Overview
- UEFA’s 36-team ligaphase continues in 2025/26, with each club facing eight different opponents and places 9–24 entering play-offs for the knockout spots.
- Matchday 1 runs from 16–18 September 2025, using the exclusive week to add Thursday fixtures before the schedule returns to the usual Tuesday and Wednesday slots.
- In Germany, DAZN carries 186 games and the conference, Amazon Prime Video shows 17 selected Tuesday top matches, and Sky offers no live rights.
- This week’s featured openers include Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday on Amazon, Bayern vs. Chelsea on Wednesday on DAZN, and Thursday ties FC Copenhagen vs. Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Galatasaray on DAZN.
- Spain and England received the two bonus national slots for 2025/26, giving England six entrants including Europa League winner Tottenham, while the season concludes with the final on 30 May 2026 in Budapest.