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In just one week, Europe's biggest club
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competition springs to life with the
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Champions League phase tro. It all
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happens live from Monaco. And you are
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watching the countdown here on the
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socials. Mark the date. Thursday, August
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28th, 2025 at 6 PM Central European time
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at the Glamorous Grammaldi Bong. Can't
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make it more like? No worries. Ufa.com
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and YouTube has you covered. The drill
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will follow the exact same procedure as
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the 202425 campaign. 36 teams will enter
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a league phase divided into four pots of
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nine based on UEFA club coefficients.
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The title holder PSG is top seed in pot
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number one. The draw begins pot by pot.
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Once the team is picked manually, a
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computer instantly assigns eight
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opponents, one home and one away against
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two teams from each pot. Rule prevents
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national matchups and limit to two
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opponents from the same county. With the
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league phase set, each club plays eight
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high stakes games. The top eight teams
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advance directly to the round of 16.
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Positions 9 to 24 enter a playoff and
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the remaining teams are eliminated.
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From the red carpet in Monaco to your
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screen, this show is the starting point
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on the road to Vid Pestas from finale on
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So tell us, who are you most hoping your
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PL gets thrown again?