Who will the Serie A teams play in the 2025-26 Champions League?

With the Serie A season now underway, attention turns to European action for those competing in this season's Champions League. 

The league stage format, introduced last season, will see 36 teams compete across eight matchdays, with the top eight progressing to the knockout rounds of the competition. 

There hasn't been an Italian winner of the competition since Inter Milan's triumph in 2010, so can one of Napoli, Juventus, Atalanta or Inter again, lift the trophy next May in Budapest? 

Here's who each Italian side will play in the 2025-26 league phase, with the dates still to be confirmed.  

Who are the Serie A teams' player in the Champions League league phase? 

Napoli 

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Antonio Conte will come up against one of his former clubs, when Napoli welcomes Chelsea to Naples and will also face another clash against English opposition as Kevin De Bruyne makes a quick return to The Etihad for a clash with Manchester City. 

• Manchester City (A) - Thursday, September 18
• Sporting CP (H) - Wednesday, October 1
• PSV (A) - Tuesday, October 21
• Frankfurt (H) - Tuesday, November 4
• Qarabag (H) - Tuesday, November 25
• Benfica (A) - Wednesday, December 10
• Copenhagen (A) - Tuesday, January 20 2026
• Chelsea (H) - Wednesday, January 28 2026

​All matches kick off at 8pm BST.

Inter Milan 

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Last season's runners-up will face a home clash against Liverpool, and also host Arsenal as part of their league phase calendar. Away trips to Dortmund, Atletico and Ajax look like tough tasks for new boss Christian Chivu in his first Champions League campaign. 

• Ajax (A) - Wednesday, September 17
• Slavia Praha (H) - Tuesday, September 30
• Union Saint-Gilloise (A) - Tuesday, October 21
• Kairat Almaty (H) - Wednesday, November 5
• Atletico Madrid (A) - Wednesday, November 26
• Liverpool (H) - Tuesday, December 9
• Arsenal (H) - Tuesday, January 20 2026
• Borussia Dortmund (A) - Wednesday January 28, 2026 

All matches kick off at 8pm BST.

Juventus 

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Juve's headline games see them travel to the Bernabeu to play Real Madrid, while their game against Borussia Dortmund will spark memories of the classic 1997 final between the pair. They'll also be reunited with former hero Paul Pobga when they take on Monaco. 

• Borussia Dortmund (H) - Tuesday, September 16
• Villarreal (A) - Wednesday, October 1
• Real Madrid (A) - Wednesday, October 22
• Sporting CP (H) - Tuesday, November 4
• Bodo/Glimt (A) - Tuesday, November 25
• Pafos (H) - Wednesday, December 10
• Benfica (H) - Wednesday, January 21 2026
• Monaco (A) - Wednesday, January 28 2026

All matches kick off at 8pm BST.

Atalanta 

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Ivan Juric will face Premier League opposition once again following his stint as Southampton boss last season, when Chelsea visit the Gewiss Stadium. There's also a daunting trip to current Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain in their league phase draw. 

• Paris Saint-Germain (A) - Wednesday, September 17
• Club Brugge (H) - Tuesday, September 30 (5:45pm BST KO)
• Slavia Praha (H) - Wednesday, October 22
• Marseille (A) - Wednesday, November 5
• Frankfurt (A) - Wednesday, November 26
• Chelsea (H) - Tuesday, December 9
• Athletic Club (H) - Wednesday, January 21 2026
• Union Saint-Gilloise (A) - Wednesday, January 28 2026

All matches kick off at 8pm BST unless stated otherwise.

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