Champions League 2025/26: Full draws reveal blockbuster fixtures

Femi Fabunmi

Paris Saint-Germain will begin their title defense after beating Inter Milan in last season’s final in Munich.

The draw for the 2025–26 Champions League has taken place in Monaco, and it has set up some huge clashes. Both Liverpool and Manchester City will face 15-time winners Real Madrid.

PSG will meet Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur three heavyweight fixtures.

Kevin De Bruyne will return to Manchester to face his old club City with Napoli, while Arsenal are set to host Bayern Munich and Harry Kane in what looks like one of their toughest matches.

Chelsea, the reigning Club World Cup champions, will also meet Napoli, bringing Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge. They will also face Bayern Munich and Barcelona, as Hansi Flick’s Barcelona aim for their first Champions League trophy since 2015.

Pot 1 Teams

Real Madrid

• Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Marseille, Monaco
• Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty

Manchester City

• Home: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Galatasaray
• Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco

Bayern Munich

• Home: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union Saint-Gilloise
• Away: Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Pafos

Liverpool

• Home: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabağ
• Away: Inter, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, Galatasaray

Paris Saint-Germain

• Home: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Tottenham, Newcastle
• Away: Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP, Athletic Club

Inter Milan

• Home: Liverpool, Arsenal, Slavia Prague, Kairat Almaty
• Away: Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid, Ajax, Union Saint-Gilloise

Chelsea

• Home: Barcelona, Benfica, Ajax, Pafos
• Away: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Napoli, Qarabağ

Borussia Dortmund

• Home: Inter, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Athletic Club
• Away: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham, Copenhagen

Barcelona

• Home: Paris Saint-Germain, Eintracht Frankfurt, Olympiacos, Copenhagen
• Away: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Newcastle

Pot 2 Teams

Arsenal

• Home: Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty
• Away: Inter, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Athletic Club

Bayer Leverkusen

• Home: Paris Saint-Germain, Villarreal, PSV Eindhoven, Newcastle
• Away: Manchester City, Benfica, Olympiacos, Copenhagen

Atlético Madrid

• Home: Inter, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, Union Saint-Gilloise
• Away: Liverpool, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Galatasaray

Benfica

• Home: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Qarabağ
• Away: Chelsea, Juventus, Ajax, Newcastle

Atalanta

• Home: Chelsea, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Athletic Club
• Away: PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille, Union Saint-Gilloise

Villarreal

• Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Ajax, Copenhagen
• Away: Dortmund, Leverkusen, Tottenham, Pafos

Juventus

• Home: Dortmund, Benfica, Sporting CP, Pafos
• Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco

Eintracht Frankfurt

• Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Tottenham, Galatasaray
• Away: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Napoli, Qarabağ

Club Brugge

• Home: Barcelona, Arsenal, Marseille, Monaco
• Away: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Sporting CP, Kairat Almaty

Pot 3 Teams

Tottenham Hotspur

• Home: Dortmund, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, Copenhagen
• Away: PSG, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bodø/Glimt, Monaco

PSV Eindhoven

• Home: Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Napoli, Union Saint-Gilloise
• Away: Liverpool, Leverkusen, Olympiacos, Newcastle

Ajax

• Home: Inter, Benfica, Olympiacos, Galatasaray
• Away: Chelsea, Villarreal, Marseille, Qarabağ

Napoli

• Home: Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting CP, Qarabağ
• Away: Man City, Benfica, PSV, Copenhagen

Sporting CP

• Home: PSG, Club Brugge, Marseille, Kairat Almaty
• Away: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Napoli, Athletic Club

Olympiacos

• Home: Real Madrid, Leverkusen, PSV, Pafos
• Away: Barcelona, Arsenal, Ajax, Kairat Almaty

Slavia Prague

• Home: Barcelona, Arsenal, Bodø/Glimt, Athletic Club
• Away: Inter, Atalanta, Tottenham, Pafos

Bodø/Glimt

• Home: Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham, Monaco
• Away: Dortmund, Atlético Madrid, Slavia Prague, Galatasaray

Marseille

• Home: Liverpool, Atalanta, Ajax, Newcastle
• Away: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Union Saint-Gilloise

Pot 4 Teams

Copenhagen

• Home: Dortmund, Leverkusen, Napoli, Kairat Almaty
• Away: Barcelona, Villarreal, Tottenham, Qarabağ

Monaco

• Home: Man City, Juventus, Tottenham, Galatasaray
• Away: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Bodø/Glimt, Pafos

Galatasaray

• Home: Liverpool, Atlético, Bodø/Glimt, Union Saint-Gilloise
• Away: Man City, Eintracht Frankfurt, Ajax, Monaco

Union Saint-Gilloise

• Home: Inter, Atalanta, Marseille, Newcastle
• Away: Bayern, Atlético, PSV, Galatasaray

Qarabağ

• Home: Chelsea, Eintracht Frankfurt, Ajax, Copenhagen
• Away: Liverpool, Benfica, Napoli, Athletic Club

Athletic Club

• Home: PSG, Arsenal, Sporting CP, Qarabağ
• Away: Dortmund, Atalanta, Slavia Prague, Newcastle

Newcastle United

• Home: Barcelona, Benfica, PSV, Athletic Club
• Away: PSG, Leverkusen, Marseille, Union Saint-Gilloise

Pafos

• Home: Bayern, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, Monaco
• Away: Chelsea, Juventus, Olympiacos, Kairat Almaty

Kairat Almaty

• Home: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Pafos
• Away: Inter, Arsenal, Sporting CP, Copenhagen

Key Dates

• Matchday 1: Sept. 16–18, 2025
• Matchday 2: Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2025
• Matchday 3: Oct. 21–22, 2025
• Matchday 4: Nov. 4–5, 2025
• Matchday 5: Nov. 25–26, 2025
• Matchday 6: Dec. 9–10, 2025
• Matchday 7: Jan. 20–21, 2026
• Matchday 8: Jan. 28, 2026

The knockout playoff draw will take place on Jan. 30, 2026, with the two-legged ties starting in mid-February.