2025/26 Champions League schedule revealed: Dates and times for every league phase match

The draw for league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League has thrown up some mouthwatering games, with Real Madrid handed an especially tough run which includes fixtures against Manchester City, Liverpool and Juventus.

That, of course, was one of the main objectives of the expansion of the Champions League and the adoption of the 36-team Swiss model.

Under the previous format, the top-ranked teams in Pot 1 would avoid each other until the knockout stages. Now, though, each Pot 1 team plays against two-similarly ranked opponents, giving us a series of matchups between the strongest sides in the tournament.

In addition to Madrid’s tricky sequence of games, Liverpool also face Inter and Atlético, while Barcelona host PSG and visit Chelsea.

At the other end of the spectrum, there will be Champions League debuts for the likes of Pafos of Cyprus, who have been drawn to play Bayern Munich and Chelsea, and Kazakh club Kairat, who take on Real Madrid, Inter and Arsenal.

Every league phase game in the 2025/26 Champions League

Pot 1 teams

Bayern Munich

Chelsea (home), PSG (away), Club Brugge (home), Arsenal (away), Sporting (home), PSV Eindhoven (away), Union Saint-Gilloise (home), Pafos (away)

Chelsea

Barcelona (home), Bayern Munich (away), Benfica (home), Atalanta (away), Ajax (home), Napoli (away), Pafos (home), Qarabag (away)

Real Madrid

Manchester City (home), Liverpool (away), Juventus (home), Benfica (away), Marseille (home), Olympiacos (away), Monaco (home), Kairat (away)

Inter Milan

Liverpool (home), Dortmund (away), Arsenal (home), Atlético Madrid (away), Slavia Praha (home), Ajax (away), Kairat (home), Union Saint-Gilloise (away)

Dortmund

Inter (home), Manchester City (away), Villarreal (home), Juventus (away), Bodø/Glimt (home), Tottenham (away), Athletic Club (home), Copenhagen (away)

Liverpool

Real Madrid (home), Inter (away), Atlético Madrid (home), Eintracht Frankfurt (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Marseille (away), Qarabag (home), Galatasaray (away)

Barcelona

PSG (home), Chelsea (away), Eintracht Frankfurt (home), Club Brugge (away), Olympiacos (home), Slavia Praha (away), Copenhagen (home), Newcastle United (away)

PSG

Bayern Munich (home), Barcelona (away), Atalanta (home), Leverkusen (away), Tottenham (home), Sporting (away), Newcastle United (home), Athletic Club (away)

Manchester City

Dortmund (home), Real Madrid (away), Leverkusen (home), Villarreal (away), Napoli (home), Bodø/Glimt (away), Galatasaray (home), Monaco (away)

Pot 2 teams

Leverkusen

PSG (home), Manchester City (away), Villarreal (home), Benfica (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Olympiacos (away), Newcastle United (home), Copenhagen (away)

Arsenal

Bayern Munich (home), Inter (away), Atlético Madrid (home), Club Brugge (away), Olympiacos (home), Slavia Praha (away), Kairat (home), Athletic Club (away)

Atalanta

Chelsea (home), PSG (away), Club Brugge (home), Eintracht Frankfurt (away), Slavia Praha (home), Marseille (away), Athletic Club (home), Union Saint-Gilloise (away)

Benfica

Real Madrid (home), Chelsea (away), Leverkusen (home), Juventus (away), Napoli (home), Ajax (away), Qarabag (home), Newcastle United (away)

Club Brugge

Barcelona (home), Bayern Munich (away), Arsenal (home), Atalanta (away), Marseille (home), Sporting (away), Monaco (home), Kairat (away)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Liverpool (home), Barcelona (away), Atalanta (home), Atlético Madrid (away), Tottenham (home), Napoli (away), Galatasaray (home), Qarabag (away)

Juventus

Dortmund (home), Real Madrid (away), Benfica (home), Villarreal (away), Sporting (home), Bodø/Glimt (away), Pafos (home), Monaco (away)

