2025–26 UEFA Champions League
Puskás Aréna in Budapest will host the final
Tournament details
Dates Qualifying:
8 July – 27 August 2025
Competition proper:
16 September 2025 – 30 May 2026
Teams Competition proper: 36
Total: 82 (from 53 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 168
Goals scored 583 (3.47 per match)
Attendance 7,134,952 (42,470 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
13 goals
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2026.

The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League is the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final will be played on 30 May 2026 at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.[1] It will be the first time Puskás Aréna will host a Champions League final. The stadium previously hosted the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, several matches of UEFA Euro 2020, and the 2023 UEFA Europa League final.[2][3]

The winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League league phase, the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup. This is the first Champions League season to feature six clubs from one nation, with England earning an extra spot through UEFA coefficient ranking and Tottenham Hotspur having won the previous season's UEFA Europa League.[4] Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having secured their maiden title the previous season.

Association team allocation

A total of 82 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are set to participate in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein which does not organise a domestic league and Russia which is currently suspended). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]

  • Associations 1–5 each have four teams.
  • Association 6 has three teams.
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams.
  • Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein[Note LIE] and Russia[Note RUS]) each have one team.
  • The winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League and 2024–25 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
  • The two associations with the best coefficients in the 2024–25 season will each have one European Performance Spot into the league phase. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League cannot fill the European Performance Spots.

Association ranking

For the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2024 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24.[6] The table reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA.

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (EPS) – European Performance Spot, the additional berths for associations who finish in the top 2 of the 2024–25 association coefficients
  • (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
  • (EL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Association ranking for 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 104.303 4 +1 (EPS)
+1 (EL)
2  Italy 90.284
3  Spain 89.489 +1 (EPS)
4  Germany 86.624
5  France 66.831
6  Netherlands 61.300 3
7  Portugal 56.316 2
8  Belgium 48.800
9  Turkey 38.600
10  Czech Republic 36.050
11  Scotland 36.050
12  Switzerland 32.975
13  Austria 32.600
14  Norway 31.625
15  Greece 31.525
16  Denmark 31.450 1
17  Israel 31.125
18  Ukraine 28.000
19  Serbia 27.775
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Croatia 25.525 1
21  Poland 25.375
22  Russia 22.965 0 [Note RUS]
23  Cyprus 22.100 1
24  Hungary 21.875
25  Sweden 21.500
26  Romania 21.375
27  Bulgaria 20.375
28  Azerbaijan 20.125
29  Slovakia 19.625
30  Slovenia 13.250
31  Moldova 13.125
32  Kosovo 11.541
33  Kazakhstan 11.500
34  Finland 11.125
35  Republic of Ireland 10.875
36  Armenia 10.625
37  Latvia 10.625
38  Faroe Islands 10.375
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.000 1
40  Liechtenstein 10.000 0 [Note LIE]
41  Iceland 9.583 1
42  Northern Ireland 9.208
43  Luxembourg 8.625
44  Lithuania 8.500
45  Malta 8.250
46  Georgia 7.625
47  Albania 7.375
48  Estonia 7.207
49  Belarus 6.625
50  North Macedonia 6.000
51  Andorra 5.998
52  Wales 5.791
53  Montenegro 5.708
54  Gibraltar 4.957
55  San Marino 1.832

Distribution

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 28 champions from associations 25–27 and 30–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
(30 teams)		 Champions Path
(24 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 16–24 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 2 champions from associations 28 and 29 as the teams with the highest club coefficients, originally from the first qualification round
  • 14 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(6 teams)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
Third qualifying round
(20 teams)		 Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 12 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
  • 1 fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 3 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(14 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 11–14
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
League phase
(36 teams)
  • UEFA Europa League title holders
  • 2 associations with the highest coefficients from the previous season receive an extra Champions League league phase berth.
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–5
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 1 champion from association 15 as the team with the highest club coefficient, originally from the second round of the Champions Path
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase play-offs
(16 teams)
  • 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase
Round of 16
(16 teams)
  • 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase
  • 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs

The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list have been made:

  • The champions of associations 23 (Cyprus) and 24 (Hungary) will enter the second qualifying round (Champions Path) instead of the first qualifying round.

