Man City Champions League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26

Having sealed their place in the Champions League on the final day of last season, Manchester City will aim to improve upon their knockout stage play-off defeat to Real Madrid last season.

City finished third in the Premier League during a season of struggle by their stratospheric standards and have landed another date with Madrid in the league phase this time in Europe, as well as a meeting with Erling Haaland’s former club, Borussia Dortmund.

The Cityzens were knocked out of the 2023/24 quarter-finals on penalties by Madrid but won the competition the previous season, beating Inter 1-0 in the final.

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

Man City Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26

City’s opponents in the league phase include reigning Italian champions Napoli, Turkish titlists Galatasaray and their Norwegian counterparts, Bodo/Glimt.

Monaco finished third in France, Villarreal were fifth in Spain and Dortmund were fourth in Germany, two places behind Leverkusen.

Haaland won the Champions League goal of the season for an acrobatic volley in September 2022 at home to Dortmund, who had sold him to City for £85.5 million that summer.

Thursday, September 18: Man City 2-0 Napoli

Wednesday, October 1: Monaco 2-2 Man City

Tuesday, October 21: Villarreal 0-2 Man City

Wednesday, November 5: Man City 4-1 Dortmund

Tuesday November 25: Man City 0-2 Leverkusen

Wednesday, December 10: Real Madrid 1-2 Man City

Tuesday, January 20: Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Man City

Wednesday January 28: Man City 2-0 Galatasaray

When is the Champions League knockout phase?

• 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

Man City Champions League squad 2025/26

City’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: Gianluigi Donnarumma, James Trafford, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Marcus Bettinelli

Defenders: Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait-Nouri

Midfielders: Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Nico, Tijjani Reijnders, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki

Forwards: Savinho, Jeremy Doku, Oscar Bobb, Omar Marmoush, Erling Haaland

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.

Defender Rico Lewis and left-back or midfielder Nico O’Reilly 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 Man City 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 Man City 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.