Atlético Madrid

Inter (home), Liverpool (away), Eintracht Frankfurt (home), Arsenal (away), Bodø/Glimt (home), PSV Eindhoven (away), Union Saint-Gilloise (home), Galatasaray (away)

Villarreal

Manchester City (home), Dortmund (away), Juventus (home), Leverkusen (away), Ajax (home), Tottenham (away), Copenhagen (home), Pafos (away)

Pot 3 teams

Marseille

Liverpool (home), Real Madrid (away), Atalanta (home), Club Brugge (away), Ajax (home), Sporting (away), Newcastle United (home), Union Saint-Gilloise (away)

Tottenham

Dortmund (home), PSG (away), Villarreal (home), Eintracht Frankfurt (away), Slavia Praha (home), Bodø/Glimt (away), Copenhagen (home), Monaco (away)

Bodø/Glimt

Manchester City (home), Dortmund (away), Juventus (home), Atlético Madrid (away), Tottenham (home), Slavia Praha (away), Monaco (home) and Galatasaray (away)

Sporting

PSG (home), Bayern Munich (away), Club Brugge (home), Juventus (away), Marseille (home), Napoli (away), Kairat (home), Athletic (away)

Olympiacos

Real Madrid (home), Barcelona (away), Leverkusen (home), Arsenal (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Ajax (away), Pafos (home), Kairat (away)

Ajax

Inter (home), Chelsea (away), Benfica (home), Villarreal (away), Olympiacos (home), Marseille (away), Galatasaray (home), Qarabag (away)

Slavia Praha

Barcelona (home), Inter (away), Arsenal (home), Atalanta (away), Bodø/Glimt (home), Tottenham (away), Athletic Club (home), Pafos (away).

PSV Eindhoven

Bayern Munich (home), Liverpool (away), Atlético Madrid (home), Leverkusen (away), Napoli (home), Olympiacos (away), Union Saint-Gilloise (home), Newcastle United (away).

Napoli

Chelsea (home), Manchester City (away), Eintracht Frankfurt (home), Benfica (away), Sporting (home), PSV Eindhoven (away), Qarabag (home), Copenhagen (away)

Pot 4 teams

Copenhagen

Dortmund (home), Barcelona (away), Leverkusen (home), Villarreal (away), Napoli (home), Tottenham (away), Kairat (home), Qarabag (away)

Monaco

Manchester City (home), Real Madrid (away), Juventus (home), Club Brugge (away), Tottenham (home), Bodo/Glimt (away), Galatasaray (home), Pafos (away).

Galatasaray

Liverpool (home), Manchester City (away), Atlético Madrid (home), Eintracht Frankfurt (away), Bodo/Glimt (home), Ajax (away), Union Saint-Gilloise (home), Monaco (away).

Union Saint-Gilloise

Inter Milan (home), Bayern Munich (away), Atalanta (home), Atlético Madrid (away), Marseille (home), PSV Eindhoven (away), Newcastle United (home), Galatasaray (away)

Qarabag

Chelsea (home), Liverpool (away), Eintracht Frankfurt (home), Benfica (away), Ajax (home), Napoli (away), Copenhagen (home), Athletic Club (away)

Athletic Club

PSG (home), Dortmund (away), Arsenal (home), Atalanta (away), Sporting (home), Slavia Praha (away), Qarabag (home), Newcastle (away)

Newcastle United

Barcelona (home), PSG (away), Benfica (home), Leverkusen (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Marseille (away), Athletic Club (home), Union Saint-Gilloise (away)

Pafos

Bayern Munich (home), Chelsea (away), Villarreal (home), Juventus (away), Slavia Praha (home), Olympiacos (away), Monaco (home), Kairat (away)

Kairat

Real Madrid (home), Inter (away), Club Brugge (home), Arsenal (away), Olympiacos (home), Sporting (away), Pafos (home), Copenhagen (away)

2025/26 Champions League schedule: every league phase game by date

All times ET.

