The draw will serve as a mechanism for team pairings in the league phase. The 18 clubs will be divided into three pots of six clubs, and the pots are determined according to club coefficient rankings formed at the beginning of the UWCL season. Reigning title holders Arsenal are the top seed in pot 1.

Gonçalo Ramos' 90th-minute goal stunned Barcelona to earn Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 victory at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The two European giants each scored in the first half and the match was looking like it was headed for a stalemate until Achraf Hakimi, left alone in space on the right side, found Ramos for the winner.