Champions League 2025/26: Juve start 16th, Napoli 18th September | OneFootball

The new Champions League season is about to kick off. After Thursday’s draw, UEFA has today officially announced the complete schedule for the single-league phase, which replaces the traditional format.

Champions League 2025/26, the complete schedule for the Italian teams: Juve opens on the 16th, Napoli on September 18th

Eight action-packed matchdays will lead Europe’s top teams toward the final in Budapest, scheduled for May 30 at 18:00.

The four Italian contenders – Juventus, Inter, Napoli, and Atalanta – now know the dates and times of their European fixtures.

When the Group Stage Starts and Ends

First matchday: September 16, 17, and 18, 2025

Last matchday: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 (all matches played simultaneously)

Final: May 30, 2026, Budapest

Italian Teams’ Debut

Juventus: Tuesday, September 16 at 21:00 against Borussia Dortmund (home)

Inter: Wednesday, September 17 at 21:00 away at Ajax

Atalanta: Wednesday, September 17 at 21:00 away against Paris Saint-Germain

Napoli: Thursday, September 18 at 21:00 against Manchester City in Manchester

Full Schedule: Key Dates Matchday 1

September 16: Juventus debuts against Borussia Dortmund

September 17: Inter and Atalanta away (Ajax and PSG)

September 18: Napoli’s debut against Manchester City

Matchday 2 (September 30 – October 1)

Atalanta at home against Club Brugge

Inter hosts Slavia Prague

Napoli welcomes Sporting CP

Juventus away at Villarreal

Matchday 3 (October 21–22)

Napoli in Eindhoven against PSV

Inter away against Union SG

Atalanta hosts Slavia Prague

Juventus plays in Madrid against Real

Matchday 4 (November 4–5)

Napoli hosts Eintracht Frankfurt

Juventus–Sporting CP

Inter against Kairat Almaty

Atalanta in Marseille

Matchday 5 (November 25–26)

Napoli–Qarabag

Inter in Madrid against Atletico

Juventus in Norway against Bodo/Glimt

Atalanta in Frankfurt

Matchday 6 (December 9–10)

Inter hosts Liverpool

Juventus against Pafos at home

Atalanta against Chelsea

Napoli in Lisbon against Benfica

Matchday 7 (January 20–21)

Inter–Arsenal

Juventus–Benfica

Atalanta–Athletic Club

Napoli in Copenhagen

Matchday 8 (January 28)

Napoli–Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund–Inter

Monaco–Juventus

Union SG–Atalanta

What Changes with the New Format

The 2025/26 season adopts the single-league format, replacing the traditional groups of four teams. Each club will play eight matches against different opponents, four at home and four away. The top 8 teams will advance directly to the round of 16, while those ranked ninth to twenty-fourth will play a playoff to access the knockout stage.

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