Champions League 2025/26: We go chop di league phase format inside!

By: Marcelo Colombo Published On: 16/09/2025

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Eii Ghana! Champions League dey back again o! Di 2025/26 season dey start today, Tuesday, September 16th, and e go be fire! You know say dem change di format small? Make we break am down for you.

Wetin be dis new 'league phase' format?

Forget di old groups! Now, na one big league table wey get 36 teams inside. Every team go play eight matches against different opponents, some for house, some for away. If you win, you get three points, if you draw, you get one. But qualifying no be straight like dat again o!

How you go qualify?

Di top 8 teams after Matchday 8, dem go straight to di round of 16. No stress!
Teams wey finish from 9th to 24th position, dem go play two-legged play-off to qualify for di knockouts. E go be serious battle!
Di bottom 12 teams, chao! Dem dey out! No Europa League chance sef!

Which English teams dey inside?

England get six teams dis season! Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Newcastle United qualify through di league. Tottenham Hotspur enter as Europa League winners. E be something else!

Newcastle get chance sef!

Newcastle finish fifth for Premier League, but dem still qualify because England chop extra Champions League spot through UEFA new European Performance Spots system. E mean say if your country perform well for Europe, you fit get more teams inside. So Newcastle get chance to shine!