2025/26 UEFA Champions League Draw: Key Details and Dates
by Bradley Gibbs | by Bradley Gibbs
When will the games be played?
Before we go any further, let’s first make a note of when the league phase matches of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League will take place.
Matchday 1: September 16–18 2025
Matchday 2: September 30/October 1 2025
Matchday 3: October 21/22 2025
Matchday 4: November 4/5 2025
Matchday 5: November 25/26 2025
Matchday 6: December 9/10 2025
Matchday 7: January 20/21 2026
Matchday 8: January 28 2026
Full draw details
Right, it’s time to dive into the juicy stuff, the key details of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League draw.
Below you will find a full breakdown of the eight league phase opponents for each of the 36 teams that have qualified.
PSG
League Phase opponents:
Bayern (home)
Barcelona (away)
Atalanta (home)
Leverkusen (away)
Tottenham (home)
Sporting (away)
Newcastle (home)
Athletic Club (away)
Real Madrid
League Phase opponents:
Man City (home)
Liverpool (away)
Juventus (home)
Benfica (away)
Marseille (home)
Olympiacos (away)
Monaco (home)
Kairat Almaty (away)
Man City
League Phase opponents:
Dortmund (home)
Real Madrid (away)
Leverkusen (home)
Villarreal (away)
Napoli (home)
Bodo/Glimt (away)
Galatasaray (home)
Monaco (away
Bayern
League Phase opponents:
Chelsea (home)
PSG (away)
Club Brugge (home)
Arsenal (away)
Sporting SP (home)
PSV (away)
Union SG (home)
Pafos (away)
Liverpool
League Phase opponents:
Real Madrid (home)
Inter (away)
Atletico Madrid (home)
Frankfurt (away)
PSV (home)
Marseille (away)
Qarabag (home)
Galatasaray (away)
Inter
League Phase opponents:
Liverpool (home)
Dortmund (away)
Arsenal (home)
Atletico Madrid (away)
Slavia Praha (home)
Ajax (away)
Kairat Almaty (home)
Union SG (away)
Chelsea
League Phase opponents:
Barcelona (home)
Bayern (away)
Benfica (home)
Atalanta (away)
Ajax (home)
Napoli (away)
Pafos (home)
Qarabag (away)
Dortmund
League Phase opponents:
Inter (home)
Man City (away)
Villarreal (home)
Juventus (away)
Bodo/Glimt (home)
Tottenham (away)
Athletic Club (home)
Copenhagen (away)
Barcelona
League Phase opponents:
PSG (home)
Man City (away)
Villarreal (home)
Benfica (away)
PSV (home)
Olympiacos (away)
Newcastle (home)
Copenhagen (away)
Arsenal
League Phase opponents:
Bayern (home)
Inter (away)
Atletico Madrid (home)
Club Brugge (away)
Olympiacos (home)
Slavia Praha (away)
Kairat Almaty (home)
Athletic Club (away
Leverkusen
League Phase opponents:
PSG (home)
Man City (away)
Villarreal (home)
Benfica (away)
PSV (home)
Olympiacos (away)
Newcastle (home)
Copenhagen (away)
Atletico Madrid
League Phase opponents:
Inter (home)
Liverpool (away)
Frankfurt (home)
Arsenal (away)
Bodo/Glimt (home)
PSV (away)
Union SG (home)
Galatasaray (away)
Benfica
League Phase opponents:
Real Madrid (home)
Chelsea (away)
Leverkusen (home)
Juventus (away)
Napoli (home)
Ajax (away)
Qarabag (home)
Newcastle (away)
Atalanta
League Phase opponents:
Chelsea (home)
PSG (away)
Club Brugge (home)
Frankfurt (away)
Slavia Praha (home)
Marseille (away)
Athletic Club (home)
Union SG (away)
Villarreal
League Phase opponents:
Man City (home)
Dortmund (away)
Juventus (home)
Leverkusen (away)
Ajax (home)
Tottenham (away)
Copenhagen (home)
Pafos (away)
Juventus
League Phase opponents:
Dortmund (home)
Real Madrid (away)
Benfica (home)
Villarreal (away)
Sporting (home)
Bodo/Glimt (away)
Pafos (home)
Monaco (away)
Frankfurt
League Phase opponents:
Liverpool (home)
Barcelona (away)
Atalanta (home)
Atletico Madrid (away)
Tottenham (home)
Napoli (away)
Galatasaray (home)
Qarabag (away)
Club Brugge
League Phase opponents:
Barcelona (home)
Bayern (away)
Arsenal (home)
Atalanta (away)
Marseille (home)
Sporting (away)
Monaco (home)
