The second edition of the League Phase in the 2025/26 Champions League season, played over eight rounds, will begin on 16 September 2025. The final round of games in the League Phase on 29 January 2026 will kick off at the same time. As per the new Swiss format adopted from last season, 36 teams are placed in a single table, with each team playing eight different opponents home and away. The top eight teams will qualify directly for the Round of 16, while teams finishing ninth to 24th will compete in the two-legged knockout playoff to determine the remaining spots. The final of the competition will take place at Puskás Aréna, Budapest, on 30 May 2026. Paris Saint-Germain are defending champions after lifting the trophy for the first time in their history in June 2025.
Champions League 2025-26 Schedule
League Phase
Matchweek 1: 16-18 September 2025
Matchweek 2: 30 September - 1 October 2025
Matchweek 3: 21-22 October 2025
Matchweek 4: 4-5 November 2025
Matchweek 5: 25-26 November 2025
Matchweek 6: 9-10 December 2025
Matchweek 7: 20-21 January 2026
Matchweek 8: 28 January 2026
Knockout phase play-offs
1st Leg: 17-18 February 2026
2nd Leg: 24-25 February 2026
Round of 16
1st Leg: 10-11 March 2026
2nd Leg: 17-18 March 2026
Quarterfinals
1st Leg: 7-8 April 2026
2nd Leg: 14-15 April 2026
Semifinals
1st Leg: 28-29 April 2026
2nd Leg: 5-6 May 2026
Final
30 May 2026
Here is the full fixture list & schedule of the Champions League 2025-26 League Phase:
Matchweek 1
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Athletic Club vs Arsenal - San Mames, Bilbao (22:15)
PSV Eindhoven vs Union SG - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven (22:15)
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
SL Benfica vs Qarabag - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (00:30)
Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund - Allianz Stadium, Turin (00:30)
Real Madrid vs Marseille - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (00:30)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal - Tottenham Stadium, London (00:30)
Olympiacos vs Pafos - Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (22:15)
Slavia Prague vs Bodo Glimt - Fortuna Arena, Prague (22:15)
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Ajax vs Inter - Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam (00:30)
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea - Allianz Arena, Munich (00:30)
Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid - Anfield, Liverpool (00:30)
PSG vs Atalanta - Parc des Princes, Paris (00:30)
Club Brugge vs AS Monaco - Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges (22:15)
FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen - Parken, Copenhagen (22:15)
Friday, 19 September 2025
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Galatasaray - Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt (00:30)
Manchester City vs Napoli - Etihad Stadium, Manchester (00:30)
Newcastle United vs FC Barcelona - St James' Park, Newcastle (00:30)
Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon (00:30)
Matchweek 2
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Atalanta vs Club Brugge - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo (22:15)
Kairat Almaty vs Real Madrid - Central Stadium, Almaty (22:15)
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Atletico Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt- Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid (00:30)
Bodo Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø (00:30)
Chelsea vs SL Benfica - Stamford Bridge, London (00:30)
Galatasaray vs Liverpool - Rams Global Stadyumu, Istanbul (00:30)
Inter vs Slavia Prague - San Siro, Milan (00:30)
Marseille vs Ajax - Stade Orange Velodrome, Marseille (00:30)
Pafos vs Bayern Munich - Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi (00:30)
Qarabag vs FC Copenhagen - Tofiq Bakhramov Stadium, Baku (22:15)
Union SG vs Newcastle United - Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels (22:15)
Thursday, 2 October 2025
Arsenal vs Olympiacos - Emirates Stadium, London (00:30)
FC Barcelona vs PSG - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona (00:30)
Bayer Leverkusen vs PSV - BayArena, Leverkusen (00:30)
Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (00:30)
AS Monaco vs Manchester City - Stade Louis II, Monaco (00:30)
Napoli vs Sporting CP- Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Naples (00:30)
Villarreal vs Juventus - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal (00:30)
Matchweek 3
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona (22:15)
Kairat Almaty vs Pafos - Central Stadium, Almaty (22:15)
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid - Emirates Stadium, London (00:30)
Bayer Leverkusen vs PSG - BayArena, Leverkusen (00:30)
FC Copenhagen vs Borussia Dortmund - Parken, Copenhagen (00:30)
Newcastle United vs SL Benfica - St James’ Park, Newcastle (00:30)
PSV vs Napoli - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven (00:30)
Union SG vs Inter - Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels (00:30)
Villarreal vs Manchester City - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal (00:30)
Athletic Club vs Qarabag - San Mames, Bilbao (22:15)
Galatasaray vs Bodo Glimt - Rams Global Stadyumu, Isatanbul (22:15)
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Atalanta vs Slavia Prague - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo (00:30)
Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge - Allianz Arena, Munich (00:30)
Chelsea vs Ajax - Stamford Bridge, London (00:30)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Liverpool - Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt (00:30)
AS Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur - Stade Louis II, Monaco (00:30)
Real Madrid vs Juventus - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (00:30)
Sporting CP vs Marseille - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon (00:30)
Matchweek 4
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Slavia Prague vs Arsenal - Fortuna Arena, Prague (23:15)
Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Naples (23:15)
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Atletico Madrid vs Union SG - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid (01:30)
Bodo Glimt vs AS Monaco - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø (01:30)
Juventus vs Sporting CP - Allianz Stadium, Turin (01:30)
Liverpool vs Real Madrid - Anfield, Liverpool (01:30)
Olympiacos vs PSV - Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (01:30)
PSG vs Bayern Munich - Parc des Princes, Paris (01:30)
Tottenham Hotspur vs FC Copenhagen - Tottenham Stadium, London (01:30)
