UEFA Champions League 2025–26 Full Schedule Released

The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League season is set to commence on 16 September 2025, with the grand final scheduled for 30 May 2026 in Budapest, Hungary.

The tournament phases are scheduled as follows:

The UCL group stage draw took place last Thursday, defining the 36 teams’ groups and opponents. UEFA released the full fixture list on Saturday night, detailing match dates and match-ups.

On the opening day, 16 September, six matches will be held, with 12 teams taking the field over the first three days. From 30 September, nine matches per match day will be played, and on the final day of the group stage, 28 January 2026, all 36 teams will compete in 18 matches.

Group Stage Fixture Highlights

Match Day 1

17 September 2025

• Olympiacos vs Pafos
• Slavia Prague vs Bodo/Glimt
• Ajax vs Inter Milan
• Bayern Munich vs Chelsea
• Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
• PSG vs Atalanta

18 September 2025

• Club Brugge vs Monaco
• Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen
• Frankfurt vs Galatasaray
• Manchester City vs Napoli
• Newcastle United vs Barcelona
• Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty

Match Day 2

30 September 2025

• Atalanta vs Club Brugge
• Kairat Almaty vs Real Madrid
• Atletico Madrid vs Frankfurt
• Chelsea vs Benfica
• Inter Milan vs Slavia Prague
• Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham
• Galatasaray vs Liverpool
• Marseille vs Ajax
• Pafos vs Bayern Munich

1 October 2025

• Qarabag vs Copenhagen
• Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle
• Arsenal vs Olympiacos
• Monaco vs Manchester City
• Leverkusen vs PSV Eindhoven
• Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club
• Barcelona vs PSG
• Napoli vs Sporting CP
• Villarreal vs Juventus

Match Day 3

21 October 2025

• Barcelona vs Olympiacos
• Kairat Almaty vs Pafos
• Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid
• Leverkusen vs PSG
• Copenhagen vs Borussia Dortmund
• Newcastle vs Benfica
• PSV vs Napoli
• Saint-Gilloise vs Inter Milan
• Villarreal vs Manchester City

22 October 2025

• Athletic Club vs Qarabag
• Galatasaray vs Bodo/Glimt
• Monaco vs Tottenham
• Atalanta vs Slavia Prague
• Chelsea vs Ajax
• Frankfurt vs Liverpool
• Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge
• Real Madrid vs Juventus
• Sporting CP vs Marseille

Match Day 4

4 November 2025

• Slavia Prague vs Arsenal
• Napoli vs Frankfurt
• Atletico Madrid vs Saint-Gilloise
• Bodo/Glimt vs Monaco
• Juventus vs Sporting CP
• Liverpool vs Real Madrid
• Olympiacos vs PSV
• PSG vs Bayern Munich
• Tottenham vs Copenhagen

5 November 2025

• Pafos vs Villarreal
• Qarabag vs Chelsea
• Ajax vs Galatasaray
• Club Brugge vs Barcelona
• Inter Milan vs Kairat Almaty
• Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund
• Newcastle vs Athletic Club
• Marseille vs Atalanta
• Benfica vs Leverkusen

Match Day 5

25 November 2025

• Ajax vs Benfica
• Galatasaray vs Saint-Gilloise
• Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal
• Chelsea vs Barcelona
• Bodo/Glimt vs Juventus
• Manchester City vs Leverkusen
• Marseille vs Newcastle
• Slavia Prague vs Athletic Club
• Napoli vs Qarabag

26 November 2025

• Copenhagen vs Kairat Almaty
• Pafos vs Monaco
• Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
• Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan
• Frankfurt vs Atalanta
• Liverpool vs PSV Eindhoven
• Olympiacos vs Real Madrid
• PSG vs Tottenham
• Sporting CP vs Club Brugge

Match Day 6

9 December 2025

• Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos
• Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP
• Monaco vs Galatasaray
• Atalanta vs Chelsea
• Barcelona vs Frankfurt
• Inter Milan vs Liverpool
• PSV vs Atletico Madrid
• Saint-Gilloise vs Marseille
• Tottenham vs Slavia Prague

10 December 2025

• Qarabag vs Ajax
• Villarreal vs Copenhagen
• Athletic Club vs PSG
• Leverkusen vs Newcastle
• Borussia Dortmund vs Bodo/Glimt
• Club Brugge vs Arsenal
• Juventus vs Pafos
• Real Madrid vs Manchester City
• Benfica vs Napoli

Match Day 7

20 January 2026

• Kairat Almaty vs Club Brugge
• Bodo/Glimt vs Manchester City
• Copenhagen vs Napoli
• Inter Milan vs Arsenal
• Olympiacos vs Leverkusen
• Real Madrid vs Monaco
• Sporting CP vs PSG
• Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund
• Villarreal vs Ajax

21 January 2026

• Galatasaray vs Atletico Madrid
• Qarabag vs Frankfurt
• Atalanta vs Athletic Club
• Chelsea vs Pafos
• Bayern Munich vs Saint-Gilloise
• Juventus vs Benfica
• Newcastle vs PSV
• Marseille vs Liverpool
• Slavia Prague vs Barcelona

Match Day 8

28 January 2026

• Ajax vs Olympiacos
• Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty
• Monaco vs Juventus
• Athletic Club vs Sporting CP
• Atletico Madrid vs Bodo/Glimt
• Leverkusen vs Villarreal
• Borussia Dortmund vs Inter Milan
• Club Brugge vs Marseille
• Frankfurt vs Tottenham
• Barcelona vs Copenhagen
• Liverpool vs Qarabag
• Manchester City vs Galatasaray
• Pafos vs Slavia Prague
• PSG vs Newcastle
• PSV vs Bayern Munich
• Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta
• Benfica vs Real Madrid

This comprehensive schedule sets the stage for an intense and thrilling Champions League season, with fixtures spread across key European cities and top clubs battling for supremacy.