Arsenal enjoyed a memorable run last season, including wins over Real Madrid home and away, as they reached the semi-finals

The first match of the league phase will take place between September 16-18, with five more rounds of games taking place in 2025. These will be held on September 30-October 1, October 21-22, November 4-5, November 25-26, and December 9-10. The final two league phase games will happen in January.

The top eight finishers in the League Phase will automatically qualify for the Round of 16, while the teams that finish between ninth and 24th will enter the Knockout Phase Playoffs, with home and away matchups. Between the Knockout Phase Playoffs and the semifinals, all matchups will be two-legged.

On August 28, 2025, the draw for the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League group stage took place, where the 36 participating teams learned their fate for the most important club tournamen

Scheduling the 36-team Champions League format, played across eight gameweeks from September to January, is a huge logistical challenge and therefore club’s fixtures and kick-off times have yet to be announced. But Uefa has assured fans that the fixture list and kick-off times will be released no later than Saturday 30 August.

PSG will face Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Tottenham and Newcastle at home. They'll also travel to Barcelona, Leverkusen, Sporting and Athletic Club. That's an incredibly tough schedule that features potential winners, dark horses and seasoned European teams.

Matches at home to Barcelona, Benfica and Ajax will need to be respected. As will away trips to Bayern Munich, Napoli and Atalanta. There is also the long haul travel involved when facing Azerbaijani side Qarabag. The one opportunity to rest players might be when former defender David Luiz's visits Stamford Bridge with his new Cypriot club Pafos.

UEFA has announced the fixtures for the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League. Bayer 04 will face Paris Saint-Germain (H), Manchester City (A), Villarreal (H), Benfica (A), PSV (H), Olympiacos (A),

Jose Mourinho has left his role as coach of Fenerbahce, two days after failing to qualify the Turkish club for the Champions League.