Como will debut in the UEFA Champions League after finishing in front of Milan and Juventus in Serie A. RB Leipzig are returning after one campaign.
Match Replays
Bayern were one of the top sides early last year but lost to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. Bodø/Glimt KO'd Inter but crumbled versus Sporting CP.
Slavia Praha will attempt to redeem themselves after gathering just three points last year. Lens last participated in the competition in 2023/2024.
Man. United are ending a two-season absence from the main continental cup, while Sabah had to earn their way to their first-ever appearance.
Fenerbahçe bested Gornik Zabrze, Sturm Graz, and Olympique Lyonnais to get to this point. Roma have qualified for the first time in seven years.
PSV eye a better showing than last season, when they exited abruptly. Instead, Shakhtar Donetsk went pretty far in the UEFA Conference League.
PSG look to join the very exclusive crop of teams that won the trophy thrice in a row. Slovan Bratislava successfully navigated three playoff rounds.
Sporting CP lost some prominent pieces in the transfer market during the summer, while Galatasaray had the opposite kind of window, adding more stars.
Liverpool ran rampant in last year's group stage before eventually being topped by PSG. Atlético Madrid capitulated to Arsenal in the semi-finals.
Napoli will have their work cut out for them in their UEFA Champions League return, hosting last year's runner-ups, Arsenal, in the opening contest.
Stuttgart qualified for the top continental cup thanks to a fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga, while Viking bested Dinamo Zagreb in the playoff.
Barcelona's run came to an end in the semi-finals against Atletico Madrid last year. Feyenoord are back in the competition following a short hiatus.