Liverpool 11/2
- Barcelona 11/2
- PSG 6/1
- Arsenal 13/2
- Real Madrid 15/2
- Man City 17/2
- Bayern Munich 11/1
- Chelsea 11/1
- Napoli 22/1
- Inter 22/1
- Tottenham 22/1
Odds via Betfair
When is the Conference League draw?
The draw will be held in Monaco on Friday, 29 August. It follows the Europa League league phase draw, which begins at 12pm BST.
Who has qualified for the Conference League 2025/26 league phase?
England: Crystal Palace
Scotland: Aberdeen
Armenia: FC Noah
Austria: Rapid Vienna
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Zrinjski Mostar
Croatia: HNK Rijeka
Cyprus: AEK Larnaca, Omonoia
Czechia: Sparta Prague, Sigma Olomouc
Finland: Kuopion Palloseura
France: Strasbourg
Germany: Mainz
Gibraltar: Lincoln Red Imps
Greece: Aek Athens
Iceland: Breidablik
Italy: Fiorentina
Kosovo: Drita
Malta: Hamrun Spartans
Netherlands: AZ Alkmaar
North Macedonia: Shkendija
Poland: Legia Warsaw, Lech Poznan, Jagiellonia, Rakow
Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne
Romania: U. Craiova
Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava
Slovenia: NK Celje
Spain: Rayo Vallecano
Sweden: Hacken
Switzerland: Lausanne-Sport
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv
Turkey: Samsunspor
When is the Europa League 2025/26 league phase draw?
The draw will be held in Monaco on Friday, 29 August and begins at 12pm BST.
Who has qualified for the Europa League 2025/26 league phase?
England: Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest
Scotland: Celtic, Rangers
Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv
Italy: Bologna, Roma
Spain: Real Betis, Celta Vigo
Germany: Stuttgart, Freiburg
Greece: PAOK, Panathinaikos
France: Lille, Lyon, Nice
Netherlands: Go Ahead Eagles, Feyenoord, Utrecht
Portugal: Porto, Braga
Belgium: Genk
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg, Sturm Graz
Bulgaria: Ludogorets
Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
Czechia: Viktoria Plzen
Denmark: Midtjylland
Hungary: Ferencvaros
Norway: SK Brann
Sweden: Malmo
Switzerland: Basel, Young Boys
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade
Romania: FCSB
Turkey: Fenerbahce
Europa League and Conference League draws coming up
Good morning and another day, another Uefa draw - or two!
After the drama of yesterday’s Champions League league phase draw, we have the Europa League and Conference League draws coming up.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest wait patiently to see their opponents.
While Crystal Palace, demoted to the Conference League, can now look ahead to an exciting European campaign.
Trent Alexander-Arnold faces Liverpool return with Real Madrid as Champions League draw revealed
Trent Alexander-Arnold faces the tantalising prospect of a first return to Anfield since his frosty exit after Real Madrid drew Liverpool in the league phase of the Champions League.
Alexander-Arnold, 26, departed his boyhood club after 20 years in June, a decision that was met with hostility from Reds fans. After announcing his intention to leave at the end of his contract, he was booed his own supporters in his next appearance at Anfield, although received a warmer reception on the final day of the season as Liverpool lifted the Premier League.
He moved to Real Madrid for a fee of £10m, with Los Blancos opting to splash the extra cash to secure his services in time for the Club World Cup.
Trent Alexander-Arnold set to make quick Liverpool return
Five blockbuster fixtures from Champions League draw, including PSG v Barcelona
The draw for the 2025/26 Champions League league phase has taken place in Monaco, with several of Europe’s biggest clubs drawn to face off.
The new-look league phase will take place across eight matchweeks from September to January with each team playing eight fixtures.
The draw has given fans five particular exciting fixtures, including Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Anfield return and a reunion for Luis Enrique.
Five blockbuster fixtures from Champions League draw, including PSG v Barcelona
When are Champions League fixtures released?
Uefa has assured fans that the fixture list and kick-off times will be released no later than Saturday 30 August.
Who do Bayern play?
Bayern Munich will take on Chelsea (home), Paris St-Germain (away), Club Brugge (home), Arsenal (away), Sporting (home), PSV (away), Union SG (home) and Pafos (away).
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