German clubs in 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, Europa League & Conference League: fixtures, results and draws
Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt will represent Germany in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, while VfB Stuttgart and Freiburg will fly the flag in the Europa League, and Mainz are through to the last 16 in the Conference League on their return to Europe.
UEFA Champions League
The top four in the 2024/25 Bundesliga earned a direct place in the league phase of this season’s Champions League. Bayern, Leverkusen and Dortmund have become regulars in Europe’s top continental competition, while Frankfurt’s third-place finish saw them qualify for the Champions League via their league position for the first time ever.
This is the second season of the new-format competition with a 36-team league phase in which each team plays eight different opponents, four at home and four away. The draw was made on Thursday, 28 August in Monaco.
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Bayern's league-phase results and fixtures:
Bayern 3-1 Chelsea
Goals: 1-0 Chalobah 20’ (o.g.), 2-0 Kane 27’ (pen.), 2-1 Palmer 29’ (assist: Gusto), 3-1 Kane 63' (assist: Pavlović)
Bayern got their Champions League campaign off to a flying start with an assured, professional performance against FIFA Club World Cup champions Chelsea, with a Harry Kane brace proving the difference at the Allianz Arena.
Pafos 1-5 Bayern
Goals: 0-1 Kane 15' (assist: Olise), 0-2 Guerreiro 20' (assist: Jackson), 0-3 Jackson 31' (assist: Olise), 0-4 Kane 34' (assist), 1-4 Oršić 45', 1-5 Olise 65'
Bayern put in a gala performance to beat Pafos, with Harry Kane scoring twice in a one-sided win on Matchday 2.
Bayern Munich 4-0 Club Brugge
Goals: 1-0 Karl 5' (assist: Tah), 2-0 Kane 14' (assist: Laimer), 3-0 Díaz 34' (assist: Laimer), 4-0 Jackson 79'
Bayern once again showed their quality as they swept aside Brugge in Munich, as 17-year-old Lennart Karl scored his first competitive goal, to become Bayern's youngest ever Champions League goalscorer.
Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern
Goals: 0-1 Díaz 4' (assist: Olise), 0-2 Díaz 32', 1-2 Neves 74' (assist: Lee)
Sent off: Díaz 45+3'
Bayern made it 16 wins from as many games in 2025/26 and moved top of the Champions League table thanks to a heroic display in Paris, where Luis Díaz scored twice before being sent off.
Arsenal 3-1 Bayern
Goals: 1-0 Timber 22' (assist: Saka), 1-1 Karl 31' (assist: Gnabry), 2-1 Madueke 69' (assist: Calfiori), 3-1 Martinelli 77'
Bayern's 18-match unbeaten start to 2025/26 ended in a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal.
Bayern 3-1 Sporting Lisbon
Goals: 0-1 Kimmich og 54', 1-1 Gnabry 65' (assist: Olise), 2-1 Karl 69' (assist Laimer), 3-1 Tah 77' (assist: Gnabry)
Teenager Lennart Karl scored again as Bayern moved a step closer to reaching the round of 16 with a come-from-behind win over Portugal's Sporting Lisbon.
Bayern vs. Union Saint-Gilloise - 21 January (9pm CET)
PSV Eindhoven vs. Bayern - 28 January (9pm CET)
Watch: The best of Lennart Karl
Dortmund's league-phase results and fixtures:
Juventus 4-4 Dortmund
Goals: 0-1 Adeyemi 52’ (assist: Guirassy), 1-1 Yıldız 63’ (assist: João Mário), 1-2 Nmecha 65’ (assist: Adeyemi), 2-2 Vlahović 68’ (assist: Yıldız), 2-3 Couto 74’ (assist: Sabitzer), 2-4 Bensebaini (pen.) 86', 3-4 Vlahović 90'+4 (assist: Kalulu), 4-4 Kelly 90'+6 (assist: Vlahović)
Dortmund missed the chance to take maximum points on an incredible Champions League opening night against Juventus when Niko Kovač's side conceded twice in injury time to draw 4-4.
