Liverpool Champions League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26

Reigning English champions Liverpool are hoping to improve on a run to the last 16 in their first Champions League campaign under Arne Slot, losing on penalties to champions Paris Saint-Germain.

The six-time European champions finished 10 points above second-placed Arsenal at the top of the Premier League and landed a date with Madrid – the most successful team in Champions League history, with 15 titles – in the league phase this time in Europe.

The Reds started at home to Atletico Madrid, who won 3-2 after extra time at Anfield to progress from the last 16 in the 2019/20 Champions League.

Check out Liverpool’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Champions League, as well as a look at the schedule for the league phase and beyond.

Liverpool Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

Liverpool’s opponents in the league phase included reigning Turkish champions Galatasaray, Dutch titlists PSV and their Azerbaijani counterparts, Qarabag.

Inter reached the Champions League final last season and finished second in Italy, while Marseille were runners-up in France.

Eintracht Frankfurt came third in Germany and had Hugo Ekitike to thank for 22 goals in all competitions in 2024/25, causing Liverpool to pay them an initial £69m for the France newcomer in July.

Wednesday September 17: Liverpool 3-2 Atleti

Tuesday, September 30: Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool

Wednesday, October 22: Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool

Tuesday, November 4: Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid

Wednesday, November 26: Liverpool 1-4 PSV

Tuesday, December 9: Inter 0-1 Liverpool

Wednesday, January 21: Marseille 0-3 Liverpool

Wednesday, January 28: Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag

Liverpool Champions League schedule 2025/26

• Round of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026
• Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026
• Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6 2026
• Final: May 30 2026 (Budapest)

When are the Champions League draws?

Knockout phase play-offs: January 30 2026
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: February 27 2026

Liverpool Champions League squad 2025/26

Liverpool’s List A Champions League squad has been registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can register a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman

Defenders: Joe Gomez, Endo, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Connor Bradley, Andy Robertson, Jeremie Frimpong

Midfielders: Florian Wirtz, Domink Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch

Forwards: Alexander Isak, Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike, Rio Ngumoha, Federico Chiesa

List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.

Midfielders Stefan Bajcetic and Trey Nyoni and forward Jayden Danns are initially on List B.

English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle all qualified as the top five teams in the Premier League.

There were five places for English teams because extra positions are awarded according to Uefa’s co-efficient rankings, which are based on the overall performances of nations across European competition over a season.

Spurs qualified as Europa League champions, despite losing 22 and winning only 11 of their 2024/25 league games and finishing 17th.

When is the Champions League final?

The final will take place on May 30 2026 at the The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is home to Hungary’s national team.

The arena hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

How to watch Liverpool in the Champions League: TV channel

TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video have the live broadcast rights to the Champions League in the UK.

Amazon have first pick of the Tuesday games, with all the other matches shown on TNT Sports. BBC Sport also has highlights rights.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

A Prime Video membership is £8.99 per month or £95 per year paid annually, with a half-price offer for fans aged between 18 and 22.

Membership includes unlimited delivery on a huge selection of Amazon items and a range of other perks such as movies, series, documentaries and photo storage.

How to live stream Liverpool Champions League games online

The broadcasters have dedicated apps allowing fans to live-stream the games: TNT’s discovery+, the Prime Video app and BBC iPlayer.

The apps are available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.