World champions Chelsea kicked off their Champions League marketing campaign in opposition to Bayern Munich with a 3-1 loss in Germany within the showcase opener for the competitors’s league section, per week that can even see Kevin De Bruyne reunited with Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium.
In the meantime holders Paris Saint-Germain started their title protection in opposition to Atalanta in a rerun of the 2020 Champions League quarterfinals with a really comfy 4-0 win, whereas Liverpool, who will rank among the many favorites to win the competitors, performed a barnburner, blowing a 2-0 win in opposition to Atletico Madrid earlier than in the end scoring a later winner to prevails 3-2 at Anfield
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PSG’s difficult league section may conclude in dramatic trend on the Parc des Princes, the Qatar-owned membership going through off in opposition to Newcastle United, whose backing comes from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The ultimate spherical of fixtures will see all 36 groups taking part in on the similar time with matches akin to Borussia Dortmund vs. Inter, Napoli vs. Chelsea and Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham having the look of great video games within the battle for qualification.
Earlier than these video games on Jan. 28 there will probably be a number of huge matches and high-stakes reunions. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to Anfield as a Actual Madrid participant is about for Nov. 4 whereas Xabi Alonso’s facet are additionally scheduled to journey to Kazakhstan to face Kairat Almaty on September 30, solely two days after their sport away to Atletico Madrid. That match may now be rescheduled.
Arguably the sport of the league section, PSG’s journey to Barcelona, will happen on Oct. 1. That’s a part of what might be a difficult begin to the league section for Hansi Flick’s facet, who even have their away video games to Newcastle United and Chelsea of their first 5 matches.
The highest 24 groups from the 36 robust league section will qualify for the knockout phases of the competitors. Those that end between first and eighth will probably be assured a spot within the Champions League final 16 with the remaining groups taking part in off to affix them.
Predicting each Champions League league section sport: Actual Madrid to complete first, Barcelona, PSG shut behind
James Benge
Matchday 1
Tuesday, Sept. 16
- Athletic Membership 0, Arsenal 2
- PSV Eindhoven 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 3
- Juventus 4, Borussia Dortmund 4
- Actual Madrid 2, Olympique de Marseille 1
- SL Benfica 2, Qarabağ FK 3
- Tottenham Hotspur 1, Villarreal 0
Wednesday, Sept. 17
- Olympiacos FC 0, Pafos FC 0
- SK Slavia Praha 2, FK Bodø/Glimt 2
- AFC Ajax 0, FC Internazionale Milano 2
- FC Bayern München 3, Chelsea FC 1
- Liverpool FC 3, Atlético de Madrid 2
- Paris Saint-Germain 4, Atalanta BC 0
Thursday, Sept. 18
- Membership Brugge KV vs AS Monaco, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- F.C. Copenhagen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs Galatasaray A.Ş., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Manchester Metropolis vs SSC Napoli, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Newcastle United FC vs FC Barcelona, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Sporting CP vs FC Kairat Almaty, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 2
Tuesday, Sept. 30
- Atalanta BC vs Membership Brugge KV, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Kairat Almaty vs Actual Madrid C.F., 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atlético de Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Chelsea FC vs SL Benfica, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Internazionale Milano vs SK Slavia Praha, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FK Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Galatasaray A.Ş. vs Liverpool FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympique de Marseille vs AFC Ajax, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Pafos FC vs FC Bayern München, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Wednesday, Oct. 1
- Qarabağ FK vs F.C. Copenhagen, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United FC, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Arsenal FC vs Olympiacos FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- AS Monaco vs Manchester Metropolis, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs PSV Eindhoven, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Membership, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SSC Napoli vs Sporting CP, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Villarreal CF vs Juventus, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 3
Tuesday, Oct. 21
- FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos FC, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Kairat Almaty vs Pafos FC, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Arsenal FC vs Atlético de Madrid, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- F.C. Copenhagen vs Borussia Dortmund, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Newcastle United FC vs SL Benfica, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- PSV Eindhoven vs SSC Napoli, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs FC Internazionale Milano, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Villarreal CF vs Manchester Metropolis, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Wednesday, Oct. 22
- Athletic Membership vs Qarabağ FK, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Galatasaray A.Ş. vs FK Bodø/Glimt, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- AS Monaco vs Tottenham Hotspur, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atalanta BC vs SK Slavia Praha, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs Liverpool FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Bayern München vs Membership Brugge KV, 3 p.m. ETv
- Actual Madrid C.F. vs Juventus, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Sporting CP vs Olympique de Marseille, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 4
Tuesday, Nov. 4
- SK Slavia Praha vs Arsenal FC, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SSC Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atlético de Madrid vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FK Bodø/Glimt vs AS Monaco, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Juventus vs Sporting CP, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Liverpool FC vs Actual Madrid C.F., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympiacos FC vs PSV Eindhoven, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Bayern München, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs F.C. Copenhagen, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Wednesday, Nov. 5
- Pafos FC vs Villarreal CF, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Qarabağ FK vs Chelsea FC, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- AFC Ajax vs Galatasaray A.Ş., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Membership Brugge KV vs FC Barcelona, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Internazionale Milano vs FC Kairat Almaty, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Manchester Metropolis vs Borussia Dortmund, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Newcastle United FC vs Athletic Membership, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympique de Marseille vs Atalanta BC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SL Benfica vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 5
