The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League is the second season to use the revolutionary league phase format, replacing the traditional group stage. So, you need to know the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Matchday Schedule and Standings of the tournaments.
Under this system, all 36 qualified teams compete in a single league table, with each team playing eight matches against eight different opponents.
Each team faces two teams from each of the four seeding pots – one match at home and one away. The matches are distributed across eight matchdays from September 16, 2025, to January 28, 2026.
2025-26 UEFA Champions League League Phase Format & Qualified Teams
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The 2025-26 UEFA Champions League introduces a revolutionary league phase format, replacing the traditional group stage.
The new format features 36 qualified teams competing in a single league table instead of separate groups.
Format Details
- Each team plays 8 matches against 8 different opponents (one home, one away), selected from four seeding pots.
- The matches are staged across 8 matchdays from September 16, 2025, to January 28, 2026.
- The top 8 teams in the league table after all matches advance directly to the Round of 16.
- Teams ranked 9th to 24th enter a knockout phase play-off round to vie for a place in the Round of 16.
- Teams ranked 25th to 36th are eliminated from the Champions League.
Qualification Structure
The new format creates multiple pathways to the knockout rounds:
- The top 8 teams automatically qualify for the Round of 16
- Teams ranked 9th-24th enter the knockout phase play-offs (two-legged ties)
- Teams ranked 9th-16th are seeded for the play-offs
- Teams ranked 25th-36th are eliminated from European competition entirely
All 36 Qualified Teams by Seeding Pots
Premier European clubs like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, and Barcelona are among the teams competing, alongside emerging teams from across Europe.
Pot 1 (Highest Coefficient)
- Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League winners) – 118.500
- Real Madrid – 143.500
- Manchester City – 137.750
- Bayern Munich – 135.250
- Liverpool – 125.500
- Inter Milan – 116.250
- Chelsea – 109.000
- Borussia Dortmund – 106.750
- Barcelona – 103.250
Pot 2
- Arsenal – 98.000
- Bayer Leverkusen – 95.250
- Atlético Madrid – 93.500
- Benfica – 87.750
- Atalanta – 82.000
- Villarreal – 82.000
- Juventus – 74.250
- Eintracht Frankfurt – 74.000
- Club Brugge – 71.750
Pot 3
- Tottenham Hotspur (Europa League winners) – 70.250
- PSV Eindhoven – 69.250
- Ajax – 67.250
- Napoli – 61.000
- Sporting CP – 59.000
- Olympiacos – 56.500
- Slavia Prague – 51.000
- Bodø/Glimt – 49.000
- Marseille – 48.000
Pot 4
- Copenhagen – 44.875
- AS Monaco – 41.000
- Galatasaray – 38.250
- Union Saint-Gilloise – 36.000
- Qarabağ – 32.000
- Athletic Bilbao – 26.750
- Newcastle United – 23.039
- Pafos – 11.125
- Kairat Almaty – 5.500
Countries Represented for 2025-26 UEFA Champions League
The 36 teams represent 16 different national associations:
- England (6): Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle United
- Spain (5): Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Club, Villarreal
- Italy (4): Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta, Juventus
- Germany (4): Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund
- France (3): Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, AS Monaco
- Netherlands (2): PSV Eindhoven, Ajax
- Belgium (2): Club Brugge, Union Saint-Gilloise
- Portugal (2): Benfica, Sporting CP
Single representatives:
- Galatasaray (Turkey), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Olympiacos (Greece), Copenhagen (Denmark), Bodø/Glimt (Norway), Pafos (Cyprus), Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan), Qarabağ (Azerbaijan).
Historic Qualifiers
Several teams are making notable appearances:
- Bodø/Glimt becomes the northernmost team ever to compete in the Champions League, located within the Arctic Circle
- Kairat Almaty becomes the easternmost team since the group stage introduction
- First Norwegian team since the 2007-08 season
- No Ukrainian teams qualified for the first time since 2005-06
2025-26 UEFA Champions League Standings – Current League Phase Standings
As matches are currently ongoing for Matchday 1 (September 16-18, 2025), the complete standings table will be updated following the conclusion of all opening fixtures.
