What is the format for the 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League?
The new format for the upcoming campaign will see clubs participate in a 18-team league phase containing all qualified sides, as opposed to split into groups.
Under the new format, teams will now play six different teams, with half at home and half away.
The sides who finish in the top four will automatically qualify for the knockout rounds, which begins with the quarter-finals, while the following eight teams will compete in a two-legged play-off to progress to the next stage.
Places 13 to 18 will be eliminated.
From the last eight onwards, it will continue in its existing format of two-legged ties up until the final.
Nine teams have already been confirmed for the league phase, which are:
- Arsenal
- Lyon
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Bayern Munich
- Wolfsburg
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- Benfica
- Juventus
The nine other spots will be taken up by those who are successful in the third qualifying rounds. Manchester United, Real Madrid, Paris FC, Eintracht Frankfurt are all in the mix to book their spot in the league.