The 36 teams taking part in the 2025-26 Champions League have learned their opponents for the league phase, along with their specific fixture dates. The tournament is entering its second season using the revamped "Swiss model" where all the clubs are grouped together, and each side plays eight different teams in the opening round to determine who makes the knockout stage.

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Pot 1: PSG | RMA | MCI | FCB | LIV | INT | CHE | BVB | BAR
Pot 2: ARS | LEV | ATM | SLB | ATA | VIL | JUV | SGE | CLU
Pot 3: TOT | PSV | AJX | NAP | SCP | OLY | SLA | BOD | OM
Pot 4: FCK | ASM | GS | STG | QAR | ATH | NEW | PAF | KAI

Pot 1

Under the revamped format, where every team is drawn against two sides from each of the four pots, heavyweight matchups between the perennial contenders in Pot 1 are inevitable. Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain have one of the most difficult schedules, including clashes with Bayern Munich - a rematch of the 2020 final - and Barcelona. The latter could be one of the most entertaining fixtures of the opening round. The league phase will also see Trent Alexander-Arnold return to Anfield when Real Madrid take on Liverpool.

Paris Saint-Germain 🇫🇷

Match	Date
Atalanta 🏠	Sept. 17
Barcelona 🛫	Oct.1
Bayer Leverkusen 🛫	Oct. 21
Bayern Munich 🏠	Nov. 4
Tottenham 🏠	Nov. 26
Athletic Bilbao 🛫	Dec. 10
Sporting CP 🛫	Jan. 20
Newcastle 🏠	Jan. 28

Real Madrid 🇪🇸

Match	Date
Marseille 🏠	Sept. 16
Kairat Almaty 🛫	Sept. 30
Juventus 🏠	Oct. 22
Liverpool 🛫	Nov. 4
Olympiacos 🛫	Nov. 26
Manchester City 🏠	Dec. 10
Monaco 🏠	Jan. 20
Benfica 🛫	Jan. 28

Manchester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Match	Date
Napoli 🏠	Sept. 18
Monaco 🛫	Oct. 1
Villarreal 🛫	Oct. 21
Borussia Dortmund 🏠	Nov. 5
Bayer Leverkusen 🏠	Nov. 25
Real Madrid 🛫	Dec. 10
Bodo/Glimt 🛫	Jan. 20
Galatasaray 🏠	Jan. 28

Bayern Munich 🇩🇪

Match	Date
Chelsea 🏠	Sept. 17
Pafos 🛫	Sept. 30
Club Brugge 🏠	Oct. 22
PSG 🛫	Nov. 4
Arsenal 🛫	Nov. 26
Sporting CP 🏠	Dec. 9
Union Saint-Gilloise 🏠	Jan. 21
PSV 🛫	Jan. 28

Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Match	Date
Atletico Madrid 🏠	Sept. 17
Galatasaray 🛫	Sept. 30
Eintracht Frankfurt 🛫	Oct. 22
Real Madrid 🏠	Nov. 4
PSV 🏠	Nov. 26
Inter 🛫	Dec. 9
Marseille 🛫	Jan. 21
Qarabag 🏠	Jan. 28

Inter Milan 🇮🇹

Match	Date
Ajax 🛫	Sept. 17
Slavia Prague 🏠	Sept. 30
Union Saint-Gilloise 🛫	Oct. 21
Kairat Almaty 🏠	Nov. 5
Atletico Madrid 🛫	Nov. 26
Liverpool 🛫	Dec. 9
Arsenal 🏠	Jan. 20
Borussia Dortmund 🛫	Jan. 28

Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Match	Date
Bayern Munich 🛫	Sept. 17
Benfica 🏠	Sept. 30
Ajax 🏠	Oct. 22
Qarabag 🛫	Nov. 5
Barcelona 🏠	Nov. 25
Atalanta 🛫	Dec. 9
Pafos 🏠	Jan. 21
Napoli 🛫	Jan. 28

Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪

Match	Date
Juventus 🛫	Sept. 16
Athletic Bilbao 🏠	Oct. 1
Copenhagen 🛫	Oct. 21
Manchester City 🛫	Nov. 5
Villarreal 🏠	Nov. 25
Bodo/Glimt 🏠	Dec. 10
Tottenham 🛫	Jan. 20
Inter 🏠	Jan. 28