As the Champions League title holders (Paris Saint-Germain) qualified via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list have been made:

  • Olympiacos as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path of the qualifying phase or play-off round, will enter the league phase instead of the Champions Path second qualifying round.
  • Slovan Bratislava and Qarabağ, as the two clubs with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path first qualifying round, will enter the Champions Path second qualifying round.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • EL: Europa League title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • EPS: European Performance Spots – the additional berths given to clubs from the two associations with the highest coefficient points in 2024–25

The label of European Performance Spots and title holders already qualified via league position are superscripted.

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round are divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
Entry round Teams
League phase France Paris Saint-Germain (1st)TH England Tottenham Hotspur (EL) England Liverpool (1st) England Arsenal (2nd)
England Manchester City (3rd) England Chelsea (4th) England Newcastle United (5th)EPS Italy Napoli (1st)
Italy Inter Milan (2nd) Italy Atalanta (3rd) Italy Juventus (4th) Spain Barcelona (1st)
Spain Real Madrid (2nd) Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd) Spain Athletic Bilbao (4th) Spain Villarreal (5th)EPS
Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (3rd) Germany Borussia Dortmund (4th)
France Marseille (2nd) France Monaco (3rd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) Netherlands Ajax (2nd)
Portugal Sporting CP (1st) Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise (1st) Turkey Galatasaray (1st) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st)
Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Play-off round CH Scotland Celtic (1st) Switzerland Basel (1st) Austria Sturm Graz (1st) Norway Bodø/Glimt (1st)
Third qualifying round LP France Nice (4th) Netherlands Feyenoord (3rd) Portugal Benfica (2nd) Belgium Club Brugge (2nd)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st)
Croatia Rijeka (1st) Poland Lech Poznań (1st) Cyprus Pafos (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st)
Azerbaijan Qarabağ (1st) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st)
LP Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (2nd) Scotland Rangers (2nd) Switzerland Servette (2nd) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2nd)
Norway Brann (2nd) Greece Panathinaikos (2nd)
First qualifying round CH Sweden Malmö FF (1st) Romania FCSB (1st) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (1st) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (1st)
Moldova Milsami Orhei (1st) Kosovo Drita (1st) Kazakhstan Kairat (1st) Finland KuPS (1st)
Republic of Ireland Shelbourne (1st) Armenia Noah (1st) Latvia RFS (1st) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (1st)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (1st) Iceland Breiðablik (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Luxembourg Differdange 03 (1st)
Lithuania Žalgiris (1st) Malta Hamrun Spartans (1st) Georgia (country) Iberia 1999 (1st) Albania Egnatia (1st)
Estonia Levadia Tallinn (1st) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (1st) North Macedonia Shkëndija (1st) Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes (1st)
Wales The New Saints (1st) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (1st) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (1st) San Marino Virtus (1st)
  1. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all play in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV is the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualify for the UEFA Conference League for the 2025–26 season.
  2. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[8]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9] One "exclusive week" was held in which Thursday was also a matchday.[10][11] All matches in other weeks will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from Matchday 8 (Wednesday only) and the final.

Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 17 June 2025 8–9 July 2025 15–16 July 2025
Second qualifying round 18 June 2025 22–23 July 2025 29–30 July 2025
Third qualifying round 21 July 2025 5–6 August 2025 12 August 2025
Play-offs Play-off round 4 August 2025 19–20 August 2025 26–27 August 2025
League phase Matchday 1 28 August 2025 16–18 September 2025
Matchday 2 30 September – 1 October 2025
Matchday 3 21–22 October 2025
Matchday 4 4–5 November 2025
Matchday 5 25–26 November 2025
Matchday 6 9–10 December 2025
Matchday 7 20–21 January 2026
Matchday 8 28 January 2026
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 30 January 2026 17–18 February 2026 24–25 February 2026
Round of 16 27 February 2026 10–11 March 2026 17–18 March 2026
Quarter-finals N/a 7–8 April 2026 14–15 April 2026
Semi-finals 28–29 April 2026 5–6 May 2026
Final 30 May 2026 at Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 17 June 2025. The first legs were played on 8 and 9 July, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 July 2025.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. Twelve of the losing teams were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round, and the other two losing teams (selected via a draw) were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round.

First qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–2 (10–11 p) Malta Hamrun Spartans 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
KuPS Finland 1–0 Moldova Milsami Orhei 1–0 0–0
The New Saints Wales 1–2 North Macedonia Shkëndija 0–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Iberia 1999 Georgia (country) 2–6 Sweden Malmö FF 1–3 1–3
FCI Levadia Estonia 0–2 Latvia RFS 0–1 0–1
Drita Kosovo 4–2 Luxembourg Differdange 03 1–0 3–2
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands 2–4 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 2–3 0–1
Egnatia Albania 1–5 Iceland Breiðablik 1–0 0–5
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 2–1 Northern Ireland Linfield 1–0 1–1
FCSB Romania 4–3 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 3–1 1–2
Virtus San Marino 1–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–2 1–2
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–3 Kazakhstan Kairat 1–1 0–2
Noah Armenia 3–2 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 2–2
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 3–2 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 July, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 July 2025.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Europa League third qualifying round.

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
RFS Latvia 1–5 Sweden Malmö FF 1–4 0–1
Hamrun Spartans Malta 0–6 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–3 0–3
Pafos Cyprus 2–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 1–0
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–6 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0–1 1–5
Noah Armenia 4–6 Hungary Ferencváros 1–2 3–4
Lech Poznań Poland 8–1 Iceland Breiðablik 7–1 1–0
Copenhagen Denmark 3–0 Kosovo Drita 2–0 1–0
Rijeka Croatia 1–3 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Shkëndija North Macedonia 3–1 Romania FCSB 1–0 2–1
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 6–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 4–0 2–2
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 0–4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–3 0–1
KuPS Finland 2–3 Kazakhstan Kairat 2–0 0–3
League Path
Brann Norway 2–5 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–4 1–1
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 3–2 Switzerland Servette 0–1 3–1
Rangers Scotland 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos 2–0 1–1

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025. The first legs were played on 5 and 6 August, and the second legs were played on 12 August 2025.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers of the Champions Path were transferred to the Europa League play-off round. The losers of the League Path were transferred to the Europa League league phase.

Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Malmö FF Sweden 0–5 Denmark Copenhagen 0–0 0–5
Kairat Kazakhstan 1–1 (4–3 p) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Lech Poznań Poland 2–4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–3 1–1
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 0–3 Hungary Ferencváros 0–0 0–3
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–3 Cyprus Pafos 0–1 0–2
Shkëndija North Macedonia 1–6 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–1 1–5
League Path
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–4 Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 2–3
Rangers Scotland 4–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 1–2
Nice France 0–4 Portugal Benfica 0–2 0–2
Feyenoord Netherlands 4–6 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 2–5

Play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025. The first legs were played on 19 and 20 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2025.

The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase. The losers were transferred to the Europa League league phase.

Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Ferencváros Hungary 4–5 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–3 3–2
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–3 Cyprus Pafos 1–2 1–1
Bodø/Glimt Norway 6–2 Austria Sturm Graz 5–0 1–2
Celtic Scotland 0–0 (2–3 p) Kazakhstan Kairat 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Basel Switzerland 1–3 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 0–2
League Path
Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–1 Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–1
Rangers Scotland 1–9 Belgium Club Brugge 1–3 0–6

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase
2025–26 UEFA Champions League is located in Benelux
Union SG
Union SG
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Ajax
Ajax
PSV
PSV
Location of Benelux teams in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase
2025–26 UEFA Champions League is located in Europe
Qarabağ
Qarabağ
Pafos
Pafos
Slavia
Slavia
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Liverpool
Liverpool
Man City
Man City
Newcastle
Newcastle
London
London
PSG
PSG
Marseille
Marseille
Monaco
Monaco
Leverkusen
Leverkusen
Bayern
Bayern
Dortmund
Dortmund
Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Atalanta
Atalanta
Napoli
Napoli
Inter
Inter
Juventus
Juventus
Kairat (see inset)
Kairat
(see inset)
2025–26 UEFA Champions League
Bodø/Glimt
Bodø/Glimt
Lisbon
Lisbon
Athletic
Athletic
Barcelona
Barcelona
Madrid