Pafos vs Villarreal - Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi (23:15)
Qarabag vs Chelsea - Tofiq Bakhramov Stadium, Baku (23:15)
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Ajax vs Galatasaray - Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam (01:30)
SL Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (01:30)
Club Brugge vs FC Barcelona - Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges (01:30)
Inter vs Kairat Almaty - San Siro, Milan (01:30)
Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund - Etihad Stadium, Manchester (01:30)
Marseille vs Atalanta - Stade Orange Velodrome, Marseille (01:30)
Newcastle United vs Athletic Club - St James’ Park, Newcastle (01:30)
Matchweek 5
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Ajax vs SL Benfica - Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam (23:15)
Galatasaray vs Union SG - Rams Global Stadyumu, Isatanbul (23:15)
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Bodo Glimt vs Juventus - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø (01:30)
Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (01:30)
Chelsea vs FC Barcelona - Stamford Bridge, London (01:30)
Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen - Etihad Stadium, Manchester (01:30)
Marseille vs Newcastle United - Stade Orange Velodrome, Marseille (01:30)
Slavia Prague vs Athletic Club - Fortuna Arena, Prague (01:30)
Napoli vs Qarabag - Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Naples (01:30)
FC Copenhagen vs Kairat Almaty - Parken, Copenhagen (23:15)
Pafos vs AS Monaco - Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi (23:15)
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich - Emirates Stadium, London (01:30)
Atletico Madrid vs Inter - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid (01:30)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Atalanta - Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt (01:30)
Liverpool vs PSV - Anfield, Liverpool (01:30)
Olympiacos vs Real Madrid - Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (01:30)
PSG vs Tottenham Hotspur - Parc des Princes, Paris (01:30)
Sporting CP vs Club Brugge - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon (01:30)
Matchweek 6
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP - Allianz Arena, Munich (23:15)
Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos - Central Stadium, Almaty (23:15)
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Atalanta vs Chelsea - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo (01:30)
FC Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona (01:30)
Inter vs Liverpool - San Siro, Milan (01:30)
AS Monaco vs Galatasaray - Stade Louis II, Monaco (01:30)
PSV vs Atletico Madrid - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven (01:30)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Slavia Prague - Tottenham Stadium, London (01:30)
Union SG vs Marseille - Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels (01:30)
Qarabag FK vs Ajax - Tofiq Bakhramov Stadium, Baku (23:15)
Villarreal vs FC Copenhagen - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal (23:15)
Thursday, 11 December 2025
Athletic Club vs PSG - San Mames (01:30)
Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle United - Bayer Arena, Leverkusen (01:30)
SL Benfica vs Napoli - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (01:30)
Borussia Dortmund vs Bodo Glimt - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (01:30)
Club Brugge vs Arsenal - Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges (01:30)
Juventus vs Pafos - Allianz Arena, Turin (01:30)
Real Madrid vs Manchester City - Santiago Bernabeu (01:30)
Matchweek 7
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Kairat Almaty vs Club Brugge - Central Stadium, Almaty (21:00)
Bodo Glimt vs Manchester City - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø (23:15)
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
FC Copenhagen vs Napoli - Parken, Copenhagen (01:30)
Inter vs Arsenal - San Siro, Milan (01:30)
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen - Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (01:30)
Real Madrid vs AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu (01:30)
Slavia Prague vs FC Barcelona - Fortuna Arena, Prague (01:30)
Sporting CP vs PSG - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon (01:30)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Borussia Dortmund - Tottenham Stadium, London (01:30)
Villarreal vs Ajax - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal (01:30)
Galatasaray vs Atletico Madrid- Rams Global Stadyumu, Isatanbul (23:15)
Qarabag FK vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Tofiq Bakhramov Stadium, Baku (23:15)
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Atalanta vs Athletic Club - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo (01:30)
Bayern Munich vs Union SG - Allianz Arena, Munich (01:30)
Chelsea vs Pafos - Stamford Bridge, London (01:30)
Juventus vs Benfica - Allianz Arena, Turin (01:30)
Marseille vs Liverpool - Stade Orange Velodrome, Marseille (01:30)
Newcastle United vs PSV - St James’ Park, Newcastle (01:30)
Matchweek 8
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Ajax vs Olympiacos - Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam (01:30)
Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty - Emirates Stadium, London (01:30)
Athletic Club vs Sporting CP - San Mames (01:30)
Atletico Madrid vs Bodo Glimt - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid (01:30)
FC Barcelona vs FC Copenhagen - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona (01:30)
SL Benfica vs Real Madrid - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon (01:30)
Borussia Dortmund vs Inter - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (01:30)
Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal - Bayer Arena, Leverkusen (01:30)
Club Brugge vs Marseille - Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges (01:30)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur - Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt (01:30)
Liverpool vs Qarabag FK - Anfield, Liverpool (01:30)
Manchester City vs Galatasaray - Etihad Stadium, Manchester (01:30)
AS Monaco vs Juventus - Stade Louis II, Monaco (01:30)
Pafos vs Slavia Prague - Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi (01:30)
PSG vs Newcastle United - Parc des Princes, Paris (01:30)
PSV vs Bayern Munich - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven (01:30)
Napoli vs Chelsea - Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Naples (01:30)
Union SG vs Atalanta - Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels (01:30)
