See when all six English teams will play their Champions League matches this season
The dates for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase matches have been confirmed for the six English teams in this season’s competition.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are the teams who will compete for this season’s trophy.
See below for the six sides’ Champions League matches, and when they will take place.
All kick-off times 20:00 BST/GMT unless stated.
Arsenal
17:45 Tue 16 Sep: Athletic Club (A)
Wed 1 Oct: Olympiacos (H)
Tue 21 Oct: Atletico Madrid (H)
17:45 Tue 4 Nov: Slavia Prague (A)
Wed 26 Nov: Bayern Munich (H)
Wed 10 Dec: Club Brugge (A)
Tue 20 Jan: Inter Milan (A)
Wed 28 Jan: Kairat (H)
Chelsea
Wed 17 Sep: Bayern Munich (A)
Tue 30 Sep: Benfica (H)
Wed 22 Oct: Ajax (H)
17:45 Wed 5 Nov: Qarabag (A)
Tue 25 Nov: Barcelona (H)
Tue 9 Dec: Atalanta (A)
Wed 21 Jan: Pafos (H)
Wed 28 Jan: Napoli (A)
Liverpool
Wed 17 Sep: Atletico Madrid (H)
Tue 30 Sep: Galatasaray (A)
Wed 22 Oct: Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
Tue 4 Nov: Real Madrid (H)
Wed 26 Nov: PSV (H)
Tue 9 Dec: Inter Milan (A)
Wed 21 Jan: Marseille (A)
Wed 28 Jan: Qarabag (H)
Man City
Thu 18 Sep: Napoli (H)
Wed 1 Oct: Monaco (A)
Tue 21 Oct: Villarreal (A)
Wed 5 Nov: Borussia Dortmund (H)
Tue 25 Nov: Bayer Leverkusen (H)
Wed 10 Dec: Real Madrid (A)
17:45 Tue 20 Jan: Bodo/Glimt (A)
Wed 28 Jan: Galatasaray (H)
Newcastle
Thu 18 Sep: Barcelona (H)
17:45 Wed 1 Oct: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (A)
Tue 21 Oct: Benfica (H)
Wed 5 Nov: Athletic Club (H)
Tue 25 Nov: Marseille (A)
Wed 10 Dec: Bayer Leverkusen (A)
Wed 21 Jan: PSV (H)
Wed 28 Jan: PSG (A)
Spurs
Tue 16 Sep: Villarreal (H)
Tue 30 Sep: Bodo/Glimt (A)
Wed 22 Oct: Monaco (A)
Tue 4 Nov: Copenhagen (H)
Wed 26 Nov: PSG (A)
Tue 9 Dec: Slavia Prague (H)
Tue 20 Jan: Borussia Dortmund (H)
Wed 28 Jan: Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
A challenging week for all six clubs
For the six teams competing, each have a week in the season where they will face a difficult run of opponents in the Premier League and Champions League.
Before Arsenal host Bayern on 26 November, they will face north-London rivals Tottenham Hotspur (22 November) and afterwards play Chelsea (29 November).
It’s a similar case for Chelsea too, as they take on Barcelona on 25 November before hosting Arsenal.
In 2024/25 Liverpool played Real Madrid and Manchester City in the same week at Anfield, and will do so the same in November this season. The Reds welcome Real Madrid, and former player Trent Alexander-Arnold, on 4 November. Four days later, they will take on City, this time at the Etihad Stadium.
City’s testing period will come in the first set of matches after the September international break. Pep Guardiola’s team will host city rivals Manchester United on 14 September, then take on Italian champions Napoli four days, when ex-captain Kevin De Bruyne could return, and then finishing against Arsenal on Sunday.
Newcastle’s toughest period will come in January when they take on Aston Villa (24 January) in the Premier League before travelling to face holders Paris Saint-Germain and then finishing the week with a trip to Anfield.
Spurs’ tough week will see them play in the north London derby at Emirates Stadium before facing PSG.
(epl)