Barcelona 🇪🇸

Match	Date
Newcastle 🛫	Sept. 18
PSG 🏠	Oct. 1
Olympiacos 🏠	Oct. 28
Club Brugge 🛫	Nov. 5
Chelsea 🛫	Nov. 25
Eintracht Frankfurt 🏠	Dec. 9
Slavia Prague 🛫	Jan. 21
Copenhagen 🏠	Jan. 28

Pot 2

Last season's Champions League semifinalists Arsenal will likely be pleased with the totality of their draw. The Gunners have to tangle with Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Atletico Madrid, but largely avoided the most notable sides from the final two pots. Teams from the same league cannot be drawn against one another in the opening round of the tournament, which worked to the advantage of the English sides with six Premier League squads involved.

Arsenal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Match	Date
Athletic Bilbao 🛫	Sept. 16
Olympiacos 🏠	Oct. 1
Atletico Madrid 🏠	Oct. 21
Slavia Prague 🛫	Nov. 4
Bayern Munich 🏠	Nov. 26
Club Brugge 🛫	Dec. 10
Inter 🛫	Jan. 20
Kairat Almaty 🏠	Jan. 28

Bayer Leverkusen 🇩🇪

Match	Date
Copenhagen 🛫	Sept. 18
PSV 🏠	Oct. 1
PSG 🏠	Oct. 21
Benfica 🛫	Nov. 5
Manchester City 🛫	Nov. 25
Newcastle 🏠	Dec. 10
Olympiacos 🛫	Jan. 20
Villarreal 🏠	Jan. 28

Atletico Madrid 🇪🇸

Match	Date
Liverpool 🛫	Sept. 17
Eintracht Frankfurt 🏠	Sept. 30
Arsenal 🛫	Oct. 21
Union Saint-Gilloise 🏠	Nov. 4
Inter 🏠	Nov. 26
PSV 🛫	Dec. 9
Galatasaray 🛫	Jan. 21
Bodo/Glimt 🏠	Jan. 28

Benfica 🇵🇹

Match	Date
Qarabag 🏠	Sept. 16
Chelsea 🛫	Sept. 30
Newcastle 🛫	Oct. 21
Bayer Leverkusen 🏠	Nov. 5
Ajax 🛫	Nov. 25
Napoli 🏠	Dec. 10
Juventus 🛫	Jan. 21
Real Madrid 🏠	Jan. 28

Atalanta 🇮🇹

Match	Date
PSG 🛫	Sept. 17
Club Brugge 🏠	Sept. 30
Slavia Prague 🏠	Oct. 22
Marseille 🛫	Nov. 5
Eintracht Frankfurt 🛫	Nov. 26
Chelsea 🏠	Dec. 9
Athletic Bilbao 🏠	Jan. 21
Union Saint-Gilloise 🛫	Jan. 28

Villarreal 🇪🇸

Match	Date
Tottenham 🛫	Sept. 16
Juventus 🏠	Oct. 1
Manchester City 🏠	Oct. 21
Pafos 🛫	Nov. 5
Borussia Dortmund 🛫	Nov. 25
Copenhagen 🏠	Dec. 10
Ajax 🏠	Jan. 20
Bayer Leverkusen 🛫	Jan. 28

Juventus 🇮🇹

Match	Date
Borussia Dortmund 🏠	Sept. 16
Villarreal 🛫	Oct. 1
Real Madrid 🛫	Oct. 22
Sporting CP 🏠	Nov. 4
Bodo/Glimt 🛫	Nov. 25
Pafos 🏠	Dec. 10
Benfica 🏠	Jan. 21
Monaco 🛫	Jan. 28

Eintracht Frankfurt 🇩🇪

Match	Date
Galatasaray 🏠	Sept. 18
Atletico Madrid 🛫	Sept. 30
Liverpool 🏠	Oct. 22
Napoli 🛫	Nov. 4
Atalanta 🏠	Nov. 26
Barcelona 🛫	Dec. 9
Qarabag 🛫	Jan. 21
Tottenham 🏠	Jan. 28