Dortmund 4-1 Athletic Bilbao
Goals: 1-0 Svensson 28’ (assist: Adeyemi), 2-0 Chukwuemeka 50’ (assist: Guirassy), 2-1 Guruzeta 61’ (assist: Ruiz de Galarreta), 3-1 Guirassy 82' (assist: Sabitzer), 4-1 Brandt 90'+1
Serhou Guirassy had a hand in two of four Dortmund goals in a comfortable home win over Spain's Athletic Bilbao.
Copenhagen 2-4 Borussia Dortmund
Goals: 0-1 Nmecha 20' (assist: Bellingham), 1-1 Anton (o.g.) 33'. 1-2 Bensebaini (pen.) 61', 1-3 Nmecha 73' (assist: Chukwuemeka), 1-4 Silva 87', 2-4 Daðason 90' (assist: Suzuki)
Dortmund scored four for the third game in a row this Champions League season, with Felix Nmecha's brace helping them to what proved to be a comfortable away win in Copenhagen.
Manchester City 4-1 Dortmund
Goals: 1-0 Foden 22’ (assist: Reijnders), 2-0 Haaland 29 (assist: Doku), 3-0 Foden 57' (assist: Reijnders), 3-1 Anton 72' (assist: Ryerson), 4-1 Cherki 90'+1
Dortmund's automatic qualification hopes took a hit in Manchester as City swept Die Schwarzgelben aside in a dominant display.
Dortmund 4-0 Villarreal
Goals: 1-0 Guirassy 45+2' (assist: Anselmino), 2-0 Guirassy 54', 3-0 Adeyemi 58', 4-0 Svensson 90+5' (assist: Groß)
Serhou Guirassy notched a brace as Dortmund put four past Villareal and jumped to fourth in the standings.
Dortmund 2-2 Bodø/Glimt
Goals: 1-0 Brandt 18‘ (assist: Silva), 1-1 Aleesami 42‘ (assist: Berg), 2-1 Brandt 51‘, 2-2 Hauge 75‘
A Julian Brandt brace wasn't enough for Dortmund to see off Norwegian opponents Bodø/Glimt, who twice came from behind to hold BVB to a draw.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Dortmund - 20 January (9pm CET)
Dortmund vs. Inter Milan - 28 January (9pm CET)
Watch: Dortmund keep getting results
Leverkusen's league-phase results and fixtures:
Copenhagen 2-2 Leverkusen
Goals: 1-0 Larsson 9' (assist: Achouri), 1-1 Grimaldo 83', 2-1 Robert 87', 2-2 Hatzidiakos (o.g.) 90'+2
Alejandro Grimaldo was on target as Leverkusen twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Copenhagen in Denmark.
Leverkusen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
Goals: 1-0 Kofane 65', 1-1 Sabari 72' (assist: Til)
Christian Kofane's first Champions League goal was only enough for a point against PSV Eindhoven as Leverkusen made it five games unbeaten under Kasper Hjulmand.
Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain
Goals: 0-1 Pacho 7' (assist: Nuno Mendes), 1-1 García 38' (assist: Kofane), 1-3 Doué 41' (assist: Kvaratskhelia), 1-3 Kvaratskhelia 44', 1-4 Doué 45'+3 (assist: Hakimi), 1-5 Nuno Mendes 55' (assist: Vitinha), 2-5 Garciá 54' (assist: Grimaldo) 2-6 Dembélé 66' (assist: Barcola), 2-7 Vitinha 90'
Sent off: Andrich 32', Zabarnyi 37'
Missed pen: Grimaldo 25'
A first senior career brace for Aleix García was not enough for Leverkusen, who were thrashed 7-2 at home by defending champions PSG in a bonkers European encounter, the majority of which both sides played with 10 men.
Benfica 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Goals: 0-1 Schick 65'
Leverkusen edged out a narrow win in Portugal thanks to a goal from Patrik Schick to get their first three points of the campaign and their qualification push back on track.
Manchester City 0-2 Leverkusen
Goals: 0-1 Grimaldo 23' (assist: Kofane), 0-2 Schick 54' (assist: Maza)
Alejandro Grimaldo and Patrik Schick were on target as Leverkusen stayed on course for the knockout phase with a brilliant win in Manchester.
Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle United
Goals: 1-0 Guimarães o.g. 13', 1-1 Gordon pen. 51', 1-2 Miley 74' (assist: Gordon), 2-2 Grimaldo 88' (assist: Maza)
Alejandro Grimaldo rescued a point late on to keep Leverkusen among the eight teams in an unseeded play-off position.
Olympiacos vs. Leverkusen - 20 January (9pm CET)
Leverkusen vs. Villarreal - 28 January (9pm CET)
Watch: Grimaldo - Leverkusen's beating heart
Frankfurt's league-phase results and fixtures:
Frankfurt 5-1 Galatasaray
Goals: 0-1 Akgün 8' (assist: Sané), 1-1 Davinson Sánchez o.g. 37', 2-1 Uzun 45'+2 (assist: Burkardt), 3-1 Burkardt 45'+4 (assist: Chaïbi), 4-1 Burkardt 66' (assist: Brown), 5-1 Knauff 75' (assist: Wahi)
A Jonathan Burkardt brace in addition to goals from Can Uzun and Ansgar Knauff saw Die Adler put the Turkish champions to the sword on their return to the Champions League.
Atlético Madrid 1-5 Frankfurt
Goals: 1-0 Raspadori 4‘, 2-0 Le Normand 33‘, 3-0 Griezmann 45‘+1, 3-1 Burkardt 57‘, 4-1 Simeone 70‘, 5-1 Álvarez 82‘
Frankfurt were handed a heavy 5-1 loss away to Atlético Madrid on Matchday 2, with Jonathan Burkardt's third goal in the competition a mere consolation.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool
Goals: 1-0 Kristensen 26’ (assist: Götze), 1-1 Ekitiké 35’ (assist: Robertson), 1-2 Van Dijk 39’ (assist: Gakpo), 1-3 Konaté 44’ (assist: Szoboszlai), 1-4 Gakpo 66’ (assist: Wirtz), 1-5 Szoboszlai 70’ (assist: Wirtz)
Frankfurt made it back-to-back Champions League 5-1 defeats at home to Liverpool despite taking the lead as the Eagles' defence continued to leak goals.
Eintracht earned a valuable point on Matchday 4 with a disciplined defensive showing in a goalless draw at Serie A champions Napoli.
Frankfurt 0-3 Atalanta
Goals: 0-1 Lookman 60’ (assist: De Ketelaere), 0-2 Éderson 62' (assist: Lookman), 0-3 De Ketelaere 65'
Despite starting well, Frankfurt came unravelled in the second half as Jonathan Burkardt left the pitch injured and Atalanta scored three goals all in the space of six minutes.
Barcelona 2-1 Frankfurt
Goals: 0-1 Knauff 21' (assist: Brown), 1-1 Koundé 50' (assist: Rashford), 2-1 Koundé 53' (assist: Yamal)
Frankfurt's hopes of going into the play-offs were dealt a blow as they suffered a narrow defeat in Barcelona, despite taking the lead through Ansgar Knauff's first-half goal.
Qarabağ vs. Frankfurt - 21 January (6.45pm CET)
Frankfurt vs. Tottenham Hotspur - 28 January (9pm CET)
Watch: Discover A Club - Eintracht Frankfurt
Key dates for 2025/26
- League phase draw: 28 August 2025
- Matchday 1: 16-18 September 2025
- Matchday 2: 30 September/1 October 2025
- Matchday 3: 21/22 October 2025
- Matchday 4: 4/5 November 2025
- Matchday 5: 25/26 November 2025
- Matchday 6: 9/10 December 2025
- Matchday 7: 20/21 January 2026
- Matchday 8: 28 January 2026
- Knockout play-offs draw: 30 January 2026
- Knockout play-offs: 17/18 and 24/25 February 2026
- Knockout rounds draw: 27 February 2026
- Round of 16: 10/11 March and 17/18 March 2026
- Quarter-finals: 7/8 and 14/15 April 2026
- Semi-finals: 28/29 April and 5/6 May 2026
- Final: 30 May 2026 at Puskás Arena, Budapest
UEFA Europa League
Freiburg came agonisingly close to a maiden Champions League qualification but fell short on the final day to finish fifth. They will therefore compete in the Europa League alongside DFB Cup winners Stuttgart.