Madrid
Villarreal
Villarreal
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Lisbon teams Benfica Sporting London teams Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham Madrid teams Atlético Madrid Real Madrid
Lisbon teams
Benfica
Sporting

London teams
Arsenal
Chelsea
Tottenham

Madrid teams
Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid
Location of teams in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase
2025–26 UEFA Champions League is located in Kazakhstan
Kairat
Kairat

The league phase draw for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 28 August 2025. The 36 teams were divided into four pots of nine teams each based on their UEFA club coefficient, except for the Champions League title holders, who were automatically placed as the top seed in pot 1.

The 36 teams were manually drawn and then automated software drew their eight different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away. Each team faced two opponents from each of the four pots, one at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.[12]

Bodø/Glimt, Kairat, Pafos and Union Saint-Gilloise made their debut appearances in the league phase/group stage. Kairat, based in Almaty, became the easternmost team to ever qualify for the Champions League proper,[13][14] and, after being drawn to play away against Sporting CP, broke the record for the longest trip in UEFA competitions, travelling 4,294 miles (6,911 km) from Almaty to Lisbon.[15][16] In addition, Bodø/Glimt, based in Bodø within the Arctic Circle, became the northernmost European team to ever compete in the Champions League.[17] This marked the first time a Norwegian team participated in the competition proper since the 2007–08 season,[18] and was also the first season since 2005–06 in which no Ukrainian sides qualified for the group stage/league phase.[19]

A total of 16 national associations were represented in the league phase.

Table

The top eight ranked teams advanced to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th competed in the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from all competitions.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Arsenal 8 8 0 0 23 4 +19 24 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Germany Bayern Munich 8 7 0 1 22 8 +14 21
3 England Liverpool 8 6 0 2 20 8 +12 18
4 England Tottenham Hotspur 8 5 2 1 17 7 +10 17
5 Spain Barcelona 8 5 1 2 22 14 +8 16
6 England Chelsea 8 5 1 2 17 10 +7 16
7 Portugal Sporting CP 8 5 1 2 17 11 +6 16
8 England Manchester City 8 5 1 2 15 9 +6 16
9 Spain Real Madrid 8 5 0 3 21 12 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Italy Inter Milan 8 5 0 3 15 7 +8 15
11 France Paris Saint-Germain 8 4 2 2 21 11 +10 14
12 England Newcastle United 8 4 2 2 17 7 +10 14
13 Italy Juventus 8 3 4 1 14 10 +4 13
14 Spain Atlético Madrid 8 4 1 3 17 15 +2 13
15 Italy Atalanta 8 4 1 3 10 10 0 13
16 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 8 3 3 2 13 14 −1 12
17 Germany Borussia Dortmund 8 3 2 3 19 17 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Greece Olympiacos 8 3 2 3 10 14 −4 11
19 Belgium Club Brugge 8 3 1 4 15 17 −2 10
20 Turkey Galatasaray 8 3 1 4 9 11 −2 10
21 France Monaco 8 2 4 2 8 14 −6 10
22 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 8 3 1 4 13 21 −8 10
23 Norway Bodø/Glimt 8 2 3 3 14 15 −1 9
24 Portugal Benfica 8 3 0 5 10 12 −2 9
25 France Marseille 8 3 0 5 11 14 −3 9
26 Cyprus Pafos 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 9
27 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 8 3 0 5 8 17 −9 9
28 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8 2 2 4 16 16 0 8
29 Spain Athletic Bilbao 8 2 2 4 9 14 −5 8
30 Italy Napoli 8 2 2 4 9 15 −6 8
31 Denmark Copenhagen 8 2 2 4 12 21 −9 8
32 Netherlands Ajax 8 2 0 6 8 21 −13 6
33 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 8 1 1 6 10 21 −11 4
34 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 8 0 3 5 5 19 −14 3
35 Spain Villarreal 8 0 1 7 5 18 −13 1
36 Kazakhstan Kairat 8 0 1 7 7 22 −15 1
Source: UEFA[20]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Results

