Chijioke Gabriel
Europe’s premier club competition is set for a thrilling new season as the UEFA Champions League unveils its 2025/26 fixtures. For the first time, 36 clubs will compete in a single-league format, replacing the traditional group stage and promising more high-stakes encounters from the very start.
The draw, conducted in Monaco on Thursday, has paired clubs across four seeding pots, ensuring top teams face a mix of elite opponents while avoiding clashes with multiple clubs from the same country. Fans across the continent are already anticipating some blockbuster matchups as the season kicks off in September.
The 36 participating clubs will play eight matches each — four at home and four away. The top eight teams in the league table will qualify directly for the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th contest a two-legged playoff for the remaining spots. Clubs finishing 25th to 36th will be eliminated from Europe entirely.
Below is the full fixture guide for all clubs, showing home and away matches as drawn.
Pot 1 Teams
Real Madrid
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Marseille, Monaco
Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty
Manchester City
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco
Bayern Munich
Home: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union Saint-Gilloise
Away: PSG, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Pafos
Liverpool
Home: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabağ
Away: Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, Galatasaray
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
Home: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Tottenham, Newcastle
Away: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP, Athletic Club
Inter Milan
Home: Liverpool, Arsenal, Slavia Prague, Kairat Almaty
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid, Ajax, Union Saint-Gilloise
Chelsea
Home: Barcelona, Benfica, Ajax, Pafos
Away: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Napoli, Qarabağ
Borussia Dortmund
Home: Inter Milan, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Athletic Club
Away: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham, Copenhagen
Barcelona
Home: PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Olympiacos, Copenhagen
Away: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Newcastle
Pot 2 Teams
Arsenal
Home: Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty
Away: Inter Milan, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Athletic Club
Bayer Leverkusen
Home: PSG, Villarreal, PSV Eindhoven, Newcastle
Away: Manchester City, Benfica, Olympiacos, Copenhagen
Atlético Madrid
Home: Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, Union Saint-Gilloise
Away: Liverpool, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Galatasaray
Benfica
Home: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Qarabağ
Away: Chelsea, Juventus, Ajax, Newcastle
Atalanta
Home: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Athletic Club
Away: PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, Union Saint-Gilloise
Villarreal
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Ajax, Copenhagen
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham, Pafos
Juventus
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Sporting CP, Pafos
Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco
Eintracht Frankfurt
Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Tottenham, Galatasaray
Away: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Napoli, Qarabağ
Club Brugge
Home: Barcelona, Arsenal, Marseille, Monaco
Away: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Sporting CP, Kairat Almaty
Pot 3 Teams
Tottenham Hotspur
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, Copenhagen
Away: PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco
PSV Eindhoven
Home: Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Napoli, Union Saint-Gilloise
Away: Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympiacos, Newcastle
Ajax
Home: Inter Milan, Benfica, Olympiacos, Galatasaray
Away: Chelsea, Villarreal, Marseille, Qarabağ
Napoli
Home: Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting CP, Qarabağ
Away: Manchester City, Benfica, PSV Eindhoven, Copenhagen
Sporting CP
Home: PSG, Club Brugge, Marseille, Kairat Almaty
Away: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Napoli, Athletic Club
Olympiacos
Home: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, Pafos
Away: Barcelona, Arsenal, Ajax, Kairat Almaty
Slavia Prague
Home: Barcelona, Arsenal, Bodø/Glimt, Athletic Club
Away: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Tottenham, Pafos
Bodø/Glimt
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham, Monaco
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid, Slavia Prague, Galatasaray
Marseille
Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Ajax, Newcastle
Away: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union Saint-Gilloise
Pot 4 Teams
Copenhagen
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Kairat Almaty
Away: Barcelona, Villarreal, Tottenham, Qarabağ
Monaco
Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham, Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Bodø/Glimt, Pafos
Galatasaray
Home: Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, Bodø/Glimt, Union Saint-Gilloise
Away: Manchester City, Eintracht Frankfurt, Ajax, Monaco
Union Saint-Gilloise
Home: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Marseille, Newcastle
Away: Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Galatasaray
Qarabağ
Home: Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Ajax, Copenhagen
Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Napoli, Athletic Club
Athletic Club
Home: PSG, Arsenal, Sporting CP, Qarabağ
Away: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Slavia Prague, Newcastle
Newcastle United
Home: Barcelona, Benfica, PSV Eindhoven, Athletic Club
Away: PSG, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Union Saint-Gilloise
Pafos
Home: Bayern Munich, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, Monaco
Away: Chelsea, Juventus, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty
Kairat Almaty
Home: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Pafos
Away: Inter Milan, Arsenal, Sporting CP, Copenhagen
Matches will run from September 16, 2025, to January 28, 2026, with UEFA releasing the full fixture calendar soon. Fans can now plan for some thrilling encounters in Europe’s premier club competition.