{"id":625352,"date":"2025-08-29T00:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=625352"},"modified":"2025-08-29T00:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:16:16","slug":"manchester-city-champions-league-opponents-for-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/manchester-city-champions-league-opponents-for-2025-26-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Champions League Opponents for 2025-26 Season: Who Are They Playing, Where and When?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City&rsquo;s UEFA Champions League 2025-26 journey begins with renewed ambition after a challenging campaign last season. The Premier League champions have been drawn against a mix of European heavyweights and tricky opponents under the new league-phase format introduced last year.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s men exited at the play-off stage in the previous edition after finishing 22nd in the league table. This time, with fresh faces and key tactical adjustments, City will be targeting a top-eight finish that guarantees a direct path to the Round of 16. Citizens will approach the Champions League following an eventful summer.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our 2025\/26 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@ChampionsLeague<\/a> league phase opponents &#128203;&#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i2F4mmsVNu\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/i2F4mmsVNu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1961107151486947653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>They&rsquo;ve had a solid start to their domestic campaign. After losing Kevin De Bruyne to Napoli, Guardiola reinforced his squad with Tijjani Reijnders and Ryan Cherki. Pre-season featured wins against top European sides, and early Premier League form suggests City remain strong contenders on all fronts.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manchester City Opponents for Champions League 2025-26<\/h2><p>The draw pits City against some of Europe&rsquo;s biggest names, promising some mouthwatering clashes. Real Madrid will await them at the Santiago Bernabeu. They are a familiar rival that ended City&rsquo;s hopes last season after a dramatic two-legged tie. Borussia Dortmund will return to the Etihad.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/arsenal-champions-league-opponents-for-2025-26-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Arsenal Champions League Opponents for 2025-26 Season: Who Are They Playing, Where and When?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Erling Haaland is set to face his former club once again. Meanwhile, Napoli, led by Antonio Conte and featuring former City talisman Kevin De Bruyne, will bring Serie A champions&rsquo; quality to Manchester. Among the other opponents, Bayer Leverkusen, now managed by Erik ten Hag will provide a fresh challenge at home.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, Villarreal promise a tough trip to Spain with their knockout pedigree. Galatasaray will test City&rsquo;s resolve at the Etihad with their passionate fanbase traveling in numbers. Whereas, Bodo\/Glimt will offer a first-ever meeting in European competition. They&rsquo;ve impressed in the Europa League last season.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Finally, AS Monaco, famous for eliminating City in 2017, will host Guardiola&rsquo;s side in a nostalgic fixture. City will aim to win at least five of their eight matches, which could secure a top-eight finish and direct entry to the Round of 16. A slip-up or two may still leave them in the play-off mix. However, on paper, this is a draw they can navigate successfully.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/real-madrid-opponents-for-ucl-group-phase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Real Madrid Champions League Opponents for 2025\/26: Who are they playing, Where and When?<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manchester City UCL 2025-26 League Phase Fixtures<\/h2><p>UEFA will confirm the full schedule and kick-off times by Saturday, 30 August. However, it&rsquo;s known that the matches will take place between September 2025 and January 2026. City&rsquo;s home ties will be against:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Borussia Dortmund<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bayer Leverkusen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Napoli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galatasaray<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Their away fixtures will be:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Real Madrid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Villarreal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bodo\/Glimt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AS Monaco<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>With Budapest set to host the 2026 final, Guardiola and his squad will look to reclaim their status as Europe&rsquo;s most dominant side this season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City&rsquo;s UEFA Champions League 2025-26 journey begins with renewed ambition after a challenging campaign last season. The Premier League champions have been drawn against a mix of European heavyweights and tricky opponents under the new league-phase format introduced last year.&nbsp; Pep Guardiola&rsquo;s men exited at the play-off stage in the previous edition after finishing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":625356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[4178,4177,4047,3892,3904,5419,7169],"class_list":["post-625352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-borussia-dortmund","tag-champions-league","tag-manchester-city","tag-napoli","tag-real-madrid","tag-ucl-2024-25","tag-ucl-2025-26"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Manchester City Champions League Opponents for 2025-26 Season: Who Are They Playing, Where and When? - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manchester City to face Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, and more in the Champions League 2025-26 League Phase. 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