This afternoon, the draw for the first phase of the Champions League took place in Monaco.
There was mixed luck for Spanish teams in the draw for the first phase of the Champions League. On paper, Barça is favored and Real Madrid is disadvantaged. However, it will be on the field where the fate of this first phase will be decided.
Real Madrid will face City, Juventus, Marseille and Monaco, Liverpool, Benfica, Olympiacos and Kairat.
Meanwhile, Barça will play against PSG, Eintracht, Olympiacos and Copenhagen, Chelsea, Brugge, Slavia Prague and Newcastle.
This is how the teams were paired after the draw:
Pot 1
PSG
Home: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Tottenham and Newcastle
Away: Barça, Leverkusen, Sporting and Athletic
Real Madrid
Home: City, Juventus, Marseille and Monaco
Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Olympiacos and Kairat
Manchester City
Home: Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli and Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt and Monaco
Bayern Munich
Home: Chelsea, Brugge, Sporting and Union SG
Away: PSG, Arsenal, PSV and Pafos
Liverpool
Home: Real Madrid, Atletico, PSV and Qarabag
Away: Inter, Eintracht, Marseille and Galatasaray
Inter Milan
Home: Liverpool, Arsenal, Slavia and Kairat
Away: Dortmund, Atlético, Ajax and Union SG
Chelsea
Home: Barça, Benfica, Ajax and Pafos
Away: Bayern, Atalanta, Napoli and Qarabag
Borussia Dortmund
Home: Inter, Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt and Athletic
Away: City, Juventus, Tottenham and Copenhagen
FC Barcelona
Home: PSG, Eintracht, Olympiacos and Copenhagen
Away: Chelsea, Brugge, Slavia Prague and Newcastle
Pot 2
Arsenal
Home: Bayern Munich, Atlético, Olympiacos and Kairat
Away: Inter, Brugge, Slavia Prague and Athletic
Bayer Leverkusen
Home: PSG, Villarreal, PSV and Newcastle
Away: City, Benfica, Olympiacos and Copenhagen
Atlético Madrid
Home: Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodo/Glimt and Union SG
Away: Liverpool, Arsenal, PSV and Galatasaray
Benfica
Home: Real Madrid, Leverkusen, Napoli and Qarabag
Away: Chelsea, Juventus, Ajax and Newcastle
Atalanta
Home: Chelsea, Brugge, Slavia Prague and Athletic
Away: PSG, Eintracht, Marseille and Union SG
Villarreal
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Ajax, Copenhagen
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen, Tottenham and Pafos
Juventus
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Sporting CP and Pafos
Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt and Monaco
Eintracht Frankfurt
Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Tottenham and Galatasaray
Away: Barça, Atlético, Napoli and Qarabag
Brugge
Home: Barça, Arsenal, Marseille and Monaco
Away: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Sporting CP and Kairat
Pot 3
Tottenham
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal, Slavia Prague and Copenhagen
Away: PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodo/Glimt and Monaco
PSV
Home: Bayern Munich, Atlético, Napoli and Union SG
Away: Liverpool, Leverkusen, Olympiacos and Newcastle
Ajax
Home: Inter Milan, Benfica and Olympiacos and Galatasaray
Away: Chelsea, Villarreal, Olympique Marseille and Qarabag
Napoli
Home: Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting CP and Qarabag
Away: Manchester City, Benfica, PSV and Copenhagen
Sporting CP
Home: PSG, Brugge, Olympique Marseille and Kairat
Away: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Napoli and Athletic
Olympiacos
Home: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV and Pafos
Away: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Ajax and Kairat
Slavia Prague
Home: Barça, Arsenal, Bodo/Glimt and Athletic
Away: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Tottenham and Pafos
Bodo/Glimt
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham and Monaco
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Atlético, Slavia Prague and Galatasaray
Olympique Marseille
Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Ajax and Newcastle
Away: Real Madrid, Brugge, Sporting CP and Union SG
Pot 4
Copenhagen
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli and Kairat
Away: Barça, Villarreal, Tottenham and Qarabag
Monaco
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham and Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Brugge, Bodo/Glimt and Pafos
Galatasaray
Home: Liverpool, Atlético, Bodo/Glimt and Union SG
Away: Manchester City, Eintracht Frankfurt, Ajax and Monaco
Union SG
Home: Inter, Atalanta, Marseille, Newcastle
Away: Bayern Munich, Atlético, PSV and Galatasaray
Qarabag
Home: Chelsea, Eintracht, Ajax and Copenhagen
Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Napoli and Athletic
Athletic
Home: PSG, Arsenal, Sporting CP and Qarabag
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Slavia Prague and Newcastle
Newcastle
Home: Barça, Benfica, PSV and Athletic
Away: PSG, Leverkusen, Marseille and Union SG
Pafos
Home: Bayern Munich, Villarreal, Slavia Prague and Monaco
Away: Chelsea, Juventus, Olympiacos and Kairat
Kairat
Home: Real Madrid, Brugge, Olympiacos and Pafos
Away: Inter, Arsenal, Sporting CP and Copenhagen
Schedule
Matchday 1: from September 16 to 18, 2025.
Matchday 2: September 30 and October 1.
Matchday 3: October 21 and 22.
Matchday 4: November 4 and 5.
Matchday 6: December 9 and 10.
Matchday 7: January 20 and 21, 2026.
Matchday 8: January 28, 2026, at a single time.