Champions League 25-26 draw: Where to watch, who could Serie A clubs face? | OneFootball

The Champions League proper is nearly back on our screens. With the final round of qualifiers set to conclude this evening, all eyes will be on Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum tomorrow for the league stage draw.

The draw for the league stage will take place tomorrow, Thursday, August 28, in Monaco at 5PM UK time (6PM CEST).

For viewers in the UK, the draw will be broadcast on TNT Sports and in Italy, it will be shown on Sky. Around the world, as well as in the UK and Italy, the draw will also be shown live for free on UEFA’s website.

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What are the pots and who could Serie A sides be drawn against?

Inter are the only Italian side in pot one, thanks to their impressive performances over the last four seasons, including reaching the final of the Champions League twice.

Atalanta and Juventus will find themselves in Pot 2 for the draw whilst Napoli, despite winning the Scudetto last season, will start from Pot 3, due to their absence from European competitions last season.

CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 14: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli in action during the pre-season friendly match between Napoli and Olympiacos at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 14, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)

Each team will face two sides from each pot, one at home and one away and teams cannot be drawn against other clubs from the same nation, nor can they be drawn against more than two sides from the same country.

Pot one is, obviously, dangerous, no matter who you get drawn against. Alongside Inter, the first pot consists of PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Barcelona, Manchester City, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund.

However, pot two cannot be underestimated either. Arsenal, Atlético Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen posing a serious threat for whoever gets drawn against them.

Champions League 25-26 draw: Full Pots

Pot 1: PSG, Inter, Bayern, Liverpool, Barcelona, Man City, Chelsea, Dortmund

Pot 2: Arsenal, Leverkusen, Atletico, Atalanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt

Pot 2 or 3 (subject to qualifiers): Tottenham

Pot 3: PSV, Ajax, Napoli, Sporting, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Bodo/Glimt, Marseille

Pot 4: Monaco, Galatasaray, Union Saint-Gilloise, Athletic Bilbao, Newcastle, Pafos, Almaty

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 11: The UEFA Champions League trophy is displayed on a plinth at the side of the pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and Feyenoord at on March 11, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

There are also four qualifying matches left to finish for the final spots in the league phase. Qarabag will look to book their place in the competition proper after they took a 1-0 win away from Hungarian side Ferencvaros in the first leg. Basel and Copenhagen and Fenerbahce and Benfica both drew their first leg matches and so all is to play for this evening. Finally, Scottish side Rangers suffered a 3-1 home thrashing by Belgian outfit Club Brugge, leaving the SPFL side with it all to do in Belgium tonight.