Matchday 1
Home team Score Away team
Athletic Bilbao Spain 0–2 England Arsenal
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–3 Belgium Union Saint‑Gilloise
Juventus Italy 4–4 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid Spain 2–1 France Marseille
Benfica Portugal 2–3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–0 Spain Villarreal
Olympiacos Greece 0–0 Cyprus Pafos
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt
Ajax Netherlands 0–2 Italy Inter Milan
Bayern Munich Germany 3–1 England Chelsea
Liverpool England 3–2 Spain Atlético Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–0 Italy Atalanta
Club Brugge Belgium 4–1 France Monaco
Copenhagen Denmark 2–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 5–1 Turkey Galatasaray
Manchester City England 2–0 Italy Napoli
Newcastle United England 1–2 Spain Barcelona
Sporting CP Portugal 4–1 Kazakhstan Kairat
Matchday 2
Home team Score Away team
Atalanta Italy 2–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Kairat Kazakhstan 0–5 Spain Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid Spain 5–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Chelsea England 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Inter Milan Italy 3–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Bodø/Glimt Norway 2–2 England Tottenham Hotspur
Galatasaray Turkey 1–0 England Liverpool
Marseille France 4–0 Netherlands Ajax
Pafos Cyprus 1–5 Germany Bayern Munich
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–0 Denmark Copenhagen
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–4 England Newcastle United
Arsenal England 2–0 Greece Olympiacos
Monaco France 2–2 England Manchester City
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona Spain 1–2 France Paris Saint-Germain
Napoli Italy 2–1 Portugal Sporting CP
Villarreal Spain 2–2 Italy Juventus
Matchday 3
Home team Score Away team
Barcelona Spain 6–1 Greece Olympiacos
Kairat Kazakhstan 0–0 Cyprus Pafos
Arsenal England 4–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–7 France Paris Saint‑Germain
Copenhagen Denmark 2–4 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Newcastle United England 3–0 Portugal Benfica
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 6–2 Italy Napoli
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 0–4 Italy Inter Milan
Villarreal Spain 0–2 England Manchester City
Athletic Bilbao Spain 3–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Galatasaray Turkey 3–1 Norway Bodø/Glimt
Monaco France 0–0 England Tottenham Hotspur
Atalanta Italy 0–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Chelsea England 5–1 Netherlands Ajax
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–5 England Liverpool
Bayern Munich Germany 4–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Real Madrid Spain 1–0 Italy Juventus
Sporting CP Portugal 2–1 France Marseille
Matchday 4
Home team Score Away team
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–3 England Arsenal
Napoli Italy 0–0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Atlético Madrid Spain 3–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
Bodø/Glimt Norway 0–1 France Monaco
Juventus Italy 1–1 Portugal Sporting CP
Liverpool England 1–0 Spain Real Madrid
Olympiacos Greece 1–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–2 Germany Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur England 4–0 Denmark Copenhagen
Pafos Cyprus 1–0 Spain Villarreal
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–2 England Chelsea
Ajax Netherlands 0–3 Turkey Galatasaray
Club Brugge Belgium 3–3 Spain Barcelona
Inter Milan Italy 2–1 Kazakhstan Kairat
Manchester City England 4–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Newcastle United England 2–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Marseille France 0–1 Italy Atalanta
Benfica Portugal 0–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 5
