Liverpool have been drawn against eight different teams for the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League season, and the fixtures fall on notable midweeks between Premier League games.
The latest European campaign starts with Arne Slot‘s side facing Real Madrid (H), Inter (A), Atletico (H), Frankfurt (A), PSV (H), Marseille (A), Qarabag (H) and Galatasaray (A).
They will each pose their own challenge as they fall into a busy schedule from September all the way through to January.
After five of their eight league phase matches, Liverpool will have an away trip in the league – which includes three visits to London, a stop at the Etihad and a long journey to the south coast.
The full list for who Liverpool play before and after every Champions League tie is as follows:
Matchday 1: Atletico Madrid (H) – September 17
Before: Burnley (A) – Sun, Sept 14, 2pm
After: Everton (H) – Sat, Sept 20, 12.30pm
Matchday 2: Galatasaray (A) – September 30
Before: Crystal Palace (A) – Sat, Sept 27, 3pm
After: Chelsea (A) – Sat, Oct 4, 5.30pm
Matchday 3: Eintracht Frankfurt (A) – October 22
Before: Man United (H) – Sun, Oct 19, 4.30pm
After: Brentford (A) – Sat, Oct 25, 12.30pm
Matchday 4: Real Madrid (H) – November 4
Before: Aston Villa (H) – Nov 1/2, TBC
After: Man City (A) – Nov 8/9, TBC
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, December 1, 2024: Manchester City's manager Josep 'Pep' Guardiola (L) shakes hands with Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Matchday 5: PSV Eindhoven (H) – November 26
Before: Nottingham Forest (H) – Nov 22/23
After: West Ham (A) – Nov 29/30
Matchday 6: Inter Milan (A) – December 9
Before: Leeds (A) – Dec 6/7
After: Brighton (H) – Dec 13/14
Matchday 7: Marseille (A) – January 21
Before: Burnley (H) – Jan 17/18
After: Bournemouth (A) – Jan 24/25
Matchday 8: Qarabag (H) – January 28
Before: Bournemouth (A) – Jan 24/25
After: Newcastle (H) – Jan 31/Feb 1
The top eight teams in the 36-team league will go straight into the last 16, with the remaining eight places determined by 16 playoffs between the sides who finished between ninth and 24th.
From this season, teams who finish first to fourth are guaranteed a home second leg in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, as long as they get there.