Disney+ remains the home of the UEFA Women's Champions League in Europe, with all 75 matches to be streamed live on the platform.
The broadcast deal, which began last season, means fans can watch every single match from the league phase opener to the showpiece final in Warsaw in May.
Fans will have the chance to follow their local teams in their own language. Every game will be available in English, plus the languages of the playing teams.
From the knockout phase onwards, all matches will be broadcast in a minimum of five European languages.
The new studio show
This season will see the introduction of 'The Hangout' -- a new live studio show that will run the entire way through matchdays.
Alex Scott and Shebahn Aherne will alternate hosting duties and the pundits on the show include former England international Leanne Sanderson, former Manchester City defender and Premier League regular Nedum Onuoha and Dutch sisters Sanne and Merel van Dongen.
"'The Hangout' will also welcome social media creators with deep connections to the women's football community, creating a space where football culture, conversation and analysis of the action come together," Disney+ said in a statement.
History of the UWCL
The first edition of the Women's Champions League took place in 2001 and was called the UEFA Women's Cup. Thirty-three teams took part, and the tournament was eventually won by FFC Frankfurt.
It was rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League for the 2009-10 season, by which time there were 53 competing teams. It was also the season in which the two-legged final was shelved in place of a one-off game. The group stage format was introduced in the 2021-22 season and continued until this year.
OL Lyonnes are the most successful team in the competition with eight titles, followed by Frankfurt and Barcelona on four. Ada Hegerberg is the all-time highest scorer in the UWCL with 69 goals. Wendie Renard is the record appearance holder.
The format
The UWCL has moved to the Swiss model, in line with the shift made in the men's Champions League in 2024. The 18 teams are placed in a single league, with each club playing six games each.
The top four teams go directly into the quarterfinals, while teams finishing 13th place or lower are eliminated. The eight teams between fifth and 12th place enter a knockout phase playoff, with the four winners progressing into the quarterfinals.
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The contenders
Barcelona went unbeaten in their run to their fourth successive Women's Champions League title last season. Despite a host of summer departures that included Alexia Putellas, Mapi León and Ona Batlle, the Catalan club still boast enough pedigree in their squad to re-claim their crown. Ewa Pajor, Caroline Graham Hansen and Clàudia Pina were all nominated for the Ballon d'Or while Aitana Bonmatí is also back to full fitness after being sidelined by injury for large parts of last season.
OL Lyonnes' heavy defeat to Barça in the final overshadowed a stellar campaign that saw them go unbeaten in the League Phase before dumping former winners Wolfsburg and Arsenal out in the knockout rounds. The French side have strengthened significantly this summer, with Caroline Weir, Salma Paralluelo and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd among those to join.
While Arsenal are yet to win a league title since 2019, they have established themselves as European heavyweights in recent years. They won the competition in 2025 after pulling off a shock victory over Barcelona in the final and came agonisingly close to reaching a second-successive final last season. The Gunners thrive in the pressure that knockout football brings and their vociferous home support has grown to become a huge asset to them.
Chelsea remain hungry as ever for their first taste of European success. Manager Sonia Bompastor has won the competition as a captain and coach at OL Lyonnes, but has fallen short in each of her two seasons in west London so far.
Meanwhile, Manchester City come into the competition as the reigning champions of England and with a forward of the quality of Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw in their team, they can't be overlooked.
The fixture list
MATCHDAY 1
Sept. 22
Bayern München 2-2 Manchester City
Inter Milan 1-0 BK Häcken FF
Arsenal Women 1-0 HB Køge Women
Juventus 1-2 SL Benfica
Real Madrid 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Sept. 23
OH Leuven vs AS Roma
Servette FCCF vs OL Lyonnes
Chelsea vs FK Austria Wien
FC Barcelona vs Paris FC
MATCHDAY 2
Sept. 30
AS Roma vs FC Barcelona
BK Häcken vs Juventus
Paris FC vs Arsenal
OL Lyonnes vs Chelsea
SL Benfica vs Bayern Munich
Oct. 1
FK Austria Wien vs Inter Milan
HB Køge Women vs Servette
Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain vs OH Leuven
MATCHDAY 3
Oct. 28
Chelsea vs AS Roma
FC Bayern München vs Real Madrid C.F
Servette vs OH Leuven
Arsenal vs SL Benfica
OL Lyonnes vs Inter Milan
Oct. 29
FK Austria Wien vs Juventus
Paris FC vs BK Häcken FF
HB Køge Women vs FC Barcelona
Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain