The UEFA Champions League is an annual football club competition played between the European national league champions and other top clubs of Europe. The final of the 2025 Champions League was played on 31 May 2025 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The match was played between French club Paris Saint-Germain and Italian club Inter Milan. PSG won 5-0.

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League was the first under the new 36-team league phase format, in which the group stage has been removed, and the 36 teams play games against eight other teams, with all the teams being ranked on a single table. The top eight teams in the table qualify directly to the round of 16, while teams finishing between ninth and 24th enter a knockout round to determine the other eight places in the round of 16.
The 36 Qualifying Teams
- AC Milan Italy
- Arsenal England
- Aston Villa England
- Atalanta Italy
- Atletico Madrid Spain
- Barcelona Spain
- Bayer Leverkusen Germany
- Bayern Munich Germany
- Benfica Portugal
- Bologna Italy
- Borussia Dortmund Germany
- Brest France
- Celtic Scotland
- Club Brugge Belgium
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Feyenoord Netherlands
- Girona Spain
- Inter Milan Italy
- Juventus Italy
- Lille France
- Liverpool England
- Manchester City England
- Monaco France
- Paris Saint-Germain France
- PSV Netherlands
- RB Leipzig Germany
- Real Madrid Spain (defending champions)
- Red Star Serbia
- Salzburg Austria
- Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine
- Slovan Bratislava Slovakia
- Sparta Prague Czechia
- Sporting CP Portugal
- Sturm Graz Austria
- Stuttgart Germany
- Young Boys Switzerland
Brest and Girona each made their debut appearance in European football.
Related Pages
- 2025 Champions League Final Spotlight: Historic Moments, Rivalries, And What’s Next
- List of Champions League Winners
- About the Champions League
- See also the UEFA Europa League, another annual competition for European football clubs.
- More Major Football Events
- About the UEFA Super Cup.
- About the Sport of Football (Soccer)
