Who could Liverpool face in the Champions League? Draw date, time and how to watch
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The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase draw took place on 28 August 2025, splitting 36 teams into four pots for the new league phase format.
Pot 1 featured top seeds including Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, and Barcelona.
Liverpool’s potential opponents from Pot 2 included Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Club Brugge. Notably, facing Bayer Leverkusen again would pit Liverpool against Florian Wirtz, a former Liverpool signing.
In Pot 3, Liverpool could face clubs like Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven (who defeated Liverpool last season), Ajax, Napoli, Marseille, Sporting CP, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, and Bodø/Glimt.
Pot 4 offered teams such as Copenhagen, Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Qaraba?, Athletic Club, Newcastle, Pafos, and Kairat Almaty as potential opponents.
High-profile matchups for Liverpool include a possible encounter with Paris Saint-Germain, who eliminated them last season, as well as a mouthwatering rematch against Real Madrid featuring Trent Alexander-Arnold facing his former club. Other strong opponents in the draw are Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
The draw format means Liverpool will play eight league phase matches against two teams from each pot, avoiding clubs from the same country. Liverpool may avoid some tough matchups but face a challenging slate of European competition.
The 2025–26 season is notable as the first Champions League campaign allowing six clubs from one nation, with England gaining an extra berth thanks to UEFA coefficient rankings and Tottenham qualifying as Europa League winners.
The Champions League final is scheduled for 30 May 2026 at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
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