Club Brugge 🇧🇪

Match	Date
Monaco 🏠	Sept. 18
Atalanta 🛫	Sept. 30
Bayern Munich 🛫	Oct. 22
Barcelona 🏠	Nov. 5
Sporting CP 🛫	Nov. 26
Arsenal 🏠	Dec. 10
Kairat Almaty 🛫	Jan. 20
Marseille 🏠	Jan. 28

Pot 3

The proverbial "dark horse" pot included several domestic champions, along with Europa League holders Tottenham. Thomas Frank's men have a daunting trip to the French capital to take on PSG but otherwise should be confident of authoring a solid showing in the league phase. Napoli, who've invested heavily in the summer transfer window ahead of a grueling season that'll force them to balance domestic and continental duties, will visit Manchester City on Matchday 1 in a reunion for Kevin De Bruyne.

Tottenham Hotspur 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Match	Date
Villarreal 🏠	Sept. 16
Bodo/Glimt 🛫	Sept. 30
Monaco 🛫	Oct. 22
Copenhagen 🏠	Nov. 4
PSG 🛫	Nov. 26
Slavia Prague 🏠	Dec. 9
Borussia Dortmund 🏠	Jan. 20
Eintracht Frankfurt 🛫	Jan. 28

PSV Eindhoven 🇳🇱

Match	Date
Union Saint-Gilloise 🏠	Sept. 16
Bayer Leverkusen 🛫	Oct. 1
Napoli 🏠	Oct. 21
Olympiacos 🛫	Nov. 4
Liverpool 🛫	Nov. 26
Atletico Madrid 🏠	Dec. 9
Newcastle 🛫	Jan. 21
Bayern Munich 🏠	Jan. 28

Ajax 🇳🇱

Match	Date
Inter 🏠	Sept. 17
Marseille 🛫	Sept. 30
Chelsea 🛫	Oct. 22
Galatasaray 🏠	Nov. 5
Benfica 🏠	Nov. 25
Qarabag 🛫	Dec. 10
Villarreal 🛫	Jan. 20
Olympiacos 🏠	Jan 28

Napoli 🇮🇹

Match	Date
Manchester City 🛫	Sept. 18
Sporting CP 🏠	Oct. 1
PSV 🛫	Oct. 21
Eintracht Frankfurt 🏠	Nov. 4
Qarabag 🏠	Nov. 25
Benfica 🛫	Dec. 10
Copenhagen 🛫	Jan. 20
Chelsea 🏠	Jan. 28

Sporting CP 🇵🇹

Match	Date
Kairat Almaty 🏠	Sept. 18
Napoli 🛫	Oct. 1
Marseille 🏠	Oct. 22
Juventus 🛫	Nov. 4
Club Brugge 🏠	Nov. 26
Bayern Munich 🛫	Dec. 9
PSG 🏠	Jan. 20
Athletic Bilbao 🛫	Jan. 28

Olympiacos 🇬🇷

Match	Date
Pafos 🏠	Sept. 17
Arsenal 🛫	Oct. 1
Barcelona 🛫	Oct. 21
PSV 🏠	Nov. 4
Real Madrid 🏠	Nov. 26
Kairat Almaty 🛫	Dec. 9
Bayer Leverkusen 🏠	Jan. 20
Ajax 🛫	Jan. 28

Slavia Prague 🇨🇿

Match	Date
Bodo/Glimt 🏠	Sept. 17
Inter 🛫	Sept. 30
Atalanta 🛫	Oct. 22
Arsenal 🏠	Nov. 4
Athletic Bilbao 🏠	Nov. 25
Tottenham 🛫	Dec. 9
Barcelona 🏠	Jan. 21
Pafos 🛫	Jan. 28

Bodo/Glimt 🇳🇴

Match	Date
Slavia Prague 🛫	Sept. 17
Tottenham 🏠	Sept. 30
Galatasaray 🛫	Oct. 22
Monaco 🏠	Nov. 4
Juventus 🏠	Nov. 25
Borussia Dortmund 🛫	Dec. 10
Manchester City 🏠	Jan. 20
Atletico Madrid 🛫	Jan. 28

Marseille 🇫🇷

Match	Date
Real Madrid 🛫	Sept. 16
Ajax 🏠	Sept. 30
Sporting CP 🛫	Oct. 22
Atalanta 🏠	Nov. 5
Newcastle 🏠	Nov. 25
Union Saint-Gilloise 🛫	Dec. 9
Liverpool 🏠	Jan. 21
Club Brugge 🛫	Jan. 28

Pot 4

Pot 4 is loaded with wild cards and tournament debutants, but the likes of Galatasaray, Athletic Bilbao, and Newcastle United will fancy their chances of causing problems for the tournament favorites, particularly when they host matches at their raucous home stadiums. Cypriot side Pafos and Kazakh club Kairat Almaty, meanwhile, will be out to create lifelong memories after navigating the playoffs to reach the tournament proper.

Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Match	Date
Bayer Leverkusen 🏠	Sept. 18
Qarabag 🛫	Oct. 1
Borussia Dortmund 🏠	Oct. 21
Tottenham 🛫	Nov. 4
Kairat Almaty 🏠	Nov. 26
Villarreal 🛫	Dec. 10
Napoli 🏠	Jan. 20
Barcelona 🛫	Jan. 28

AS Monaco 🇫🇷

Match	Date
Club Brugge 🛫	Sept. 18
Manchester City 🏠	Oct. 1
Tottenham 🏠	Oct. 22
Bodo/Glimt 🛫	Nov. 4
Pafos 🛫	Nov. 26
Galatasaray 🏠	Dec. 9
Real Madrid 🛫	Jan. 20
Juventus 🏠	Jan. 28

Galatasaray 🇹🇷

Match	Date
Eintracht Frankfurt 🛫	Sept. 18
Liverpool 🏠	Sept. 30
Bodo/Glimt 🏠	Oct. 22
Ajax 🛫	Nov. 5
Union Saint-Gilloise 🏠	Nov. 25
Monaco 🛫	Dec. 9
Atletico Madrid 🏠	Jan. 21
Manchester City 🛫	Jan. 28

Union Saint-Gilloise 🇧🇪

Match	Date
PSV 🛫	Sept. 16
Newcastle 🏠	Oct. 1
Inter 🏠	Oct. 21
Atletico Madrid 🛫	Nov. 4
Galatasaray 🛫	Nov. 25
Marseille 🏠	Dec. 9
Bayern Munich 🛫	Jan. 21
Atalanta 🏠	Jan. 28

Qarabag 🇦🇿

Match	Date
Benfica 🛫	Sept. 16
Copenhagen 🏠	Oct. 1
Athletic Bilbao 🛫	Oct. 22
Chelsea 🏠	Nov. 5
Napoli 🛫	Nov. 25
Ajax 🏠	Dec. 10
Eintracht Frankfurt 🏠	Jan. 21
Liverpool 🛫	Jan. 28

Athletic Bilbao 🇪🇸

Match	Date
Arsenal 🏠	Sept. 16
Borussia Dortmund 🛫	Oct. 1
Qarabag 🏠	Oct. 22
Newcastle 🛫	Nov. 5
Slavia Prague 🛫	Nov. 25
PSG 🏠	Dec. 10
Atalanta 🛫	Jan. 21
Sporting CP 🏠	Jan. 28

Newcastle United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Match	Date
Barcelona 🏠	Sept. 18
Union Saint-Gilloise 🛫	Oct. 1
Benfica 🏠	Oct. 21
Athletic Bilbao 🏠	Nov. 5
Marseille 🛫	Nov. 25
Bayer Leverkusen 🛫	Dec. 10
PSV 🏠	Jan. 21
PSG 🛫	Jan. 28

Pafos 🇨🇾

Match	Date
Olympiacos 🛫	Sept. 17
Bayern Munich 🏠	Sept. 30
Kairat Almaty 🛫	Oct. 21
Villarreal 🏠	Nov. 5
Monaco 🏠	Nov. 26
Juventus 🛫	Dec. 10
Chelsea 🛫	Jan. 21
Slavia Prague 🏠	Jan. 28

Kairat Almaty 🇰🇿

Match	Date
Sporting CP 🛫	Sept. 18
Real Madrid 🏠	Sept. 30
Pafos 🏠	Oct. 21
Inter 🛫	Nov. 5
Copenhagen 🛫	Nov. 26
Olympiacos 🏠	Dec. 9
Club Brugge 🏠	Jan. 20
Arsenal 🛫	Jan. 28

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