UEFA Champions League 2025-26 Full Fixtures and Schedule: All Matches and Dates Until the Final in Budapest

The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has officially released the full schedule for the 2025-26 Champions League league phase, following Thursday’s draw, which produced several blockbuster clashes among Europe’s elite clubs.

The competition will kick off with Matchday 1 from September 16 to 18, 2025, and the league phase will continue until mid-January 2026. Under the new rules, clubs that finish higher in the league phase will host the second leg of all knockout ties, giving them a decisive advantage.

Fans can expect thrilling opening encounters, including Real Madrid vs Marseille and Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund on September 16. The next day features Liverpool vs Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich vs Chelsea, along with Paris Saint-Germain vs Atalanta. On September 18, Newcastle United will host Barcelona, while Manchester City take on Napoli in another highlight.

The league phase will run until Matchday 8 on January 28, 2026, with the grand finale scheduled for May 30, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary.

Here is the complete fixture list with match timings in Mecca time, from Matchday 1 to Matchday 8, as published by UEFA:

First Round

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Athletic Bilbao vs. Arsenal (7:45 PM)

PSV Eindhoven vs. Union Saint-Gilloise (7:45 PM)

Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund (10:00 PM)

Real Madrid vs. Marseille (10:00 PM)

Benfica vs. Qarabag (10:00 PM)

Tottenham vs. Villarreal (10:00 PM)

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Olympiacos vs. Paphos (7:45 PM)

Slavia Prague vs. Bodoglemet (7:45 PM)

Ajax vs. Inter (10:00 PM)

Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea (10:00 PM)

Liverpool vs. Atlético Madrid (10:00 PM)

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atalanta (10:00 PM)

Thursday September 18, 2025

Club Brugge vs. Monaco (7:45 PM)

Copenhagen vs. Leverkusen (7:45 PM)

Frankfurt vs. Galatasaray (10:00 PM)

Manchester City vs. Napoli (10:00 PM)

Newcastle United vs. Barcelona (10:00 PM)

Sporting Lisbon vs. Kairat Almaty (10:00 PM)

Second Round

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Atalanta vs. Club Brugge (7:45 PM)

Kairat Almaty vs. Real Madrid (7:45 PM)

Atlético Madrid vs. Frankfurt (10:00 PM)

Chelsea vs. Benfica (10:00 PM)

Inter vs. Slavia Prague (10:00 PM)

Bodoglemt vs. Tottenham (10:00 PM)

Galatasaray vs. Liverpool (10:00 PM)

Marseille x Ajax (10:00 PM)

Paphos x Bayern Munich (10:00 PM)

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Qarabakh vs. Copenhagen (7:45 PM)

Union Saint-Gilloise x Newcastle United (7:45 PM)

Arsenal x Olympiacos (10:00 PM)

Monaco x Manchester City (10:00 PM)

Leverkusen x PSV Eindhoven (10:00 PM)

Borussia Dortmund x Athletic Bilbao (10:00 PM)

Barcelona x Paris Saint-Germain (10:00 PM)

Napoli x Sporting Lisbon (10:00 PM)

Villarreal x Juventus (10:00 PM)

Round Three

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Barcelona x Olympiacos (6:45 PM)

Kairat Almaty vs. Paphos (6:45 PM)

Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid (10:00 PM)

Leverkusen vs. Paris Saint-Germain (10:00 PM)

Copenhagen vs. Borussia Dortmund (10:00 PM)

Newcastle United vs. Benfica (10:00 PM)

PSV Eindhoven vs. Napoli (10:00 PM)

Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Inter (10:00 PM)

Villarreal vs. Manchester City (10:00 PM)

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Athletic Bilbao vs. Qarabag (7:45 PM)

Galatasaray vs. Bodo Glimt (7:45 PM)

Monaco vs. Tottenham (10:00 PM)

Atalanta vs. Slavia Prague (10:00 PM)

Chelsea vs. Ajax (10:00 PM)

Frankfurt vs. Liverpool (10:00 PM)

Bayern Munich x Club Brugge (10:00 PM)

Real Madrid x Juventus (10:00 PM)

Sporting Lisbon x Marseille (10:00 PM)

Fourth Round

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Slavia Prague x Arsenal (8:45 PM)

Napoli x Frankfurt (8:45 PM)

Atlético Madrid x Union Saint-Gilloise (11:00 PM)

Bodø Glimt x Monaco (11:00 PM)

Juventus x Sporting Lisbon (11:00 PM)

Liverpool x Real Madrid (11:00 PM)

Olympiacos x PSV Eindhoven (11:00 PM)

Paris Saint-Germain x Bayern Munich (11:00 PM)

Tottenham x Copenhagen (11:00 PM)

Wednesday, November 5 2025

Paphos vs. Villarreal (8:45 PM)

