The final spots in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 season are confirmed. A total of 36 clubs will now take part in the tournament’s newly adopted league-style format, replacing the traditional group stage.

Introduced in the 2024/25 season, the revamped Champions League sees all teams placed in a single league table. Each club will play eight matches — facing opponents from four seeding pots, two from each — with fixtures determined by a computer algorithm to ensure balance and fairness.

The competition is fiercer than ever, featuring Europe’s elite alongside rising challengers. Here's how the pots line up:

Champions League 2025/26 Seeding Pots

Pot 1 Paris Saint-Germain (France) Real Madrid (Spain) Manchester City (England) Bayern Munich (Germany) Liverpool (England) Inter Milan (Italy) Chelsea (England) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Barcelona (Spain)

Pot 2 Arsenal (England) Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Atlético Madrid (Spain) Benfica (Portugal) Atalanta (Italy) Villarreal (Spain) Juventus (Italy) Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) Club Brugge (Belgium)

Pot 3 Tottenham Hotspur (England) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) Ajax (Netherlands) Napoli (Italy) Sporting CP (Portugal) Olympiacos (Greece) Bodø/Glimt (Norway) Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) Marseille (France)

Pot 4 FC Copenhagen (Denmark) AS Monaco (France) Galatasaray (Turkey) Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) Athletic Club (Spain) Newcastle United (England) Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan) Pafos FC (Cyprus) Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan)