{"id":3461,"date":"2025-08-28T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/the-8-rivals-of-fc-barcelona-in-the-league-phase-of-the-champions-league-2025-26_314467_102\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T23:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:28:00","slug":"the-8-rivals-of-fc-barcelona-in-the-league-phase-of-the-champions-league-2025-26_314467_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/the-8-rivals-of-fc-barcelona-in-the-league-phase-of-the-champions-league-2025-26_314467_102.html","title":{"rendered":"The 8 rivals of FC Barcelona in the League Phase of the 2025\/26 Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eight rivals of FC Barcelona in the 2025\/26 Champions League League Phase have been defined. The ‘cul\u00e9’ team will face PSG, Chelsea, Eintracht, Bruges, Olympiakos, Slavia Prague, Copenhagen and Newcastle<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

After the League Phase draw, the 2025\/26 UEFA Champions League<\/a><\/strong> officially kicks off. In this sense, FC Barcelona already knows the eight opponents<\/strong> they will face in the first phase of Europe’s top club competition.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a<\/strong> was in Pot 1 and their name was drawn quickly. The **”cul\u00e9 ball”** was the seventh of the draw and was extracted by the former **Blaugrana Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107**. Then, the Brazilian **Kak\u00e1** was in charge of pressing the button and activating the software that assigned the matchups.<\/p>

Barcelona’s first eight opponents in the 2025\/26 Champions League<\/h2>

Ultimately, technology determined the **8 opponents** that **Hansi Flick’s team** will face in the League Phase of the **25\/26 Champions League**. **PSG, Chelsea, Eintracht, Brugge, Olympiakos, Slavia, Copenhagen and Newcastle**.<\/p>

  1. POT 1 OPPONENTS: <\/strong>Paris Saint-Germain (home) and Chelsea FC (away)<\/li> \t
  2. POT 2 OPPONENTS: <\/strong>Eintracht Frankfurt (home) and Club Brugge (away)<\/li> \t
  3. POT 3 OPPONENTS: <\/strong>Olympiakos (home) and Slavia Prague (away)<\/li> \t
  4. POT 4 OPPONENTS: <\/strong>Copenhagen (home) and Newcastle (away)<\/li> <\/ol>

    Barcelona to face the European and World champions<\/h2>

    For **Barcelona**, the path to the round of 16 could be considered affordable, depending on how you look at it. However, the Blaugrana team will have two explosive duels.<\/p>

    Hansi Flick’s men will **face the current European champion, Paris Saint-Germain** of Luis Enrique and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, in Barcelona, and at **Stamford Bridge, against the 2025 Club World Cup champion, Chelsea FC**. Fortunately, the rest of the matchups will be against, theoretically, more affordable opponents.<\/p>

    Barcelona’s path to the round of 16: affordable or complicated?<\/h3>

    In addition to the two finals against PSG and Chelsea, the cul\u00e9 team will face a duel charged with hype: **Eintracht Frankfurt**. The German team eliminated Bar\u00e7a from the **Europa League** in the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>