Champions League draw: All the favourites' league phase fixtures
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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
Bayern Munich (H)
Barcelona (A)
Atalanta (H)
Leverkusen (A)
Tottenham (H)
Sporting Lisbon (A)
Newcastle (H)
Athletic Bilbao (A)
Barcelona
PSG (H)
Chelsea (A)
Frankfurt (H)
Club Brugge (A)
Olympiacos (H)
Slavia Prague (A)
Copenhagen (H)
Newcastle (A)

Liverpool
Real Madrid (H)
Inter (A)
Atletico Madrid (H)
Frankfurt (A)
PSV (H)
Marseille (A)
Qarabag (H)
Galatasaray (A)
Real Madrid
Man City (H)
Liverpool (A)
Juventus (H)
Benfica (A)
Marseille (H)
Olympiacos (A)
Monaco (H)
Kairat Almaty (A)

Arsenal
Bayern Munich (H)
Inter (A)
Atleti (H)
Club Brugge (A)
Olympiacos (H)
Slavia Praha (A)
Kairat Almaty (H)
Athletic Club (A)
Manchester City
Borussia Dortmund (H)
Real Madrid (A)
Leverkusen (H)
Villarreal (A)
Napoli (H)
Bodo/Glimt (A)
Galatasaray (H)
Monaco (A)
Champions League 2025/26 league phase fixture dates
The official dates for each fixture will be confirmed by UEFA on Saturday but the dates for each Matchday are as follows:
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
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