Liverpool Champions League Fixtures 2025/26: Schedule & Results

Liverpool’s 2025-26 Champions League campaign delivered drama at every turn — from a stunning win over Real Madrid to a humbling exit against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals. With eight league phase fixtures, a round of 16 reunion with Galatasaray, and a date with PSG that ended their European hopes, the campaign had something for everyone. Here’s the full breakdown of every fixture, result, and what it means for the club’s trajectory.

League Phase Start: 16 September 2025 · First Opponent: Atlético Madrid (home, 3-2 win) · Round of 16 Exit: 14 April 2026 vs PSG (0-4 aggregate)

Who are the possible Champions League opponents for Liverpool?

Under the expanded 36-team league phase format, Liverpool faced eight different opponents — four home, four away — across eight matchdays. This replaced the traditional group stage with a single league table where every team plays eight fixtures against different opponents.

League phase fixtures

The matchday results tell the story of a campaign that started brilliantly but unravelled in stages:

• Matchday 1 (17 September 2025): Liverpool beat Atlético Madrid 3-2 at Anfield (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 2 (30 September 2025): Galatasaray defeated Liverpool 1-0 in Istanbul (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 3 (22 October 2025): Liverpool demolished Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 4 (4 November 2025): Liverpool secured a famous 1-0 victory over Real Madrid (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 5 (26 November 2025): Liverpool collapsed to a 1-4 defeat against PSV Eindhoven (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 6 (9 December 2025): Liverpool lost 0-1 to Inter Milan at San Siro (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 7 (21 January 2026): Liverpool bounced back with a 3-0 win over Marseille (UEFA match records)
• Matchday 8 (28 January 2026): Liverpool thrashed Qarabağ 6-0 to close the league phase (Wikipedia season records)

The 6-0 thrashing of Qarabağ demonstrated Liverpool’s firepower on the day, but the back-to-back away defeats to PSV and Inter raised questions about consistency at the highest level.

Potential round of 16 matchups

Following the knockout play-offs draw on 30 January 2026, Liverpool’s path became clearer. The round of 16 draw took place on 27 February 2026, setting up the tie that ended Liverpool’s campaign — but not before one more reunion.

Who can Liverpool play in the round of 16?

The round of 16 draw operates under UEFA’s country protection rules: teams from the same national association cannot face each other until the quarter-finals at the earliest. Liverpool, as a Premier League side, avoided Manchester City, Arsenal, and Aston Villa until the quarter-final round.

Qualification criteria

Liverpool’s league phase finish determined their seeding in the knockout draw. The top eight teams from the league phase automatically qualified for the round of 16, while teams finishing ninth through twenty-fourth entered the knockout play-offs against those who finished twenty-fifth through thirty-sixth.

Draw restrictions

Liverpool’s round of 16 pairing with Galatasaray came after both clubs navigated their respective knockout play-off ties. The draw, conducted by UEFA on 27 February 2026, used a seeded system that prevented clubs from meeting in the same association until later rounds.

The catch: even with seeding rules in place, Liverpool faced a difficult opponent because of their league phase position. Being drawn against a club like Galatasaray — who had already beaten them — meant familiarity but no home advantage in the first leg.

Is Liverpool out in the Champions League?

Yes. Liverpool were eliminated from the 2025-26 Champions League in the quarter-finals following a comprehensive defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. PSG won the first leg 2-0 at Parc des Princes on 8 April 2026 (UEFA match records), then completed a 4-0 aggregate victory with another 2-0 win at Anfield on 14 April 2026 (ESPN knockout bracket report).

Current status

Liverpool are no longer in European competition. Their domestic season continues with Premier League obligations, but their Champions League campaign ended in Munich — or rather, in Budapest, where the final will take place without them.

Qualification outlook

The implication: Liverpool’s exit means they will not be competing for the trophy on 30 May 2026 at the Puskás Aréna. The defeat raises questions about the gap between Liverpool and Europe’s elite, particularly given PSG’s comfortable margin across both legs.

Who is Liverpool drawn in the Champions League?

The round of 16 draw on 27 February 2026 paired Liverpool with Galatasaray, a rematch of their league phase encounter. Liverpool lost that initial meeting 1-0 in Istanbul but progressed to the knockout rounds based on their overall league phase performance.

League phase schedule

The full matchday schedule ran from 16 September 2025 through 28 January 2026, with Liverpool playing their eighth and final fixture against Qarabağ. The league phase concluded with 36 teams reduced to 24 for the knockout stage.

Knockout draw previews

Following the round of 16 draw, attention turned to potential quarter-final opponents. Liverpool were eliminated before that draw could matter, but the path they would have faced included clubs like PSG, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona — all of whom progressed further in the tournament.

What are Liverpool Champions League fixtures 25/26?

Liverpool played twelve Champions League matches across the 2025-26 season: eight in the league phase and four in the knockout rounds. Their record across those twelve fixtures was mixed, with high points (6-0 vs Qarabağ, 5-1 vs Frankfurt, 3-2 vs Atlético) and low points (0-4 aggregate vs PSG).

Full match list

The sequence of fixtures ran in chronological order from September 2025 through April 2026, encompassing both home and away legs across the league phase and knockout stages. Each matchday brought different challenges as Liverpool navigated a new format that replaced the traditional group stage.

Key dates and times

Matchday dates followed a consistent pattern: matchdays one through six occurred roughly two weeks apart, with the winter break breaking the schedule before matchdays seven and eight. The knockout rounds then followed with first legs on 10-11 March and second legs on 17-18 March (UEFA official schedule). Quarter-final first legs took place on 7-8 April, with second legs on 14-15 April.

Summary

Liverpool’s 2025-26 Champions League campaign ended with a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals, eliminating them from European competition on 14 April 2026. The campaign began with impressive wins over Atlético Madrid, Frankfurt, and Real Madrid, but back-to-back defeats to PSV and Inter exposed inconsistencies that ultimately proved costly. For Liverpool, the path forward is clear: rebuild for a Premier League title challenge while addressing the squad gaps that PSG ruthlessly exploited. The final in Budapest on 30 May 2026 will proceed without them.