The start of the new season is approaching, and so is the beginning of the new edition of the UEFA Champions League. Following the debut of the new format in 2024/25, Europe’s premier competition

The UEFA Champions League qualification play-off round makes for a unique setting for an anniversary but almost exactly 25 years after Benfica hired first-time manager Jose Mourinho, he will face his former club for a spot in the league phase.

UEFA will hold the 2025/26 Champions League championship phase draw on August 26 in Monaco. According to FCInterNews, the draw for the league stage will feature 36 teams divided into four pots based on the coefficient rankings. Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain have earned a seeded spot in Pot 1 after beating Inter Milan in last year’s final.

PSG won the UEFA Champions League as soon as Kylian Mbappe left, and the Parisians won the treble last season with the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner. However, a report reveals that Mbappe has an odd

Teams from all across Europe are battling to earn a coveted spot in the UEFA Champions League, the world's most popular club competition, especially the lucrative league phase.

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The league phase games will begin on September 16 and run all the way until January 28. The knockout phase play-offs are in February and then the knockout phase proper begins in March. Pot 1: PSG, Real Madrid, Man City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona

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Based on last year’s figures, in the league phase of the competition, every win earns a club £1.8m, while a draw brings in £590,000. Clubs that finish in the top eight and qualify directly for the round of 16 receive an additional £1.7m, and teams are also awarded £233,000 for each place in the league phase table.

The opening weekend of Premier League action delivered plenty of good news for the title contenders, while European action takes center stage midweek as a handful of teams inch closer to booking their spots in the UEFA Champions League.