The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League isn’t just underway, it’s been cooking for a few weeks.

The first and second qualifying rounds have been played in Europe, and familiar names like Malmo, Glasgow Rangers, and Red Bull Salzburg have been playing meaningful games as part of their 2025-25 seasons.

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Yes, it’ll still be some time before champions Paris Saint-Germain and their big-named chasers join the fray, but we’re off and running in the race to Budapest.

For all the details of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, read on....

How does UEFA Champions League qualifying work?

Eighty-two teams will participate in the UEFA Champions League beginning with the first qualifying round in early July.

Ten rounds later, two teams will meet to de

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