Champions League fixtures: Napoli start and finish with De Bruyne and Conte reunions | OneFootball

Napoli will start their 2025-26 Champions League campaign away at Manchester City, while the last match in the league phase will be away at Chelsea, a reunion between former Juventus midfielder Enzo Maresca and Antonio Conte.

Napoli have learned the dates and times for their 2025-26 Champions League games.

De Bruyne returns to Man City for opening 2025-26 Champions League game

CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 09: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli looks on during the pre-season friendly match between Napoli and Girona at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 09, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)

The Partenopei will begin their European campaign away at Manchester City, where they will see their new star, Kevin De Bruyne, return to the Etihad Stadium, having spent the previous ten years there.

It will be an exciting matchup between coaches Pep Guardiola and Conte as the Italian won four of the previous seven meetings with the Manchester City boss, leaving the Spaniard with just three wins.

Conte and Maresca reunite in Napoli vs Chelsea

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JULY 13: Enzo Maresca, Head Coach of Chelsea FC, celebrates with the FIFA Club World Cup trophy after their team’s victory following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Napoli’s European campaign continues with games against Sporting CP, PSV, Eintracht Frankfurt, Qarabag, Benfica, Copenhagen and Chelsea.

NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 23: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, kisses the Serie A TIM Scudetto title trophy after his team’s victory in the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

The final home game against the Blues will see another reunion, this time between two coaches, Maresca and Conte, who spent several years together at Juventus during their playing careers.