What time is the Champions League draw 2025 26?
It takes place on Thursday, Aug. Monaco. The draw ceremony will begin at noon ET / 5 p. UK. Last year, in the first of the new league phase format, the draw took 75 minutes with UEFA also presenting the 2024-25 awards as part of the ceremony. How does the round-of-16 draw work? The knockout bracket is largely predetermined by a club’s final position in the league table. For instance, Liverpool and Barcelona, who finished first and second, could only play 15th, 16th, 17th or 18th (PSG, Benfica, Monaco or Brest) in the round of 16.The round-of-16 draw takes place on Feb. ET / 11 a. GMT. The exact date and time of each tie will be announced later on Friday.
Where is the Champions League 2025 taking place?
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League final between Paris and Inter will take place at the Munich Football Arena. The UEFA website will be streaming the draw live around the world, while viewers in the UK can watch it on TNT Sports.UEFA Women’s Champions League final Tickets for the general public are available on a first come, first served basis via UEFA. Prime seats will be available for all club finals and sold via the UEFA ticketing portal, while hospitality packages can be purchased here.Sign-up today for free to enjoy live match streaming of UEFA’s Youth, Women’s and Futsal competitions*, match re-runs, magazine shows, live UEFA draw coverage and much more.Spain & Poland to host 2027 Champions League finals. Madrid will host the 2027 men’s Champions League final – with Warsaw to stage the women’s final.The 2025 men’s UEFA finals, the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, exclusively live on TNT Sports, will also be available for anyone to watch at home or on the move for free on discovery+.
How is the 2025 Champions League format?
The new format, which began in the 2024/25 season, sees teams play eight matches in a league phase that has replaced the group stage. Teams now play fixtures against eight different sides – two teams from Pots 1, 2, 3 and 4. Half of the eight league-phase matches are at home, with the other half away. The two leagues with the best set of collective results in European competition get a fifth team in the Champions League through the European Performance Spots (EPS).In the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, teams are seeded into four pots of nine teams by their five-year UEFA club coefficient. The UEFA Champions League holders automatically go into Pot 1. Each team will be drawn against two opponents from each of the four pots.