Eiiii, football lovers for Ghana! The UEFA Champions League draw dey come, and e go determine which teams Chelsea and oda big clubs go face for the 2025/26 season. After Chelsea qualify for Europe's top table again, we go soon find out which eight teams dem go play for the league phase of the Champions League.
When the Draw Dey Happen?
The draw go happen for Monaco on Thursday, August 28th. E go start around 5pm UK time, but dem expect the Pot One draw to start small time after 5.30pm.
How You Go Watch the Draw?
You go fit watch the draw live for the UEFA website. For UK, you go fit catch am for TNT Sports.
How the Champions League Draw Dey Work?
The Champions League format don change since Chelsea last play for the competition for 2022/23. Now, e get four matches for home and four away against eight different opponents.
E get 36 teams for the league phase, and dem go split dem into four pots based on their coefficient ranking. Starting with Pot 1, dem go draw one ball before the software go draw eight opponents for dem. Dem go consider these rules:
- Two teams from each of the four pots, with one home and one away match against teams from each pot.
- No teams from the same association go play against each other.
- No more than two opponents from the same association.
Dem go repeat this process for all the other teams until dem draw all the pairings.
Who Chelsea Fit Draw?
These 36 clubs don secure their place for the league phase. Remember say Chelsea no fit play against another English team for the league phase:
England: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle
Italy: Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta, Juventus
Spain: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid
So, keep your eyes open and make we see who Chelsea go face for the Champions League 2025/26! E go be exciting season!