Champions League draw: All the favourites' league phase fixtures and dates

The draw for the 2025/26 Champions League has been completed, with some eye-watering fixtures taking place in the league phase.
Liverpool and Manchester City will both face 15-time winners Real Madrid in the league phase, with holders and favourites Paris Saint-Germain going head-to-head with Barcelona in a blockbuster encounter.
Barca also travel to St James' Park to take on Premier League side Newcastle, with Arsenal dealt a difficult trio of games against Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid.
Check out every league phase fixture for PSG, Barcelona, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Arsenal and Man City below.
Champions League betting: League phase fixtures revealed
PSG
17 September 2025: Atalanta (H), kick-off 8 pm
1 October 2025: Barcelona (A), kick-off 8 pm
21 October 2025: Bayer Leverkusen (H), kick-off 8 pm
4 November 2025: Bayern Munich (A), kick-off 8 pm
26 November 2025: Tottenham Hotspur (H), kick-off 8 pm
10 December 2025: Athletic Bilbao (A), kick-off 8 pm
20 January 2026: Sporting CP (H), kick-off 8 pm
28 January 2026: Newcastle United (A), kick-off 8 pm
Barcelona
September 18: Newcastle United (A), kick-off 8pm
October 1: Paris Saint-Germain (H), kick-off 5:45pm
October 21: Olympiacos (H), kick-off 8pm
November 5: Club Brugge (A), kick-off 8pm
November 25: Chelsea (A), kick-off 8pm
December 9: Eintracht Frankfurt (H), kick-off 8pm
January 21: Slavia Prague (A), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Copenhagen (H), kick-off 8pm

Liverpool
September 17: Atletico Madrid (A), kick-off 8pm
September 30: Galatasaray (A), kick-off 8pm
October 22: Eintracht Frankfurt (A), kick-off 8pm
November 4: Real Madrid (H), kick-off 8pm
November 26: PSV Eindhoven (H), kick-off 8pm
December 9: Inter Milan (A), kick-off 8pm
January 21: Marseille (A), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Qarabag (H), kick-off 8pm
Real Madrid
September 16: Marseille (H), kick‑off 8 pm
September 30: Kairat Almaty (A), kick‑off 5:45 pm (UK)
October 22: Juventus (H), kick‑off 8 pm
November 4: Liverpool (A), kick‑off 8 pm
November 26: Olympiacos (A), kick‑off 8 pm
December 10: Manchester City (H), kick‑off 8 pm
January 20: Monaco (H), kick‑off 8 pm
January 28: Benfica (A), kick‑off 8 pm

Arsenal
September 16: Athletic Bilbao (A), kick-off 5.45pm
October 1: Olympiacos (H), kick-off 8pm
October 21: Atletico Madrid (H), kick-off 8pm
November 4: Slavia Prague (A), kick-off 5.45pm
November 26: Bayern Munich (H), kick-off 8pm
December 10: Club Brugge (A), kick-off 8pm
January 20: Inter Milan (A), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Kairat Almaty (H), kick-off 8pm
Manchester City
September 18: Napoli (H), kick-off 8pm
October 1: Monaco (A), kick-off 8pm
October 21: Villarreal (A), kick-off 8pm
November 5: Borussia Dortmund (H), kick-off 8pm
November 25: Bayer Leverkusen (H), kick-off 8pm
December 10: Real Madrid (A), kick-off 8pm
January 20: Bodo/Glimt (A), kick-off 5.45pm
January 28: Galatasaray (H), kick-off 8pm
Champions League 2025/26 league phase fixture dates
Matchday 1: September 16/18, 2025
Matchday 2: September 30/October 1, 2025
Matchday 3: October 21/22, 2025
Matchday 4: November 4/5, 2025
Matchday 5: November 25/26, 2025
Matchday 6: December 9/10, 2025
Matchday 7: January 20/21, 2026
Matchday 8: January 28, 2026
Champions League 2025/26 key dates
League phase: September 16, 2025 - January 28, 2026
Knockout play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25, 2026
Round of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18, 2026
Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15, 2026
Semi-finals: April 28/29 & May 5/6, 2026
Final: May 30, 2026
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