Champions League fixtures announced! Six PL clubs involved
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Liverpool and Manchester City will take on Real Madrid, while Chelsea face Barcelona after Champions League sides discovered their league-phase opponents.
Arsenal also take on Harry Kane's Bayern Munich.
Fellow English sides Tottenham and Newcastle were drawn against current holders Paris Saint-Germain.
All six Premier League clubs involved in the Champions League will play eight league-phase games - four home and four away - between September 2025 and January 2026.
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September 16: Athletic Club (A), kick-off 5.45pm
October 1: Olympiacos (H), kick-off 8pm
October 21: Atletico Madrid (H), kick-off 8pm
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November 4: Slavia Prague (A), kick-off 5.45pm
November 26: Bayern Munich (H), kick-off 8pm
December 10: Club Brugge (A), kick-off 8pm
January 20: Inter Milan (A), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Kairat Almaty (H), kick-off 8pm
September 17: Bayern Munich (A), kick-off 8pm
September 30: Benfica (H), kick-off 8pm
October 22: Ajax (H), kick-off 8pm
November 5: Qarabag (A), kick-off 8pm
November 25: Barcelona (H), kick-off 8pm
December 9: Atalanta (A), kick-off 8pm
January 21: Pafos (H), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Napoli (A), kick-off 8pm
September 17: Atletico Madrid (A), kick-off 8pm
September 30: Galatasaray (A), kick-off 8pm
October 22: Eintracht Frankfurt (A), kick-off 8pm
November 4: Real Madrid (H), kick-off 8pm
November 26: PSV Eindhoven (H), kick-off 8pm
December 9: Internazionale (A), kick-off 8pm
January 21: Marseille (A), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Qarabag (H), kick-off 8pm
September 18: Napoli (H), kick-off 8pm
October 1: Monaco (A), kick-off 8pm
October 21: Villarreal (A), kick-off 8pm
November 5: Borussia Dortmund (H), kick-off 8pm
November 25: Bayer Leverkusen (H), kick-off 8pm
December 10: Real Madrid (A), kick-off 8pm
January 20: Bodo/Glimt (A), kick-off 5.45pm
January 28: Galatasaray (H), kick-off 8pm
September 18: FC Barcelona (H), kick-off 8pm
October 1: Union SG (A), kick-off 7.45pm
October 21: Benfica (H), kick-off 8pm
November 5: Athletic Club (H), kick-off 8pm
November 25: Olympique Marseille (A), kick-off 8pm
December 10: Bayer Leverkusen (A), kick-off 8pm
January 21: PSV Eindhoven (H), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Paris Saint-Germain (A), kick-off 8pm
September 16: Villarreal (H), kick-off 8pm
September 30: Bodo/Glimt (A), kick-off 8pm
October 22: AS Monaco (A), kick-off 8pm
November 4: FC Copenhagen (H), kick-off 8pm
November 26: Paris Saint-Germain (A), kick-off 8pm
December 9: Slavia Prague (H), kick-off 8pm
January 20: Borussia Dortmund (H), kick-off 8pm
January 28: Eintracht Frankfurt (A), kick-off 8pm
How does the Champions League league phase work?
The new format, which began in the 2024/25 season, sees teams play eight matches in a league phase that has replaced the group stage.
Teams now play fixtures against eight different sides - two teams from Pots 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Tottenham's reward for winning the Europa League is a place in the 20525/26 Champions League league phase
Who qualifies for the knockout rounds?
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while teams finishing 25th or lower are eliminated and do not drop into the Europa League.
The teams finishing in ninth to 24th place compete in a two-legged knockout-phase play-off