Champions League: What happens next? | OneFootball

Eintracht will be playing in Europe’s premier club competition in the 2025/26 season. Information on the draw and key dates.

Job done, it’s official: Eintracht Frankfurt have booked their place in the UEFA Champions League. It’s the first time in the club’s history that the Eagles have qualified for Europe’s top club competition via their Bundesliga placing. Eintracht featured in the 2022/23 season as reigning Europa League winners.

Over the last four years, Frankfurt have been involved in all three of the current European competitions – Champions League, Europa League and Conference League – and reached the knockout rounds every time. When are the 2025/26 Champions League draws?

League phase: 28 August 2025 Knockout phase play-offs: 30 January 2026 Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: 27 February 2026

Teams who have already qualified for the 2025/26 league phase

Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Bayern München, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Slavia Praha, Liverpool FC, SSC Napoli, FC Internazionale Milano, Atalanta BC, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F., Atlético de Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique de Marseille, AS Monaco, AFC Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos FC.