Here are the Upto Standings on November 5, 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal(England) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | PSG(France) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich(Germany) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 12 |
| 4 | Inter Milan(Italy) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 |
| 5 | Real Madrid(Spain) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund(Germany) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 10 |
| 7 | Chelsea(England) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 |
| 8 | Sporting CP(Portugal) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 9 | Manchester City(England) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 |
| 10 | Atalanta(Italy) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Newcastle United(England) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid(Spain) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 |
| 13 | Liverpool(England) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 14 | Galatasaray(Turkey) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 15 | PSV Eindhoven(Netherlands) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur(England) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen(Germany) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| 18 | Barcelona(Spain) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 |
| 19 | Qarabağ(Azerbaijan) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 |
| 20 | Napoli(Italy) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 |
| 21 | Marseille(France) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 22 | Juventus(Italy) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Monaco(France) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
| 24 | Pafos(Cyprus) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 |
| 25 | Union Saint-Gilloise(Belgium) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 |
| 26 | Club Brugge(Belgium) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
| 27 | Athletic Bilbao(Spain) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
| 28 | Eintracht Frankfurt(Germany) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 |
| 29 | Copenhagen(Denmark) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 |
| 30 | Benfica(Portugal) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| 31 | Slavia Prague(Czech Republic) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
| 32 | Bodø/Glimt(Norway) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 |
| 33 | Olympiacos(Greece) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
| 34 | Villarreal(Spain) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| 35 | Kairat(Kazakhstan) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
| 36 | Ajax(Netherlands) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
2025-26 UEFA Champions League Matchday Schedule
The knockout phase play-offs begin on February 17-18, 2026, with the final scheduled for May 30, 2026, at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest.
The league phase runs across eight matchdays:
- 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
Matchday 1 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
- Tuesday, September 16
- Athletic Club vs Arsenal
- PSV vs Union Saint-Gilloise
- Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund
- Real Madrid vs Marseille
- Benfica vs Qarabag
- Tottenham vs Villarreal
- Wednesday, September 17
- Ajax vs Inter
- Bayern Munich vs Chelsea
- Liverpool vs Atlético Madrid
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Atalanta
- Olympiacos vs Pafos
- Slavia Prague vs Bodø/Glimt
- Thursday, September 18
- Manchester City vs Napoli
- Newcastle vs Barcelona
- Frankfurt vs Galatasaray
- Copenhagen vs Leverkusen
- Club Brugge vs Monaco
- Sporting CP vs Kairat
Matchday 2 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Atalanta vs Club Brugge – Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
- Kairat Almaty vs Real Madrid – Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty
19:00 GMT
- Atlético Madrid vs Frankfurt – Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
- Chelsea vs Benfica – Stamford Bridge, London
- Inter vs Slavia Praha – San Siro, Milan
- Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham – Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø<
- Galatasaray vs Liverpool – Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul
- Marseille vs Ajax – Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
- Pafos vs Bayern Munich – GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Qarabağ vs Copenhagen – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United – Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels
19:00 GMT
- Arsenal vs Olympiacos – Emirates Stadium, London
- Monaco vs Manchester City – Stade Louis II, Monaco
- Leverkusen vs PSV Eindhoven – BayArena, Leverkusen
- Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
- Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain – Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona<
- Napoli vs Sporting CP – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
- Villarreal vs Juventus – Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Matchday 3 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Barcelona vs Olympiacos – Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona
- Kairat Almaty vs Pafos – Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty
19:00 GMT
- Arsenal vs Atlético Madrid – Emirates Stadium, London
- Leverkusen vs Paris Saint-Germain – BayArena, Leverkusen
- Copenhagen vs Borussia Dortmund – Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
- Newcastle United vs Benfica – St. James’ Park, Newcastle
- PSV Eindhoven vs Napoli – Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Inter – Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels
- Villarreal vs Manchester City – Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Athletic Club vs Qarabağ – San Mamés, Bilbao
- Galatasaray vs Bodø/Glimt – Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul
19:00 GMT
- Monaco vs Tottenham – Stade Louis II, Monaco
- Atalanta vs Slavia Praha – Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
- Chelsea vs Ajax – Stamford Bridge, London
- Frankfurt vs Liverpool – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
- Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge – Allianz Arena, Munich
- Real Madrid vs Juventus – Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
- Sporting CP vs Marseille – Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Matchday 4 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Slavia Praha vs Arsenal – Fortuna Arena, Prague
