Headline: Champions League Draw Set to Determine Bundesliga Matchups
Today marks the much-anticipated Champions League league phase draw, scheduled for 6 p.m. The draw will outline which teams from the Bundesliga, including Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart, and RB Leipzig, will face off against European opponents.
UEFA has released the final list of pots for the draw, which are as follows:
Pot 1
FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool FC, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid
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Pot 2
Borussia Dortmund, AS Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa, FC Porto, Manchester United, Club Brugge, Real Betis, PSV Eindhoven
Pot 3
Feyenoord Rotterdam, Lille OSC, Bodö/Glimt, SSC Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal CF, Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray
Pot 4
Slavia Prague, Slovan Bratislava, VfB Stuttgart, AEK Athens, LASK, Como 1907, RC Lens, Viking Stavanger, Sabah KF
How does the draw work?
The four Bundesliga clubs will be distributed across the four pots. Each team will draw two opponents from the other pots, with the condition that clubs from the same association cannot compete against one another in this phase. Nevertheless, a Bundesliga team can face two clubs from the same association, such as those from the Premier League.
In a challenging scenario, a German team might draw opponents like Real Madrid, PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa, Napoli, Galatasaray, Como, and Lens. However, Pot 4 does contain some seemingly more manageable matchups. Yet, previous seasons remind us that smaller teams can perform unexpectedly well, as demonstrated by Bodö/Glimt.
The league phase is set to kick off on September 8 and will unfold over three matchdays. The schedule will again feature two days for the majority of matchdays, while the final matchday will maintain its traditional format on January 27, 2027.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
Today is finally the day! The Champions League league phase draw takes place at 6 p.m. But which team ends up in which pot, and which opponents could Bayern, Dortmund, Stuttgart, and Leipzig from the Bundesliga face?
UEFA has confirmed the four pots, and this is what they look like.
Pot 1
FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool FC, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid
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Pot 2
Borussia Dortmund, AS Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa, FC Porto, Manchester United, Club Brugge, Real Betis, PSV Eindhoven
Pot 3
Feyenoord Rotterdam, Lille OSC, Bodö/Glimt, SSC Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal CF, Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray
Pot 4
Slavia Prague, Slovan Bratislava, VfB Stuttgart, AEK Athens, LASK, Como 1907, RC Lens, Viking Stavanger, Sabah KF
How does the draw work?
The four Bundesliga clubs are spread across all four pots. As in the previous year, each team will face two clubs from each pot, with those opponents being drawn this evening. However, the Bundesliga clubs cannot face one another in the league phase, as matches between teams from the same association are excluded.
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However, a Bundesliga club can face two clubs from the same association (for example, from the Premier League). In the worst-case scenario, one of the German teams could, for example, be drawn against Real Madrid, PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa, Napoli, Galatasaray, Como, and Lens. In Pot 4 especially, though, there are also supposedly easier opponents. But as last season already showed, smaller teams can go a long way. Bodö/Glimt says hello.
The league phase begins on September 8 and will once again last three matchdays. The remaining matchdays, apart from the last one, will then once again be split over two days. The XXL conference on the final matchday (January 27, 2027) will also remain the same.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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