World Sports: Barcelona is aiming to win the Champions League next season, and they will be in the first tier with Paris and Manchester City

June 9, June 9, Recently, "Shiyi" talked about Barcelona's goal for next season. After winning the domestic triple-tall championship, winning the Champions League is their biggest goal for next season.

Many Barcelona players have expressed their desire: the Champions League is their biggest goal next season after winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup. The loss against Inter Milan will be their motivation for the new season.

The teams participating in this Champions League have been identified and will draw a group stage lot in Monte Carlo on August 28. There are also 7 teams that need to qualify for the main competition through the qualifiers, and the game format is the same as this season.

Juventus and Roma's performance in the final round of Serie A determines the composition of the first team, including the club with the highest coefficient and champion Paris Saint-Germain. Roma's failure to advance means Barcelona will enter the first level, and although this has no actual impact on the draw results, it will have a role in improving the team's reputation.

Therefore, Barcelona will be ranked in the first place with Real Madrid (the same country team cannot meet), Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Bayern, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Dortmund. Among them, only Barcelona and Liverpool will not participate in the Club World Cup, which will give them a better preparation period before the start of the Champions League.

The second team includes Atletico Madrid and Villarreal, as well as Arsenal, Leverkusen, Atlanta, Juventus, Frankfurt, Benfica and Bruges (if passing the qualifiers).

The third teams include Tottenham and Eindhoven, as well as Ajax, Naples, Portugal Sports, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague, Marseille and Bode Shine (if passing the qualifiers).

The fourth team includes Athletic Bilbao, Monaco, Galatasaray, San Giros United and Newcastle. In addition, Copenhagen, Red Star, Ferencvaros and Celtics will also be in the fourth tier.

The 2025/2026 Champions League group stage draw will be held again through the computer system. Each team will face eight teams from different levels, four of which are home games and four away games. Teams in the same league cannot meet, and can only fight with two teams from the same country at most.

For example, Barcelona may encounter opponents including Paris Saint-Germain (home), Manchester City (away), Leverkusen (home), Juventus (away), Naples (home), Eindhoven (away), Monaco (home) and Newcastle (away).

The top eight players in the group stage directly advanced to the top 16, while the 9th to 24th will compete for the top 16 through the double-round knockout round. The teams ranked 25th to 36th will be eliminated and will not be relegated to the Europa League.

A new rule under discussion is that the top two teams in the group stage have the advantage of being away and home before the semifinals, while the third and fourth places have this advantage before the quarterfinals.