Here are all the fixtures to be played in the group or league stage of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season is officially underway, with the draw for the new 36-team league phase completed. Europe’s elite have learned their fate, and fans can already circle some mouthwatering clashes on the calendar.

This campaign marks the second year of UEFA’s revamped format: every team plays eight different opponents, four at home and four away. The top eight teams will qualify directly for the Round of 16, while those placed 9th to 24th must battle through a playoff.

When is the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League starting?

The UEFA Champions League will kick off in September 2025. Here is a full breakdown of the match days:

• 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 2025/2026 League phase table

Champions League 2025/2026 League Phase result or scores

Here are the scores or results of fixtures played so far in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League:

• PSV 1-3 Union Saint-Gilloise
• Juventus 4-4 Borussia Dortmund
• Real Madrid 2-1 Marseille
• Benfica 2-3 Qarabag
• Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal

Champions League 2025/26 League Phase Fixtures

Here are all the fixtures to be played in the league or group stage of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League:

Matchday One:

Matchday Two

Matchday Three

Matchday Four

Matchday Five

Matchday Six

Matchday Seven

Matchday Eight

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Here’s why Nicolas Jackson can play in the Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Champions League fixture, even though he is on loan.

Chelsea begin their UEFA Champions League campaign with a trip to Bayern on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

A common debate in football is whether loan players should be allowed to play against their parent clubs.

In Nicolas Jackson’s case, UEFA’s stance is clear. The rules state that clubs cannot exercise “any influence whatsoever over the players that another club may [or may not] field in a match.”

This means Jackson is eligible for the German Bundesliga side in the Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea fixture in the Champions League, as UEFA regulations do not permit clauses preventing loanees from playing against their parent sides in European competitions.

Nicolas Jackson’s loan switch from Chelsea to Bayern Munich was one of the most dramatic moves of the transfer window. The deal, valued at around €16 million for the season-long loan, came after tense negotiations between the two clubs.

Chelsea initially hesitated, concerned about losing depth in their forward line following the injury sustained by Liam Delap, but Bayern’s persistence and Jackson’s own willingness to test himself in Germany eventually sealed the agreement.

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As the Premier League season nears its climax, the battle for the UEFA Champions League qualification is heating up among the clubs.

Several top clubs are vying for a coveted spot in Europe's most sophisticated club competition in the world. The top five teams at the end of the season in the Premier League will get an automatic slot in the Champions League due to Arsenal's victory in the first leg of the game against Real Madrid.

Here's a look at the teams in contention for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League.

Liverpool and Arsenal have secured the first two spots following their impressive form at the beginning of the start of this campaign. That means there are just three spots left for the remaining five clubs vying for Champions League football next season.

The next three spots will be occupied by the following clubs;

( 1 ) Manchester City:

Despite the poor form of the defending Champions for most of the campaign, we believe that Manchester City will secure qualification with their current form in the Premier League. City have an easy run of games which should be enough for them to finish in the top four at the end of this season.

(2) Chelsea:

This is a bit different from what most people expect to happen when the final five teams stand at the end of this season. However, just like last season, we believe that Chelsea will finish the season on a high winning most of their last five games especially the home games against Everton and Manchester City.

(3) Newcastle United:

The final spot will be taken by Newcastle United, we are giving them a chance to complete the top five because of their recent form towards the end of the season. The Magpies won their first trophy for the first time since 1970 following their Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool in the final.

Newcastle have a run of games that should not be a problem for them, though it won't be an all-round victory in the last five games but they would get enough points to secure Champions League football.

How many games do the Champions League contenders have in the Premier League?

Newcastle: ARS (A); EVE (H)

Forest: WHU (A); CHE (H)

Man City: BOU (H); FUL (A)

Chelsea: MUN (H); NFO (A)

Aston Villa: TOT (H); MUN (A)

With the Premier League's top teams battling it out for Champions League qualification, the final weeks of the season promise to be thrilling. Will the traditional big clubs hold their own, or will one of the dark horses cause an upset?

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