The 2025-26 soccer season is off and running. With league play and domestic cup tournaments in full flow, next up to add to the calendar is the UEFA Champions League .

With the last batch of qualifiers wrapped up, 36 teams will take part in the draw for the league phase of club soccer's grandest competition.

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Teams will play eight games in the league phase, with the top eight -- based on points accumulation -- automatically advancing to the round of 16. The next eight teams will be determined by the round of 32 two-game knockout phase in February 2026.

Last year saw Paris Saint-Germain bring the title to France for the first time ever, as the club routed Italy's Inter 5-0 in the final.

PSG will hope to repeat

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