Matchday 1

Tuesday, September 16

12:45 Athletic Club vs Arsenal FC

12:45 PSV Eindhoven vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise

15:00 Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund

15:00 Real Madrid C.F. vs Olympique de Marseille

15:00 SL Benfica vs Qarabağ FK

15:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal CF

Wednesday, September 17

12:45 Olympiacos FC vs Pafos FC

12:45 SK Slavia Praha vs FK Bodø/Glimt

15:00 AFC Ajax vs FC Internazionale Milano

15:00 FC Bayern München vs Chelsea FC

15:00 Liverpool FC vs Atlético de Madrid

15:00 Paris Saint-Germain vs Atalanta BC

Thursday, September 18

12:45 Club Brugge KV vs AS Monaco

12:45 F.C. Copenhagen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

15:00 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Galatasaray A.Ş.

15:00 Manchester City vs SSC Napoli

15:00 Newcastle United FC vs FC Barcelona

15:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Kairat Almaty

Matchday 2

Tuesday, September 30

12:45 Atalanta BC vs Club Brugge KV

12:45 FC Kairat Almaty vs Real Madrid C.F.

15:00 Atlético de Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt

15:00 Chelsea FC vs SL Benfica

15:00 FC Internazionale Milano vs SK Slavia Praha

15:00 FK Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur

15:00 Galatasaray A.Ş. vs Liverpool FC

15:00 Olympique de Marseille vs AFC Ajax

15:00 Pafos FC vs FC Bayern München

Wednesday, October 1

12:45 Qarabağ FK vs F.C. Copenhagen

12:45 R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United FC

15:00 Arsenal FC vs Olympiacos FC

15:00 AS Monaco vs Manchester City

15:00 Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs PSV Eindhoven

15:00 Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club

15:00 FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain

15:00 SSC Napoli vs Sporting Clube de Portugal

15:00 Villarreal CF vs Juventus

Matchday 3

Tuesday, October 21

12:45 FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos FC

12:45 FC Kairat Almaty vs Pafos FC

15:00 Arsenal FC vs Atlético de Madrid

15:00 Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Paris Saint-Germain

15:00 F.C. Copenhagen vs Borussia Dortmund

15:00 Newcastle United FC vs SL Benfica

15:00 PSV Eindhoven vs SSC Napoli

15:00 R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Internazionale Milano

15:00 Villarreal CF vs Manchester City

Wednesday, October 22

12:45 Athletic Club vs Qarabağ FK

12:45 Galatasaray A.Ş. vs FK Bodø/Glimt

15:00 AS Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur

15:00 Atalanta BC vs SK Slavia Praha

15:00 Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax

15:00 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Liverpool FC

15:00 FC Bayern München vs Club Brugge KV

15:00 Real Madrid C.F. vs Juventus

15:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Olympique de Marseille

Matchday 4

Tuesday, November 4

12:45 SK Slavia Praha vs Arsenal FC

12:45 SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt

15:00 Atlético de Madrid vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise

15:00 FK Bodø/Glimt vs AS Monaco

15:00 Juventus vs Sporting Clube de Portugal

15:00 Liverpool FC vs Real Madrid C.F.

15:00 Olympiacos FC vs PSV Eindhoven

15:00 Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Bayern München

15:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs F.C. Copenhagen

Wednesday, November 5

12:45 Pafos FC vs Villarreal CF

12:45 Qarabağ FK vs Chelsea FC

15:00 AFC Ajax vs Galatasaray A.Ş.

