The top 36 in the Champions League is initially decided! The Premier League teams have made history, Arsenal has hidden dangers in the second division, and the death group is on the way

⚽ 1. Grading pattern: The giants gather in one place, and the dark horses lurk in the third and fourth

With UEFA's update of the club coefficient ranking, the 29 straight-through teams in the 2025/26 season of the Champions League were officially released (the remaining 7 seats were decided by the qualifying match), and the championship pattern for the new season began to take shape:

First rank (9 giants): Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern, Liverpool, Paris, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Dortmund, and Barcelona.

Highlights: Defending champions Paris, Real Madrid and Manchester City form a "super first-tier camp". Dortmund entered the first tier with his status as the runner-up of the Champions League last season, and Chelsea returned to the Champions League after two years and won a seed seat.

Second level (X factor in the championship): Arsenal, Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Atlanta, Villarreal, Juventus, Frankfurt.

Hidden danger: Although Arsenal entered the semi-finals last season, due to insufficient points in the European Championship in five years, he may encounter top giants such as Real Madrid and Bayern in the group stage in advance. Pharmaceuticals Leverkusen still missed the first division to win the Bundesliga, becoming the biggest disruptor in the second division.

The third level (catalyst of the group of death): Tottenham, Eindhoven, Ajax, Naples, Portugal Sports, Olympiacos, etc.

Risk point: Tottenham advances as the European League champion, but the third-level positioning is very easy to create a "death group". If it is in the same group as Real Madrid in the first-level and Atletico Madrid in the second-level, it will reappear in the Premier League La Liga melee.

The fourth level (mysterious power): Newcastle, Athletic Bilbao, Monaco, etc. Newcastle returned to the Champions League in the fifth place in the Premier League last season, and Bilbao, as the fourth in La Liga, both have the genes of upset.

🌍 2. League power list: 6 Premier League teams set a record, and the top five La Liga secret battles

Premier League historic breakthroughs: 6 teams Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham were shortlisted, accounting for 1/6 of the Champions League for the first time, confirming the dominance of the "World's No. 1 League".

The five tigers in La Liga competed: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Bilbao, and Villarreal all advanced. Among them, Bilbao's fourth gear is positioned as an "ambush", and the experience of the semi-finals of the Europa League last season cannot be underestimated.

Italy, Germany and France: Serie A 4 team (Inter Milan first, Atlanta & Juventus second, Naples third); Bundesliga 4 team (Bayern & Dortmund first, Pharmaceutical Factory second, Frankfurt second); Ligue 1 third team (Paris first, Marseille third, Monaco fourth).

💥 3. Three major suspenses under the new competition system

Arsenal's "second-level curse"

The Gunners have been second in the Premier League in the past three years, but the Champions League has repeatedly stopped at the semi-finals due to lack of experience. This second-level identity may lead to the group stage encounter "Huang Saren". If Arteta wants to break through, strengthening the front line in the summer window will become the key.

Dark Horse Hotbed: The three-level counterattack password

Leverkusen (second level) beat Bayern last season, and the new coach Alonso was ambitious after staying at the office.

Olympiacos (third level) has direct access to the main game due to the postponement of the Champions League championship. The home atmosphere of the Greek team is hell mode.

Premier internal friction or La Liga revenge?

If the English-Spanish melee team appears in "Liverpool (first level) + Arsenal (second level) + Tottenham (third level) + Bilbao (fourth level)" will become the highlight of the ratings. Last season, the Premier League won three seats in the Champions League semi-finals, and the La Liga team has a strong desire to take revenge.

📅 4. Schedule and future nodes

Qualification match: The remaining 7 seats will be produced in Nice (Ligue 1), Feyenoord (Eleven), Benfica (Portuguese Super League) and other teams, and the final list will be decided at the end of August.

lottery ceremony: The league stage draw will be held on August 28, and the same team will avoid + the same league will avoid, but a maximum of two teams in the same league will be allowed to be in the same group.

Competition system innovation: 36 teams played 8 rounds of Swiss rounds, with the top 8 points directly to the top 16, 9-24 players played in the playoffs, and the last 12 players were eliminated.

🔥 In the new era of the Champions League, the chaos between grassroots and giants

From "Six Sons of the Premier League" to "Five Tigers Undercurrents in La Liga", from Arsenal's second-level crisis to Tottenham's third-level murderous intent, the DNA of the Champions League in the new season is full of suspense. When the Swiss round system gives weak teams more opportunities to counterattack, and when Newcastle and Bilbao sharpen their swords, we may witness the most open Champions League era - there is no preset script here, only the most primitive ambitions of football.

Interactive topic: Which second-tier team do you think is most likely to overturn a giant? Can Arsenal break the curse of "No Champions League Championship"? See you in the comment area!

(Data is integrated from UEFA official website, Football Rankings, as of June 2, 2025)