Liverpool could face three new European away days as Champions League fate becomes clearer
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As Liverpool prepare for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, they are set to discover their league phase opponents in the upcoming draw scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025. This season marks the second year of the Champions League's revamped format, featuring 36 teams competing in an expanded league phase. The draw will be held in Monaco at 5 pm BST and streamed live on UEFA.com.
Liverpool qualified for the Champions League by finishing in the Premier League's top four last season, alongside Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea. English representatives also include Newcastle United, who gained entry by finishing fifth based on the collective performance of English clubs in UEFA competitions, and Tottenham Hotspur as Europa League winners. Liverpool remains England's most successful club in this competition, with six titles to their name.
In the draw, the 36 teams are divided into four pots of nine clubs each, seeded according to UEFA's criteria. Each team will be drawn to face two teams from each pot, one playing home and the other away, making for a total of eight opponents in the league phase. Notably, teams cannot be drawn against clubs from their own domestic league and cannot meet more than two opponents from the same country.
Twenty-nine qualifiers for the league phase have already been confirmed, with the final seven spots to be decided after the play-off round concludes on August 27. The entire league phase fixture list, including dates and kick-off times, will be finalized and published by UEFA no later than Saturday, August 30.
This Champions League campaign is the second major European challenge for Liverpool's head coach, Arne Slot, whose first season saw the club clinch the Premier League title. The upcoming group stage draw and subsequent fixtures will be key milestones as Liverpool aim to add European glory to their domestic success.
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