UEFA Champions League fixtures 2025/26: Schedule of matchdays, results for UCL games this season

The UEFA Champions League is considered the pinnacle of not just European, but indeed global club football.

Teams and players who reach the summit of the Champions League each year achieve football immortality, cementing themselves as legends of the game. Last season, Paris Saint-Germain finally reached the top of the mountain they have been craving for years, winning their first-ever Champions League title by clobbering Inter Milan in a memorable final.

Fans savour deep runs in Champions League competition, and players can increase their global profile exponentially by performing well on the European stage.

The Sporting News brings you a full roundup of the 2025/26 schedule, which will be filled out as the campaign progresses, starting with the league-phase draw on Thursday, August 28.

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UEFA Champions League fixtures 2025/26: Schedule of matchdays

The league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League will begin in mid-September. Teams will play eight league-phase games hoping to put themselves in position to secure a knockout-stage place.

The top eight teams in the table will advance straight to the Round of 16, earning a bye through the playoff round. Teams finishing 9th-16th in the table will advance to the knockout-playoff round where they will be seeded in the draw, selected to face one of the clubs finishing 17th-24th in the table. Teams finishing 25th-36th will be eliminated from European competition, and are not eligible to drop to the Europa League or Conference League.

From there, the eight knockout-playoff round winners will advance to the Round of 16 where they will meet the eight direct qualifiers. At that point, the knockout bracket will be set by the final draw, and the remaining teams will contest the latter stages of the competition to determine the 2025/26 European champions!

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When are the Champions League league-phase fixtures confirmed?

The precise dates of all games in the league phase are not announced as part of the draw. UEFA usually finalises the schedule over the next 48 hours or so before releasing the confirmed dates.

That means the schedule should be in place by Saturday, August 30. UEFA is expected to announce the dates then.

The Sporting News will update the below fixture schedules for each matchweek once the details are known.

UEFA Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

League Phase

The Champions League League Phase draw took place on Thursday, August 28 to set the matchups for the entirety of the eight-game schedule.

However, the fixture list themselves are not known until they are released Saturday, with dates and kickoff times determined over the few days after the draw was completed. When those are released, this section will be updated.

All the below kickoff times are Central European Time (CET), which is six hours ahead of Eastern Time.

Matchday One

Matchday Two

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Matchday Three

Matchday Four

Matchday Five

Matchday Six

Matchday Seven

Matchday Eight

Knockout Playoff round

The knockout playoff draw will take place on January 30, 2026 at which point the seeded teams (clubs finishing 9-16 in the League Phase table) will each be drawn against one unseeded team (clubs finishing 17-24 in the League Phase table).

First leg:

Second leg:

Round of 16

The Champions League knockout phase draw will take place February 27, 2026 and will set the bracket for the entire rest of the Champions League tournament. In this event, the Round of 16 matchups will be set, as will all the rest of the potential matchups for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final.

First leg:

Second leg:

Quarterfinals

First leg:

Second leg:

Semifinals

First leg:

Second leg:

Final