15:00 Club Brugge KV vs FC Barcelona

15:00 FC Internazionale Milano vs FC Kairat Almaty

15:00 Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund

15:00 Newcastle United FC vs Athletic Club

15:00 Olympique de Marseille vs Atalanta BC

15:00 SL Benfica vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Matchday 5

Tuesday, November 25

12:45 AFC Ajax vs SL Benfica

12:45 Galatasaray A.Ş. vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise

15:00 Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal CF

15:00 Chelsea FC vs FC Barcelona

15:00 FK Bodø/Glimt vs Juventus

15:00 Manchester City vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

15:00 Olympique de Marseille vs Newcastle United FC

15:00 SK Slavia Praha vs Athletic Club

15:00 SSC Napoli vs Qarabağ FK

Wednesday, November 26

12:45 F.C. Copenhagen vs FC Kairat Almaty

12:45 Pafos FC vs AS Monaco

15:00 Arsenal FC vs FC Bayern München

15:00 Atlético de Madrid vs FC Internazionale Milano

15:00 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Atalanta BC

15:00 Liverpool FC vs PSV Eindhoven

15:00 Olympiacos FC vs Real Madrid C.F.

15:00 Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham Hotspur

15:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Club Brugge KV

Matchday 6

Tuesday, December 9

10:30 FC Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos FC

12:45 FC Bayern München vs Sporting Clube de Portugal

15:00 AS Monaco vs Galatasaray A.Ş.

15:00 Atalanta BC vs Chelsea FC

15:00 FC Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt

15:00 FC Internazionale Milano vs Liverpool FC

15:00 PSV Eindhoven vs Atlético de Madrid

15:00 R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs Olympique de Marseille

15:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs SK Slavia Praha

Wednesday, December 10

12:45 Qarabağ FK vs AFC Ajax

12:45 Villarreal CF vs F.C. Copenhagen

15:00 Athletic Club vs Paris Saint-Germain

15:00 Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Newcastle United FC

15:00 Borussia Dortmund vs FK Bodø/Glimt

15:00 Club Brugge KV vs Arsenal FC

15:00 Juventus vs Pafos FC

15:00 Real Madrid C.F. vs Manchester City

15:00 SL Benfica vs SSC Napoli

Matchday 7

Tuesday, January 20

10:30 FC Kairat Almaty vs Club Brugge KV

12:45 FK Bodø/Glimt vs Manchester City

15:00 F.C. Copenhagen vs SSC Napoli

15:00 FC Internazionale Milano vs Arsenal FC

15:00 Olympiacos FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

15:00 Real Madrid C.F. vs AS Monaco

15:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Paris Saint-Germain

15:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs Borussia Dortmund

15:00 Villarreal CF vs AFC Ajax

Wednesday, January 21

12:45 Galatasaray A.Ş. vs Atlético de Madrid

12:45 Qarabağ FK vs Eintracht Frankfurt

15:00 Atalanta BC vs Athletic Club

15:00 Chelsea FC vs Pafos FC

15:00 FC Bayern München vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise

15:00 Juventus vs SL Benfica

15:00 Newcastle United FC vs PSV Eindhoven

15:00 Olympique de Marseille vs Liverpool FC

15:00 SK Slavia Praha vs FC Barcelona

Matchday 8

Wednesday, January 28

15:00 AFC Ajax vs Olympiacos FC

15:00 Arsenal FC vs FC Kairat Almaty

15:00 AS Monaco vs Juventus

15:00 Athletic Club vs Sporting Clube de Portugal

15:00 Atlético de Madrid vs FK Bodø/Glimt

15:00 Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Villarreal CF

15:00 Borussia Dortmund vs FC Internazionale Milano

15:00 Club Brugge KV vs Olympique de Marseille

15:00 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur

15:00 FC Barcelona vs F.C. Copenhagen

15:00 Liverpool FC vs Qarabağ FK

15:00 Manchester City vs Galatasaray A.Ş.

15:00 Pafos FC vs SK Slavia Praha

15:00 Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United FC

15:00 PSV Eindhoven vs FC Bayern München

15:00 R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta BC

15:00 SL Benfica vs Real Madrid C.F.

15:00 SSC Napoli vs Chelsea FC

Champions League 2025/26 round dates

• Group stage: September 16 - January 28
• Knockout phase play-offs: February 17-18 & February 24-25
• Round of 16: March 10-11 & March 17-18
• Quarter-finals: April 7-8 & April 14-15
• Semi-finals: April 28-29 & May 5-6 
• Final: May 30 (Budapest)

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