The Europa League again follows the same format as the Champions League. The draw was made in Monaco on Friday, 29 August.
Freiburg's league phase results and fixtures:
Freiburg 2-1 Basel
Goals: 1-0 Osterhage 31', 2-0 Eggestein 56' (assist: Grifo), 2-1 Otele 84' (assist: Leroy)
Freiburg survived a late scare against Basel to get their Europa League campaign off to a winning start at the Europa-Park Stadion.
Bologna 1-1 Freiburg
Goals: 1-0 Orsolini 29', 1-1 Adamu 57' (pen.)
Junior Adamu's second half spot-kick salavaged a point on the road for Freiburg as they remain unbeaten in their European campaign.
Freiburg 2-0 Utrecht
Goals: 1-0 Suzuki 20' (assist: Günter), 2-0 Grifo 45'
Freiburg extend their unbeaten run in Europe to three games after overcoming Utrecht with goals from Yuito Suzuki and Vincenzo Grifo, who scored a trademark free-kick.
Nice 1-3 Freiburg
Goals: 1-0 Kevin Carlos 25' (assist: Vanhoutte), 1-1 Manzambi 29' (assist: Suzuki), 1-2 Grifo (pen.) 39', 1-3 Scherhant 42' (assist: Ginter)
A superb comeback win saw Freiburg remain unbeaten in the 2025/26 Europa League, with Suzuki at the heart of a brilliant attacking display away to Nice.
Freiburg took another small step towards the Europa League knockout rounds as they maintained their unbeaten record after five games in a hard-fought draw away at Viktoria Plzeň.
Freiburg 1-0 Red Bull SalzburgGoals: 1-0 Lienhart 50’Red card: Ratkov 38’
Unbeaten Freiburg continued their push for a top-eight finish and ensured at least a play-off spot with a battling 1-0 win against Austrian side Salzburg.
Freiburg vs. Maccabi Tel-Aviv - 22 January (6.45pm CET)
Lille vs. Freiburg - 29 January (9pm CET)
Stuttgart's league phase results and fixtures:
Stuttgart 2-1 Celta Vigo
Goals: 1-0 Bouanani 51' (assist: Nübel), 2-0 El Khannouss 68' (assist: Stiller), 2-1 Iglesias 86' (assist: Moriba)
Badredine Bouanani scored his first Stuttgart goal as the DFB Cup holders got the better of Spain's Celta Vigo.
Basel 2-0 Stuttgart
Goals: 1-0 Ajeti 3', 2-0 Broschinski 84' (assist: Shaqiri)
Ermedin Demirović missed a first-half penalty as Stuttgart slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Basel.
Fenerbahçe 1-0 Stuttgart
Goals: 1-0 Aktürkoğlu 34‘ (pen.)
Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored the only goal of the game as Fenerbahçe and Stuttgart both saw penalties overturned.
Stuttgart 2-0 Feyenoord
Goals: 1-0 El Khannouss 84’, 2-0 Undav 90‘+1
Stuttgart got themselves back to winning ways against Feyenoord thanks to two late goals from Bilal El Khannouss and Deniz Undav.
Go Ahead Eagles 0-4 Stuttgart
Goals: 0-1 Leweling 20’ (assist: Undav), 0-2 Leweling 35’ (assist: Stiller), 0-3 El Khannouss 59’ (assist: Undav), 0-4 Bouanani 90'+3 (assist: Assignon)
Jamie Leweling's brace set Stuttgart on the road to a comfortable win in the Netherlands that keeps Sebastian Hoeneß's side in contention to reach the knockout phase.
Stuttgart 4-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Goals: 1-0 Assignon 25‘ (assist: Mittelstädt), 2-0 Tomás 37‘ (assist: Undav), 3-0 Mittelstädt 49‘ (pen.), 3-1 Revivo 51‘ (assist: Ben Hamo), 4-1 Vagnoman 90+4' (assist Bouanani)
Stuttgart beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-1 at the MHP Arena to make it three Europa League wins on the bounce in their pursuit of a knockout-phase berth.
