Overview

• Bayern begin at home to Chelsea on 17 September, then visit Paphos FC on 30 September before a fourth‑match trip to Paris Saint‑Germain on 4 November.
• Borussia Dortmund open at Juventus on 16 September, travel to Manchester City on 5 November, and close by hosting Inter on 28 January 2026.
• Bayer Leverkusen start away at FC Copenhagen and later face Paris on 21 October and Manchester City on 25 November, while Eintracht Frankfurt open against Galatasaray on 18 September and meet Liverpool on 22 October and Barcelona on 9 December.
• UEFA’s schedule confirms four home and four away games per club in the league phase, with the top eight advancing directly to the round of 16 and places 9–24 entering play‑offs for the remaining berths.
• BILD reports VfL Bochum plan to take 19‑year‑old Farid Alfa‑Ruprecht on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, with a medical expected Saturday and the winger under contract at Leverkusen through 2030 following moves from HSV’s U18s to Manchester City’s academy.