Home team Score Away team
Ajax Netherlands 0–2 Portugal Benfica
Galatasaray Turkey 0–1 Belgium Union Saint‑Gilloise
Borussia Dortmund Germany 4–0 Spain Villarreal
Chelsea England 3–0 Spain Barcelona
Bodø/Glimt Norway 2–3 Italy Juventus
Manchester City England 0–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Marseille France 2–1 England Newcastle United
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Napoli Italy 2–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Copenhagen Denmark 3–2 Kazakhstan Kairat
Pafos Cyprus 2–2 France Monaco
Arsenal England 3–1 Germany Bayern Munich
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 Italy Inter Milan
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 0–3 Italy Atalanta
Liverpool England 1–4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Olympiacos Greece 3–4 Spain Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain France 5–3 England Tottenham Hotspur
Sporting CP Portugal 3–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Matchday 6
Home team Score Away team
Kairat Kazakhstan 0–1 Greece Olympiacos
Bayern Munich Germany 3–1 Portugal Sporting CP
Monaco France 1–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Atalanta Italy 2–1 England Chelsea
Barcelona Spain 2–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Inter Milan Italy 0–1 England Liverpool
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 2–3 France Marseille
Tottenham Hotspur England 3–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–4 Netherlands Ajax
Villarreal Spain 2–3 Denmark Copenhagen
Athletic Bilbao Spain 0–0 France Paris Saint-Germain
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–2 England Newcastle United
Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt
Club Brugge Belgium 0–3 England Arsenal
Juventus Italy 2–0 Cyprus Pafos
Real Madrid Spain 1–2 England Manchester City
Benfica Portugal 2–0 Italy Napoli
Matchday 7
Home team Score Away team
Kairat Kazakhstan 1–4 Belgium Club Brugge
Bodø/Glimt Norway 3–1 England Manchester City
Copenhagen Denmark 1–1 Italy Napoli
Inter Milan Italy 1–3 England Arsenal
Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Real Madrid Spain 6–1 France Monaco
Sporting CP Portugal 2–1 France Paris Saint-Germain
Tottenham Hotspur England 2–0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Villarreal Spain 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
Galatasaray Turkey 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 3–2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Atalanta Italy 2–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Chelsea England 1–0 Cyprus Pafos
Bayern Munich Germany 2–0 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
Juventus Italy 2–0 Portugal Benfica
Newcastle United England 3–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Marseille France 0–3 England Liverpool
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–4 Spain Barcelona
Matchday 8
Home team Score Away team
Ajax Netherlands 1–2 Greece Olympiacos
Arsenal England 3–2 Kazakhstan Kairat
Monaco France 0–0 Italy Juventus
Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–3 Portugal Sporting CP
Atlético Madrid Spain 1–2 Norway Bodø/Glimt
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–0 Spain Villarreal
Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–2 Italy Inter Milan
Club Brugge Belgium 3–0 France Marseille
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 0–2 England Tottenham Hotspur
Barcelona Spain 4–1 Denmark Copenhagen
Liverpool England 6–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Manchester City England 2–0 Turkey Galatasaray
Pafos Cyprus 4–1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1 England Newcastle United
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–2 Germany Bayern Munich
Union Saint-Gilloise Belgium 1–0 Italy Atalanta
Benfica Portugal 4–2 Spain Real Madrid
Napoli Italy 2–3 England Chelsea