Qarabag vs. Chelsea (7:45 PM)

Ajax vs. Galatasaray (10:00 PM)

Club Brugge vs. Barcelona (10:00 PM)

Inter vs. Kairat Almaty (10:00 PM)

Manchester City vs. Borussia Dortmund (10:00 PM)

Newcastle United vs. Athletic Bilbao (10:00 PM)

Marseille vs. Atalanta (10:00 PM)

Benfica vs. Leverkusen (10:00 PM)

Round Five

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Ajax vs. Benfica (8:45 PM)

Galatasaray vs. Union Saint-Gilloise (8:45 PM)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Villarreal (11:00 PM)

Chelsea vs. Barcelona (11:00 PM)

Bodo Glimt vs. Juventus (11:00 PM)

Manchester City vs. Leverkusen (11:00 PM)

Marseille vs. Newcastle United (11:00 PM)

Slavia Prague vs. Athletic Bilbao (11:00 PM)

Napoli vs. Qarabag (11:00 PM)

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Copenhagen vs. Kairat Almaty (8:45 PM)

Paphos vs. Monaco (8:45 PM)

Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (11:00 PM)

Atletico Madrid vs. Inter (11:00 PM

Frankfurt vs. Atalanta (11:00 PM)

Liverpool vs. PSV Eindhoven (11:00 PM)

Olympiacos vs. Real Madrid (11:00 PM)

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham (11:00 PM

Sporting Lisbon vs. Club Brugge (11:00 PM)

Round 6

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Kairat Almaty vs. Olympiacos (18:30)

Bayern Munich vs. Sporting Lisbon (8:45 PM)

Monaco vs. Galatasaray (11:00 PM)

Atalanta vs. Chelsea (11:00 PM)

Barcelona vs. Frankfurt (11:00 PM)

Inter vs. Liverpool (11:00 PM)

PSV Eindhoven vs. Atlético Madrid (11:00 PM)

Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Marseille (11:00 PM)

Tottenham vs. Slavia Prague (11:00 PM)

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Qarabag vs. Ajax (8:45 PM)

Villarreal vs. Copenhagen (8:45 PM)

Athletic Bilbao vs. Paris Saint-Germain (11:00 PM)

Leverkusen x Newcastle United (11:00 PM)

Borussia Dortmund x Bodoglimt (11:00 PM)

Club Brugge x Arsenal (11:00 PM)

Juventus x Pafos (11:00 PM)

Real Madrid x Manchester City (11:00 PM)

Benfica x Napoli (11:00 PM)

Round 7

Tuesday, January 20, 2025

Kairat Almaty x Club Brugge (18:30 PM)

Bodo/Glimt x Manchester City (8:45 PM)

Copenhagen x Napoli (11:00 PM)

Inter x Arsenal (11:00 PM)

Olympiacos x Leverkusen (11:00 PM)

Real Madrid x Monaco (11:00 PM)

Sporting Lisbon x Paris Saint-Germain (11:00 PM)

Tottenham x Borussia Dortmund (11:00 PM)

Villarreal vs. Ajax (11:00 PM)

Wednesday, January 21, 2025

Galatasaray vs. Atletico Madrid (8:45 PM)

Qarabag vs. Frankfurt (8:45 PM)

Atalanta vs. Athletic Bilbao (11:00 PM)

Chelsea vs. Paphos (11:00 PM)

Bayern Munich vs. Union Saint-Gilloise (11:00 PM)

Juventus vs. Benfica (11:00 PM)

Newcastle United vs. PSV Eindhoven (11:00 PM)

Marseille vs. Liverpool (11:00 PM)

Slavia Prague vs. Barcelona (11:00 PM)

Round Eight

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Ajax vs. Olympiacos (11:00 PM)

Arsenal vs. Kairat Almaty (11:00 PM)

Monaco x Juventus (11:00 PM)

Athletic Bilbao x Sporting Lisbon (11:00 PM)

Atletico Madrid x Bodo/Glimt (11:00 PM)

Leverkusen x Villarreal (11:00 PM)

Borussia Dortmund x Inter (11:00 PM)

Club Brugge x Marseille (11:00 PM)

Frankfurt x Tottenham Hotspur (11:00 PM)

Barcelona x Copenhagen (11:00 PM)

Liverpool x Qarabag (11:00 PM)

Manchester City x Galatasaray (11:00 PM)

Paphos x Slavia Praha (11:00 PM)

Paris Saint-Germain x Newcastle United (11:00 PM)

PSV Eindhoven x Bayern Munich (11:00 PM)

Union Saint-Gilloise x Atalanta (11:00 PM)

Benfica x Real Madrid (11:00 PM)

Napoli x Chelsea (11:00 PM)