Kairat Almaty (away)
Tottenham
League Phase opponents:
Dortmund (home)
PSG (away)
Villarreal (home)
Frankfurt (away)
Slavia Praha (home)
Bodo/Glimt (away)
Copenhagen (home)
Monaco (away)
PSV
League Phase opponents:
Bayern (home)
Liverpool (away)
Atletico Madrid (home)
Leverkusen (away)
Napoli (home)
Olympiacos (away)
Union SG (home)
Newcastle (away)
Ajax
League Phase opponents:
Inter (home)
Chelsea (away)
Benfica (home)
Villarreal (away)
Olympiacos (home)
Marseille (away)
Galatasaray (home)
Qarabag (away)
Napoli
League Phase opponents:
Chelsea (home)
Man City (away)
Frankfurt (home)
Benfica (away)
Sporting (home)
PSV (away)
Qarabag (home)
Copenhagen (away)
Sporting CP
League Phase opponents:
PSG (home)
Bayern (away)
Club Brugge (home)
Juventus (away)
Marseille (home)
Napoli (away)
Kairat Almaty (home)
Athletic Club (away)
Bodo/Glimt
League Phase opponents:
Man City (home)
Dortmund (away)
Juventus (home)
Atletico Madrid (away)
Tottenham (home)
Slavia Praha (away)
Monaco (home)
Galatasaray (away)
Olympiacos
League Phase opponents:
Real Madrid (home)
Barcelona (away)
Leverkusen (home)
Arsenal (away)
PSV (home)
Ajax (away)
Pafos (home)
Kairat Almaty (away)
Slavia Praha
League Phase opponents:
Barcelona (home)
Inter (away)
Arsenal (home)
Atalanta (away)
Bodo/Glimt (home)
Tottenham (away)
Athletic Club (home)
Pafos (away)
Marseille
League Phase opponents:
Liverpool (home)
Real Madrid (away)
Atalanta (home)
Club Brugge (away)
Ajax (home)
Sporting (away)
Newcastle (home)
Union SG (away)
Copenhagen
League Phase opponents:
Dortmund (home)
Barcelona (away)
Leverkusen (home)
Villarreal (away)
Napoli (home)
Tottenham (away)
Kairat Almaty (home)
Qarabag (away)
Monaco
League Phase opponents:
Man City (home)
Real Madrid (away)
Juventus (home)
Club Brugge (away)
Tottenham (home)
Bodo/Glimt (away)
Galatasaray (home)
Pafos (away)
Galatasaray
League Phase opponents:
Liverpool (home)
Man City (away)
Atletico Madrid (home)
Frankfurt (away)
Bodo/Glimt (home)
Ajax (away)
Union SG (home)
Monaco (away)
Union SG
League Phase opponents:
Inter (home)
Bayern (away)
Atalanta (home)
Atletico Madrid (away)
Marseille (home)
PSV (away)
Newcastle (home)
Galatasaray (away)
Qarabag
League Phase opponents:
Chelsea (home)
Liverpool (away)
Frankfurt (home)
Benfica (away)
Ajax (home)
Napoli (away)
Copenhagen (home)
Athletic Club (away)
Athletic Club
League Phase opponents:
PSG (home)
Dortmund (away)
Arsenal (home)
Atalanta (away)
Sporting (home)
Slavia Praha (away)
Qarabag (home)
Newcastle (away)
Newcastle
League Phase opponents:
Barcelona (home)
PSG (away)
Benfica (home)
Leverkusen (away)
PSV (home)
Marseilla (away)
Athletic Club (home)
Union SG (away)
Pafos
League Phase opponents:
Bayern (home)
Chelsea (away)
Villarreal (home)
Juventus (away)
Slavia Praha (home)
Olympiacos (away)
Monaco (home)
Kairat Almaty (away)
Kairat Almaty
League Phase opponents:
Real Madrid (home)
Inter (away)
Club Brugge (home)
Arsenal (away)
Olympiacos (home)
Sporting (away)
Pafos (home)
Copenhagen (away)
How is the next stage of the competition determined?
As of last season, the UEFA Champions League now works on a league system. The 36 teams involved will each play eight matches, four at home and four on the road.
After the league phase finishes, the top eight teams will automatically advance to the round of 16. Teams finishing between 24th and 9th will go into a two-legged play-off round to play for the right to feature in the round of 16.
Once the round of 16 is determined, it’s a knockout competition all the way to the final, with the round of 16, the quarter finals and semi finals all being played over two legs, before a one-off final will take place. In 2026, the UEFA Champions Final will be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