Tuesday, Nov. 25
- AFC Ajax vs SL Benfica, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Galatasaray A.Ş. vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal CF, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Chelsea FC vs FC Barcelona, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FK Bodø/Glimt vs Juventus, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Manchester Metropolis vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympique de Marseille vs Newcastle United FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SK Slavia Praha vs Athletic Membership, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SSC Napoli vs Qarabağ FK, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Wednesday, Nov. 26
- F.C. Copenhagen vs FC Kairat Almaty, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Pafos FC vs AS Monaco, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Arsenal FC vs FC Bayern München, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atlético de Madrid vs FC Internazionale Milano, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs Atalanta BC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Liverpool FC vs PSV Eindhoven, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympiacos FC vs Actual Madrid C.F., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham Hotspur, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Sporting CP vs Membership Brugge KV, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 6
Tuesday, Dec. 9
- FC Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos FC, 10:30 a.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Bayern München vs Sporting CP, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- AS Monaco vs Galatasaray A.Ş., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atalanta BC vs Chelsea FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Internazionale Milano vs Liverpool FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- PSV Eindhoven vs Atlético de Madrid, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs Olympique de Marseille, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs SK Slavia Praha, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Wednesday, Dec. 10
- Qarabağ FK vs AFC Ajax, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Villarreal CF vs F.C. Copenhagen, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Athletic Membership vs Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Newcastle United FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Borussia Dortmund vs FK Bodø/Glimt, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Membership Brugge KV vs Arsenal FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Juventus vs Pafos FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Actual Madrid C.F. vs Manchester Metropolis, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SL Benfica vs SSC Napoli, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 7
Tuesday, Jan. 20
- FC Kairat Almaty vs Membership Brugge KV, 10:30 a.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FK Bodø/Glimt vs Manchester Metropolis, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- F.C. Copenhagen vs SSC Napoli, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Internazionale Milano vs Arsenal FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympiacos FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Actual Madrid C.F. vs AS Monaco, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Sporting CP vs Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Borussia Dortmund, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Villarreal CF vs AFC Ajax, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Wednesday, Jan. 21
- Galatasaray A.Ş. vs Atlético de Madrid, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Qarabağ FK vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 12:45 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atalanta BC vs Athletic Membership, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Chelsea FC vs Pafos FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Bayern München vs R. Union Saint-Gilloise, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Juventus vs SL Benfica, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Newcastle United FC vs PSV Eindhoven, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Olympique de Marseille vs Liverpool FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SK Slavia Praha vs FC Barcelona, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Matchday 8
Tuesday, Jan. 28
- AFC Ajax vs Olympiacos FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Arsenal FC vs FC Kairat Almaty, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- AS Monaco vs Juventus, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Athletic Membership vs Sporting CP, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Atlético de Madrid vs FK Bodø/Glimt, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Villarreal CF, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Borussia Dortmund vs FC Internazionale Milano, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Membership Brugge KV vs Olympique de Marseille, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- FC Barcelona vs F.C. Copenhagen, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Liverpool FC vs Qarabağ FK, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Manchester Metropolis vs Galatasaray A.Ş., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Pafos FC vs SK Slavia Praha, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- PSV Eindhoven vs FC Bayern München, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- R. Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta BC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SL Benfica vs Actual Madrid C.F., 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- SSC Napoli vs Chelsea FC, 3 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Remaining dates
- Knockout Part Playoffs Draw: Jan. 30, 2026
- Knockout Part Playoffs: Feb. 17–18 & Feb. 24–25, 2026
- Remainder of Knockout Draw: Feb. 27, 2026
- Spherical of 16: March 10–11 & March 17–18, 2026
- Quarterfinals: April 7–8 & April 14–15, 2026
- Semifinals: April 28–29 & Could 5–6, 2026
- Remaining: Could 30, 2026 (Budapest)
The right way to watch
The opening spherical of league section fixtures will happen throughout three days – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – and all of will probably be obtainable to observe on Paramount+, with choose further protection on CBS Sports activities Community and CBS Sports activities Golazo Community. Pre-match protection begins at 12 p.m. ET on CBS Sports activities Community every day earlier than choose matches air at 12:45 p.m. ET and three p.m. ET, with post-match protection transitioning to Paramount+ and CBS Sports activities Golazo Community. The Golazo Present will probably be free on CBS Sports activities Golazo Community for Matchday 1, whereas protection concludes on CBS Sports activities Golazo Community with new editions of The Champions Membership, which will probably be simulcast on YouTube, and Scoreline.
