When are the Champions League league matches played? schedule dates

UEFA Champions League 2025-26 Schedule, dates, fixtures matchups, when do games start, what to know.




The Champions League league phase draw is set, and some massive encounters are just around the corner. All 36 teams found out their eight-game schedules that will carry into the new year as they all pursue European supremacy. Signature fixtures include Real Madrid going to Liverpool, Barcelona hosting reigning champions PSG, Manchester City welcoming Kevin de Bruyne's Napoli, Bayern Munich hosting Chelsea and more.

Elsewhere, Arsenal host Bayern and go to Inter, while Juventus take on Dortmund and Real Madrid. The official schedule for the league phase will be released by UEFA on Saturday.

As always, you can watch every minute of Champions League action all season long on Paramount+, and action will begin on Sept. 16 when the league phase kicks off. Scroll down for every fixture but before then, read on for our winners and losers from the league phase draw:



UEFA Champions League schedule 25/26: Group stage fixtures dates




Matchday 1: Sept. 16-18

Matchday 2: Sept. 30-Oct. 1

Matchday 3: Oct. 21-22

Matchday 4: Nov. 4-5

Matchday 5: Nov. 25-26

Matchday 6: Dec. 9-10

Matchday 7: Jan. 20-21, 2026

Matchday 8: Jan. 28, 2026



Champions League: Knockout round playoffs

First leg: Feb. 17-18

Second leg: Feb. 24-25



Champions League: Round of 16

First leg: March 10-11

Second leg: March 17-18



Champions League: Quarterfinals

First leg: April 7-8

Second leg: April 14-15



Champions League: Semifinals

First leg: April 28-29

Second leg: May 5-6



When & where is the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final?


Final: May 30 at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary




UEFA Champions League past winners list by year



2024-25: Paris Saint-Germain

2023-24: Real Madrid

2022-23: Manchester City

2021-22: Real Madrid

2020-21: Chelsea

2019-20: Bayern Munich

2018-19: Liverpool

2017-18: Real Madrid

2016-17: Real Madrid

2015-16: Real Madrid

2014-15: Barcelona

2013-14: Real Madrid

2012-13: Bayern Munich

2011-12: Chelsea

2010-11: Barcelona

2009-10: Inter Milan



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