UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Draw, fixtures & key battles | Global Sport & Culture

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UEFA Champions League 2025-26: the European symphony begins

League Phase – 36 teams, eight matches to make history.

Format & schedule

The draw unveiled the League Phase: a mini-league of 36 clubs, each playing eight games (four home, four away) against opponents drawn from four pots.

Top 8: direct qualification for the Round of 16
Places 9–24: play-off round

Key matchdays:

Matchday 1: 16–18 September 2025
Matchday 2: 30 September – 1 October
Matchday 3: 21–22 October
Matchday 4: 4–5 November
Matchday 5: 25–26 November
Matchday 6: 9–10 December
Matchday 7: 20–21 January 2026
Matchday 8: 28 January 2026

Final: 30 May 2026, Puskás Aréna (Budapest).

French standard-bearers

Paris Saint-Germain (title holders) aim to extend their dominance.

Olympique de Marseille return with fire and ambition.

AS Monaco embrace the underdog’s edge.

Full fixtures — French clubs & European heavyweights

Paris Saint-Germain

Home: Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen
Away: Tottenham, Sporting CP, Newcastle, Athletic Bilbao

Olympique de Marseille

Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Ajax, Newcastle
Away: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union SG

AS Monaco

Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham, Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Bodø/Glimt, Pafos

Real Madrid

Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Marseille, Monaco
Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty

Manchester City

Home: Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli, Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco

Liverpool

Home: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, PSV, Qarabağ
Away: Inter, Frankfurt, Marseille, Galatasaray

Bayern Munich

Home: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union SG
Away: PSG, Arsenal, PSV, Pafos

FC Barcelona

Home: Chelsea, PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Olympiacos
Away: Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Newcastle, Copenhagen

Inter Milan

Home: Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, Arsenal, Slavia Prague
Away: Ajax, Dortmund, Union SG, Galatasaray

The competition’s drumbeat

Eight games, eight battles. Consistency, mentality and tactical clarity will decide who conquers Europe. PSG chase supremacy, Marseille chase redemption, Monaco chase the upset.

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