Knockout phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The top eight teams from the final standings in the league phase entered at the round of 16. In the knockout phase, there is no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round. Teams can also face opponents they played during the league phase.

The mechanism of the draws for each round were as follows:[5]

  • In the draw for the knockout phase play-offs, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 9–16 were seeded, and the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 17–24 were unseeded. The draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 1–8 were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout phase play-offs were unseeded. Again, the draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams will host the second leg.

In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the exact match pairings and order of legs were predetermined based on the tournament bracket. The higher-seeded teams, assuming they advance, will play the second leg of each round at home. Should a seeded team be beaten, the team that eliminates them will assume their seeding position. The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

Knockout phase play-offs Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
21 France Monaco 2 2 4
11 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 2 5 11 France Paris Saint-Germain 5
6 England Chelsea 2
Winner R16–1
20 Turkey Galatasaray (a.e.t.) 5 2 7
Winner R16–2
13 Italy Juventus 2 3 5 20 Turkey Galatasaray 1
3 England Liverpool 0
Winner QF1
24 Portugal Benfica 0 1 1
Winner QF2
9 Spain Real Madrid 1 2 3 9 Spain Real Madrid 3
8 England Manchester City 0
Winner R16–3
17 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2 1 3
Winner R16–4
15 Italy Atalanta 0 4 4 15 Italy Atalanta 1
30 May – Budapest
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6
Winner SF1
22 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1 2 3
Winner SF2
12 England Newcastle United 6 3 9 12 England Newcastle United 1
5 Spain Barcelona 1
Winner R16–5
19 Belgium Club Brugge 3 1 4
Winner R16–6
14 Spain Atlético Madrid 3 4 7 14 Spain Atlético Madrid 5
4 England Tottenham Hotspur 2
Winner QF3
23 Norway Bodø/Glimt 3 2 5
Winner QF4
10 Italy Inter Milan 1 1 2 23 Norway Bodø/Glimt 3
7 Portugal Sporting CP 0
Winner R16–7
18 Greece Olympiacos 0 0 0
Winner R16–8
16 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 0 2 16 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1
1 England Arsenal 1

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 30 January 2026, 12:00 CET.[21] The first legs were played on 17 and 18 February, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 February 2026.[22]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monaco France 4–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 2–2
Galatasaray Turkey 7–5 Italy Juventus 5–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Benfica Portugal 1–3 Spain Real Madrid 0–1 1–2
Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–4 Italy Atalanta 2–0 1–4
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 3–9 England Newcastle United 1–6 2–3
Club Brugge Belgium 4–7 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–3 1–4
Bodø/Glimt Norway 5–2 Italy Inter Milan 3–1 2–1
Olympiacos Greece 0–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 0–0

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 February 2026, 12:00 CET.[23] The first legs were played on 10 and 11 March, and the second legs will be played on 17 and 18 March 2026.[24]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France 1 England Chelsea 5–2 17 Mar
Galatasaray Turkey 2 England Liverpool 1–0 18 Mar
Real Madrid Spain 3 England Manchester City 3–0 17 Mar
Atalanta Italy 4 Germany Bayern Munich 1–6 18 Mar
Newcastle United England 5 Spain Barcelona 1–1 18 Mar
Atlético Madrid Spain 6 England Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 18 Mar
Bodø/Glimt Norway 7 Portugal Sporting CP 3–0 17 Mar
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 8 England Arsenal 1–1 17 Mar

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 7 and 8 April, and the second legs will be played on 14 and 15 April 2026.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner R16–1 1 Winner R16–2 7–8 Apr 14–15 Apr
Winner R16–3 2 Winner R16–4 7–8 Apr 14–15 Apr
Winner R16–5 3 Winner R16–6 7–8 Apr 14–15 Apr
Winner R16–7 4 Winner R16–8 7–8 Apr 14–15 Apr

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 28 and 29 April, and the second legs will be played on 5 and 6 May 2026.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner QF1 1 Winner QF2 28–29 Apr 5–6 May
Winner QF3 2 Winner QF4 28–29 Apr 5–6 May

Final

Main article: 2026 UEFA Champions League final

The final will be played on 30 May 2026 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Table correct as of 11 March 2026.

Top goalscorers

Rank[25] Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 France Kylian Mbappé Spain Real Madrid 13 711
2 England Anthony Gordon England Newcastle United 10 690
3 England Harry Kane Germany Bayern Munich 8 607
4 Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City 7 699
Nigeria Victor Osimhen Turkey Galatasaray 796
Argentina Julián Alvarez Spain Atlético Madrid 833
7 Brazil Gabriel Martinelli England Arsenal 6 473
Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia France Paris Saint-Germain 631
England Harvey Barnes England Newcastle United 719
Norway Jens Petter Hauge Norway Bodø/Glimt 909
Portugal Vitinha France Paris Saint-Germain 989

See also

  • 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
  • 2025–26 UEFA Conference League
  • 2026 UEFA Super Cup
  • 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
  • 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
  • 2025–26 UEFA Youth League

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