- Napoli vs Frankfurt – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
19:00 GMT
- Atletico Madrid vs Union Saint-Gilloise – Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
- Bodø/Glimt vs Monaco – Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
- Juventus vs Sporting CP – Allianz Stadium, Turin
- Liverpool vs Real Madrid – Anfield, Liverpool
- Olympiacos vs PSV Eindhoven – Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich – Parc des Princes, Paris
- Tottenham vs Copenhagen – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Pafos vs Villarreal – GSP Stadium, Nicosia
- Qarabağ vs Chelsea – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
19:00 GMT
- Ajax vs Galatasaray – Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
- Club Brugge vs Barcelona – Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
- Inter vs Kairat Almaty – San Siro, Milan
- Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Newcastle United vs Athletic Club – St. James’ Park, Newcastle
- Marseille vs Atalanta – Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
- Benfica vs Leverkusen – Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Matchday 5 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Ajax vs Benfica – Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
- Galatasaray vs Union Saint-Gilloise – Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul
19:00 GMT
- Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
- Chelsea vs Barcelona – Stamford Bridge, London
- Bodø/Glimt vs Juventus – Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
- Manchester City vs Leverkusen – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Marseille vs Newcastle United – Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
- Slavia Praha vs Athletic Club – Fortuna Arena, Prague
- Napoli vs Qarabağ – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Copenhagen vs Kairat Almaty – Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
- Pafos vs Monaco – GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 GMT
- Arsenal vs Bayern Munich – Emirates Stadium, London
- Atletico Madrid vs Inter – Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
- Frankfurt vs Atalanta – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
- Liverpool vs PSV Eindhoven – Anfield, Liverpool
- Olympiacos vs Real Madrid – Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham – Parc des Princes, Paris
- Sporting CP vs Club Brugge – Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Matchday 6 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
14:30 GMT
- Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos – Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty
16:45 GMT
- Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP – Allianz Arena, Munich
19:00 GMT
- Monaco vs Galatasaray – Stade Louis II, Monaco
- Atalanta vs Chelsea – Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
- Barcelona vs Frankfurt – Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona
- Inter vs Liverpool – San Siro, Milan
- PSV Eindhoven vs Atletico Madrid – Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Marseille – Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels
- Tottenham vs Slavia Praha – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
16:45 GMT
- Qarabağ vs Ajax – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
- Villarreal vs Copenhagen – Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
19:00 GMT
- Athletic Club vs Paris Saint-Germain – San Mamés, Bilbao
- Leverkusen vs Newcastle United – BayArena, Leverkusen
- Borussia Dortmund vs Bodø/Glimt – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
- Club Brugge vs Arsenal – Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
- Juventus vs Pafos – Allianz Stadium, Turin
- Real Madrid vs Manchester City – Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
- Benfica vs Napoli – Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Matchday 7 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
14:30 GMT
- Kairat Almaty vs Club Brugge – Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty
16:45 GMT
- Bodø/Glimt vs Manchester City – Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø
19:00 GMT
- Copenhagen vs Napoli – Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
- Inter vs Arsenal – San Siro, Milan
- Olympiacos vs Leverkusen – Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
- Real Madrid vs Monaco – Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
- Sporting CP vs Paris Saint-Germain – Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
- Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
- Villarreal vs Ajax – Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
16:45 GMT
- Galatasaray vs Atletico Madrid – Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul
- Qarabağ vs Frankfurt – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
19:00 GMT
- Atalanta vs Athletic Club – Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
- Chelsea vs Pafos – Stamford Bridge, London
- Bayern Munich vs Union Saint-Gilloise – Allianz Arena, Munich
- Juventus vs Benfica – Allianz Stadium, Turin
- Newcastle United vs PSV Eindhoven – St. James’ Park, Newcastle
- Marseille vs Liverpool – Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
- Slavia Praha vs Barcelona – Fortuna Arena, Prague
Matchday 8 Schedule: Full league phase match schedule
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
19:00 GMT
- Ajax vs Olympiacos – Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
- Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty – Emirates Stadium, London
- Monaco vs Juventus – Stade Louis II, Monaco
- Athletic Club vs Sporting CP – San Mamés, Bilbao
- Atletico Madrid vs Bodø/Glimt – Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
- Leverkusen vs Villarreal – BayArena, Leverkusen
- Borussia Dortmund vs Inter – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
- Club Brugge vs Marseille – Jan Breydelstadion, Bruges
- Frankfurt vs Tottenham – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
- Barcelona vs Copenhagen – Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona
- Liverpool vs Qarabağ – Anfield, Liverpool
- Manchester City vs Galatasaray – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Pafos vs Slavia Praha – GSP Stadium, Nicosia
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United – Parc des Princes, Paris
- PSV Eindhoven vs Bayern Munich – Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta – Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels
- Benfica vs Real Madrid – Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
- Napoli vs Chelsea – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