Roma vs. Stuttgart - 22 January (9pm CET)
Stuttgart vs. Young Boys - 29 January (9pm CET)
Watch: The best of Stuttgart's El Khannouss
Key dates for 2025/26
- League phase draw: 29 August 2025
- Matchday 1: 24/25 September 2025
- Matchday 2: 2 October 2025
- Matchday 3: 23 October 2025
- Matchday 4: 6 November 2025
- Matchday 5: 27 November 2025
- Matchday 6: 11 December 2025
- Matchday 7: 22 January 2026
- Matchday 8: 29 January 2026
- Knockout play-offs draw: 30 January 2026
- Knockout play-offs: 19 and 26 February 2026
- Knockout rounds draw: 27 February 2026
- Round of 16: 12 March and 19 March 2026
- Quarter-finals: 9 and 16 April 2026
- Semi-finals: 30 April and 7 May 2026
- Final: 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul
UEFA Conference League
By finishing sixth in the Bundesliga, Mainz earned a spot in the play-off round of qualifying for the Conference League. They beat Rosenborg of Norway 5-3 over two legs to reach the league phase for 2025/26, taking seventh place to ensure a spot in the round of 16 and bypass the knockout play-offs.
The Conference League also consists of 36 teams, except teams only play six games instead of eight.
The 05ers won four, drew one and lost one of their matches to finish on 13 points. As a result, they will now play the winner of one of the play-off ties between either Crystal Palace and Lausanne or Sigma Olomouc and Zrinjski Mostar in the round of 16. The draw to determine the knockout pairings will be made on 16 January, with the play-offs played in late February. The round of 16 begins in March.
Mainz's league-phase results:
Omonia 0-1 MainzGoals: 0-1 Amiri 75' (pen.)
Nadiem Amiri scored a second-half penalty as Mainz beat Omonia in their Conference League opener.
Mainz 1-0 Zrinjski Mostar
Goals: 1-0 Weiper 24’
Red card: Savić 39’
Nelson Weiper scored the only goal of the game as Mainz maintained their 100 per cent record in this season's competition.
Mainz 2-1 Fiorentina
Goals: 0-1 Sohm (assist: Piccoli) 16', 1-1 Hollerbach 68' (assist: Lee), 2-1 Lee 90'+5 (assist: Sano)
Jae-sung Lee scored deep into added time as Mainz came from a goal down to beat Fiorentina and extend their winning start in this season's Conference League to three matches.
Universitatea Craiova 1-0 Mainz
Goals: 1-0 Al Hamlawi (pen. 67')
Mainz dropped their first points in this season's Conference League after losing 1-0 to Craiova in Romania.
Lech Poznań 1-1 MainzGoals: 0-1 Kawasaki 28’ (assist: Hollerbach), 1-1 Ishak 41’ penRed card: Veratschnig 67’
Mainz battled to a hard-earned point in Poland, despite going down to 10 men, to stay on track for qualification.
Mainz 2-0 Samsunspor
Goals: 1-0 Widmer 44‘ (assist: Lee), 2-0 Amiri 48’ (pen.)
Mainz secured direct qualification to the last 16 after winning their final league-phase encounter, thanks to goals from captain Silvan Widmer and Nadiem Amiri.
This season’s final will be played at RB Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena.
Watch: Inside Leipzig's Red Bull Arena
Key dates for 2025/26
- League phase draw: 29 August 2025
- Matchday 1: 2 October 2025
- Matchday 2: 23 October 2025
- Matchday 3: 6 November 2025
- Matchday 4: 27 November 2025
- Matchday 5: 11 December 2025
- Matchday 6: 18 December 2025
- Knockout play-offs draw: 16 January 2026
- Knockout play-offs: 19 and 26 February 2026
- Knockout rounds draw: 27 February 2026
- Round of 16: 12 March and 19 March 2026
- Quarter-finals: 9 and 16 April 2026
- Semi-finals: 30 April and 7 May 2026
- Final: 27 May 2026 at the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
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