Champions League draw: Serie A giants to meet Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Madrid in group phase

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Lorenzo Bettoni | Last updated Aug 28, 2025 1:18 PM ET

Serie A giants Napoli, Inter, Juventus and Atalanta have learned their opponents, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid, in the league phase of the Champions League.

Serie A clubs learned their fate in the 2025-26 Champions League on Thursday.

The draw took place in Monaco and was led by Milan and Serie A legends Kaka and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Click here to see how it unfolded.

Defending champions Napoli were in pot 3 and were paired with Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester City, among others.

Inter, on the other hand, will play Liverpool, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid from the top two pots.

Juventus got Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid from Pot 1, while Atalanta got PSG and Chelsea.

UEFA will release the dates and times for each league phase game on Saturday, August 30.

What is already known, however, is whether games will be played at home (H) or away (A), so check out the information below for every opponent of Serie A clubs following today’s Champions League draw.

Napoli

Chelsea (H)
Man City (A)
Frankfurt (H)
Benfica (A)
Sporting CP (H)
PSV (A)
Qarabag (H)
Copenhagen (A)

Inter

Liverpool (H)
B. Dortmund (A)
Arsenal (H)
A. Madrid (A)
S. Prague (H)
Ajax (A)
K. Almaty (H)
Union SG (A)

Juventus

B. Dortmund (H)
Real Madrid (A)
Benfica (H)
Villarreal (A)
Sporting CP (H)
Bodo/Glimt (A)
Pafos (H)
Monaco (A)

Atalanta

Chelea (H)
PSG (A)
C. Brugge (H)
Frankfurt (A)
S. Praha (H)
Marseille (A)
Athletic Club (H)
Union SG (A)

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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