The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League season returns, bringing with it the passion, drama and high-level football that fans around the world love. This season promises to be especially exciting, with legendary rivalries, emerging talent and exciting matches in both the men’s and women’s Champions Leagues.
The ultimate club event
The modern UEFA Champions League remains Europe’s premier club competition. In recent years, the Champions League has become characterised by fierce rivalries and constant battles for the top spot, with encounters between teams such as Bayern and Dortmund demonstrating unpredictability and intensity. Despite the emergence of new competitors, the competition remains the continent’s most prestigious club competition, bringing together the strongest teams in UEFA.
The Champions League has existed since 1955, when it was called the European Club Champions Cup. Since then, the tournament has grown into a global event, bringing together the best players and teams from UEFA member countries. The competition structure combines a group stage, knockout stages and a final, allowing each game to have strategic significance and shape the tournament’s compelling story.
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On UEFA.com, fans can keep up-to-date with the latest tables, results and stats. At the start of the season, teams from England and Spain are leading the pack, with:
- PSG;
- Manchester City;
- Real Madrid.
The Women’s Champions League is also showing impressive results, with FC Barcelona Femení continuing to hold the lead, with Chelsea Women and Lyon close behind.
Fans around the world are asking where to watch the UEFA Champions League. Official coverage is available on TNT Sports in the UK, CBS/Paramount+ in the US and Sony LIV in India. Amazon Prime UK is not yet offering coverage of the tournament. Football fans around the world can use UEFA’s official broadcast partners in their region to catch all the key matches of the season.
The 2025-26 season is rich in outstanding players. Among them are Erling Haaland with his speed and power, Jude Bellingham, the young leader of Real Madrid’s midfield, and Kylian Mbappe, who now plays for the Real Madrid club in the hopes of finally lifting the trophy. According to statistics this season, Haaland leads the way in goals, Kimmich and Joao Cancelo in assists, while Ruben Dias continues to be the mainstay of Manchester City’s defence.
