The Amsterdammers will also have to deal with Benfica, Villarreal, Olympiakos Piraeus, Olympique Marseille, Qarabag and Galatasaray.

Ajax's home and away matches

Ajax will face Internazionale, Olympiakos, Benfica and Galatasaray at home and Chelsea, Villarreal, Olympique Marseille and Qarabag away.

Ajax sold Jorrel Hato to Chelsea earlier this summer for €44 million. Dutchmen Denzel Dumfries and Stefan de Vrij are currently under contract at Internazionale.

The final schedule will be announced later this week. The final is scheduled for May 30, 2026, at the Puskás Arena in Budapest.

The PSV draw

PSV hosts Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Napoli, and Union St-Gilles in the Champions League main tournament. The Dutch champions will visit Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympiacos, and Newcastle United.

PSV will face Dutch coaches Arne Slot and Erik ten Hag, who work at Liverpool and Leverkusen respectively.

PSV will compete in the main tournament, just like last year, with a new format. The Dutch champions will play four home and four away matches against eight different opponents. The top 24 of the 36 teams will advance to the next phase, with the top eight advancing to the round of 16. The teams ranked 9th through 24th will play a qualifying round. The last twelve teams will be eliminated.