Real Madrid Confidencial Where to watch the Champions group stage draw: channel and schedule
Real Madrid will find out today its first eight opponents in the regular stage of the Champions League
The excitement for European soccer reaches one of its highest points today with the draw for the 2025/26 Champions League league phase. This event marks the beginning of a new edition of the continent's most prestigious tournament.
This Thursday, August 29, Real Madrid fans will be paying close attention to what happens at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. There, the first opponents of the 36 teams qualified for this revamped competition will be determined. The ceremony, which promises to be a spectacle full of expectations, will take place starting at 6:00 p.m.
The desired 25/26 Champions draw
This season's draw is once again quite relevant due to the new format of the Champions League, which has abandoned the traditional group system. Now, as we already know, a regular phase is played in which each club will play eight matches in this initial phase, facing opponents determined by the draw. For Real Madrid, this draw will be key to knowing the path toward winning its sixteenth Champions League title.
The white team will play four matches at home and another four away. In addition, it will have to face two of the following clubs for sure: PSG, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea, or Dortmund. One of those matches will definitely be played at Santiago Bernabéu.
Where can you follow the Champions draw?
The event broadcast will be available on several channels and platforms so that no fan misses any details. In Spain, the draw can be followed live on Movistar Liga de Campeones, available on the Movistar+ platform. In addition, other channels such as "Real Madrid TV" do not offer the live signal, but they do provide second-by-second updates on what is happening in the draw.
Meanwhile, all information related to the draw and Real Madrid's opponents can be followed on "Defensa Central" and its sister pages.
As we already know, for Madridists, it is a chance to dream of a new feat in the competition they consider their home. The 2025/26 Champions League is about to begin, and the draw is the first major chapter of this thrilling adventure.
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