Barcelona Champions League fixtures, schedule, squad 2025/26

Having been edged out 7-6 by Inter in last season’s semi-finals, Barcelona will be hoping to go all the way in the Champions League for the first time in 11 seasons as part of their second campaign under Hansi Flick.

Flick won LaLiga at the end of his first season in Spain and took Barca as far as they have been in the Champions League since 2018/19, losing after extra time in the second leg against Inter, having conceded an equaliser three minutes into added time.

Barca, who have been European champions five times, will host holders Paris Saint-Germain during the league phase, as well as travelling to 2011/12 and 2020/21 winners Chelsea.

Check out Barcelona’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Champions League, as well as a look at the schedule for the league phase and beyond.

Barcelona Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

Barcelona’s opponents in the league phase include Greek title holders Olympiacos, reigning Czech champions Slavia Prague and Danish Superliga winners Copenhagen.

Brugge finished second in Belgium and Eintracht Frankfurt were third in Germany, while Chelsea were fourth in England and Newcastle were fifth.

Barca have won three and lost one of their games against the Magpies, while their meeting with the Blues resumes a Champions League rivalry that has spanned 14 matches, with four wins apiece and six draws.

All fixtures start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT unless otherwise stated.

Thursday, September 18: Newcastle vs Barcelona

Wednesday, October 1: Barcelona vs PSG

Tuesday, October 21: Barcelona vs Olympiacos (17:45)

Wednesday, November 5: Club Brugge vs Barcelona

Tuesday, November 25: Chelsea vs Barcelona

Tuesday, December 9: Barcelona vs Frankfurt

Wednesday, January 21: Slavia Prague vs Barcelona

Wednesday January 28: Barcelona vs Copenhagen

Barcelona Champions League squad 2025/26

Barcelona’s List A Champions League squad has been registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can register a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.

Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny

Defenders: Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen

Midfielders: Marc Casado, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Fermin Lopez

Forwards: Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Marcus Rashford, Ferran Torres, Roony Bardghji

List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.

Spain footballer Lamine Yamal playing football for Barcelona

Barcelona Champions League schedule 2025/26

After the league phase, the play-offs are held in February, with the rest of the knockout stage before the final held between March and early May.

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

When is the Champions League knockout phase?

Knockout phase play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25 2026Round of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6 2026Final: May 30 2026 (Budapest)

When are the Champions League draws?

Knockout phase play-offs: January 30 2026Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: February 27 2026

Champions League 2025/26 format

In a change from the previous group stage format conducted until 2023/24, each team now plays eight matches in the league phase, all against different opponents.

Four of those matches will be at home and four away, with the opponents determined according to four seeding pots split by rankings.

Teams will play two opponents from each of those pots – one against a team from each pot at home and one away. The results decide the overall standings in one league.

The top eight sides in the table qualify automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.

Teams finishing 25th or lower are out of Europe for the season.

Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal playing football for Barcelona

English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle all qualified as the top five teams in the Premier League.

There were five places for English teams because extra positions are awarded according to Uefa’s co-efficient rankings, which are based on the overall performances of nations across European competition over a season.

Spurs qualified as Europa League champions, despite losing 22 and winning only 11 of their 2024/25 league games and finishing 17th.

When is the Champions League final?

The final will take place on May 30 2026 at the The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is home to Hungary’s national team.

The arena hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

How to watch Barcelona in the Champions League: TV channel

TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video have the live broadcast rights to the Champions League in the UK.

Amazon have first pick of the Tuesday games, with all the other matches shown on TNT Sports. BBC Sport also has highlights rights.

According to BT, TNT Sports costs £20 a month when bought with a broadband package or £30.99 a month without a contract.

Those prices include discovery+ Premium, which offers access to thousands of exclusive shows and originals.

A Prime Video membership is £8.99 per month or £95 per year paid annually, with a half-price offer for fans aged between 18 and 22.

Membership includes unlimited delivery on a huge selection of Amazon items and a range of other perks such as movies, series, documentaries and photo storage.